Today鈥檚 world is ever-changing with new exciting breakthroughs in science happening everyday.

Salmon Arm residents now have a chance to learn about some of the newest discoveries and innovations in health research as BC Children鈥檚 Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is hosting Mini Science Night on May 2.

鈥淏y moving around B.C., Mini Science Night hopes to give students and adults across the province the opportunity to develop their dreams regarding a career in research,鈥� states Dr. Wyeth Wasserman.

He is the event鈥檚 keynote speaker as well as an investigator at BCCHR and professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia (UBC). At the event, he will present on the Silent Genomes Project, a study aimed at reducing health-care disparities affecting Indigenous Peoples.

Only 50 seats are available for this free event that鈥檚 open to everyone. Registration opens Tuesday, April 2.