Site redesign

mkdocs.yml

@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 site_name: VanBUG
 docs_dir: src
+exclude_docs: theme/
 theme:
   name: material
-  logo: images/logo.light.svg
+  custom_dir: src/theme
+  logo: images/logo.svg
   favicon: images/logo.svg
+  font: false
+  palette:
+    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: light)"
+      scheme: default
+      toggle:
+        icon: octicons/sun-16
+        name: Switch to dark mode
+    - media: "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"
+      scheme: slate
+      toggle:
+        icon: octicons/moon-16
+        name: Switch to light mode
   features:
     - navigation.tabs
-    - navigation.top
     - navigation.tabs.sticky
-    - navigation.instant
-    - toc.integrate
+    - navigation.indexes
 site_dir: dist
 markdown_extensions:
   - codehilite
@@ -30,11 +42,9 @@ markdown_extensions:
   - toc:
       permalink: true
 extra_javascript:
-  - https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=es6
   - https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/mathjax@3/es5/tex-mml-chtml.js
   - https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
 extra_css:
-- styles/image-list.css
 - styles/timeline.css
 - styles/palette.css
 - styles/general.css
@@ -192,12 +202,21 @@ plugins:
         2002/francis-ouellette-a-human-aided-automated-pipeline-to-the-annotate-the-human-genome-work-in-progress/index.md: archive/2002/2002-09-12.md
 nav:
   - Home: index.md
+  - Schedule: schedule.md
   - ...
+  - About Us: about.md
+  - Contact: contact.md
 extra:
   social:
-    - icon: fontawesome/brands/twitter
+    - icon: simple/x
+      name: X
       link: https://twitter.com/VanBUG_
-    - icon: fontawesome/brands/github
-      link: https://github.com/van-bug
-    - icon: fontawesome/brands/youtube
+    - icon: simple/instagram
+      name: Instagram
+      link: https://www.instagram.com/vanbug_
+    - icon: simple/youtube
+      name: YouTube
       link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO_BUmZqGLx_w9-IpAj4idQ
+    - icon: simple/github
+      name: GitHub
+      link: https://github.com/van-bug

src/about.md

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# About Us
+
+VanBUG (Vancouver Bioinformatics User Group) is a non-profit association of researchers, other professionals and students in the B.C. Lower Mainland who have an interest in the field of bioinformatics, computational biology, and data sciences. VanBUG meets every month from September through April. Research presentations by bioinformatics leaders, students and industry representatives are followed by networking over pizza and refreshments.
+
+Visit our sister groups for bioinformatics events in Montreal ([MonBUG](https://www.monbug.ca/)), Toronto ([TorBUG](https://torbug.org/)), Edmonton ([yegBUG](https://yegbug.ca/)) and Ottawa ([OttBUG](https://ottbug.ca/))!
+
+/// html | div[class="image-gallery"]
+
+- [![MonBUG](sponsors/images/monbug.logo.png)](https://www.monbug.ca/)
+- [![TorBUG](sponsors/images/torbug.logo.png)](https://torbug.org/)
+- [![yegBUG](sponsors/images/yegbug.logo.png)](https://yegbug.ca/)
+- [![OttBUG](sponsors/images/ottbug.logo.png)](https://ottbug.ca/)
+
+///
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+### VanBUG development group includes
+
+- William Hsiao, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
+- Amy Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU
+- Faraz Hach, Assistant Professor, Vancouver Prostate Centre, UBC
+- Tian Rabbani, Researcher, Project Lead & Regional Coordinator, Hsiao Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
+- Johnathan Wong, PhD student, Bioinformatics, Birol Lab, UBC
+- Emily Zhang, MSc student, Bioinformatics, Birol Lab, BC Cancer, UBC
+- Berke Ucar, PhD student, Bioinformatics, Birol Lab, BC Cancer, UBC
+- Mahdi Asmae, PhD student, Computer Science, Hach Lab, Vancouver Prostate Centre, UBC
+- Ali Salehi, PhD candidate, Department of Medical Genetics, Birol Lab, BC Cancer, UBC
+- David Lin, MSc student, Bioinformatics, Steif Lab, BC Cancer, UBC
+- Maxwell Douglas, PhD student, Bioinformatics, Park Lab, BC Cancer, UBC
+- Esme Padgett, PhD student, Genome Science and Technology, UBC
+
+### Special thanks go to the following friends of VanBUG
+
+- Pratima Shrivastava for helping manage VanBUG finances.
+
+### VanBug Team Alumni
+
+/// html | div[class="columns"]
+
+- Cedric Chauve
+- Ryan Brinkman
+- Jonathan Lim
+- Carri-Lyn Mead
+- Stephen Montgomery
+- Ryan Morin
+- Olena Morozova
+- Francis Ouellette
+- Paul Pavlidis
+- Stefanie Butland
+- Elodie Portales
+- Bhavjinder Dhillon
+- Shing Hei Zhan
+- Thea Van Rossum
+- Kieran O’Neill
+- Sam Hinshaw
+- Kristina Gagalova
+- Rodrigo Goya
+- Raunak Shrestha
+- Phillip Richmond
+- Jasleen Grewal
+- Evan Morien
+- Nicole Zhang
+- Lisa Wei
+- Nafiseh Kouchekian
+- Rodrigo Vallejos
+- Venus Lau
+- Ka Ming Nip
+- Baraa Orabi
+- William Casazza
+- Juliana Sobral de Barros
+- Fatemeh Hosseini
+- Rhiannon Cameron
+- Parham Kazemi
+- Lenneth Li
+- Caralyn Reisle
+- Madeline Iseminger
+- Yerin Kim
+- Bardia Masudy
+
+///

src/archive/2026/2026-09-17.md

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 ///
 
+![type:video](https://www.youtube.com/embed/kDeGiKEc5dc)
+
 **Bio:**
 
 Dr. Tuan Amith is an assistant professor with School of Health Information Sciences from the University of Victoria. He received his PhD in Biomedical Informatics from the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), under the supervision of Dr. Cui Tao. 

src/archive/2026/2026-10-22.md

@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ Together, these findings support a model in which air pollution promotes lung ca
 
 **Trainee Speaker:** Asli Munzur
 
-**Affiliation:** PhD student in Genome Sciences and Technology, Wyatt Lab, UBC & Vancouver Prostate Centre
+**Affiliation:** PhD candidate in Genome Sciences and Technology, Wyatt Lab, UBC & Vancouver Prostate Centre
 
 **Talk Title**: Characterizing clonal hematopoiesis using targeted DNA sequencing in advanced genitourinary cancers

src/archive/2026/2026-11-19.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     **Date/Time:**
 
-    Thursday, September 17th, 2026 :material-clock: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
+    Thursday, November 19th, 2026 :material-clock: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
 
     **Location:**
 

src/contact.md

@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ Sponsorship Inquiries: vanbioinfo+sponsors [at] gmail.com
 ## Mailing List
 
 We use our low-volume mailing list to diseminate information about our events and job postings.<br>
-To subscribe, fill out [this form](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/1208260/139100012863816994/share).<br>
+To subscribe to our mailing list, fill out the [Mailing List Form](https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/1208260/139100012863816994/share).<br>
 
-### [**Suggest a Speaker**](https://forms.gle/kXtGzhC2t9ngxnHz5 "Suggest a Speaker")
+## Suggest a Speaker
+
+To suggest a speaker for the upcoming event, please fill out the [Speaker Suggestion Form](https://forms.gle/kXtGzhC2t9ngxnHz5).
 
 ## Mailing Address
 
@@ -28,59 +30,3 @@ Blusson Hall, Room 11008<br>
 Simon Fraser University<br>
 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC<br>
 V5A 1S6 Canada
-
-## Acknowledgements
-
-### VanBUG development group includes
-
-- William Hsiao, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
-- Amy Lee, Assistant Professor, Dept of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU
-- Faraz Hach, Assistant Professor, Vancouver Prostate Centre, UBC
-- Caralyn Reisle, PhD candidate, Jones Lab, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, UBC
-- Johnathan Wong, PhD student, Birol Lab, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, UBC
-- Bardia Masudy, BSc Biochemistry and Chemistry, UBC
-- Madeline Iseminger, MSc student, Hsiao Lab, The Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health, SFU
-- Yerin Kim, MSc graduate, Jones Lab, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, UBC
-
-### Special thanks go to the following friends of VanBUG
-
-- Pratima Shrivastava for helping manage VanBUG finances.
-- VanBUG volunteers for helping with setup, cleanup and serving refreshments.
-
-### VanBug Team Alumni
-
-- Cedric Chauve
-- Ryan Brinkman
-- Jonathan Lim
-- Carri-Lyn Mead
-- Stephen Montgomery
-- Ryan Morin
-- Olena Morozova
-- Francis Ouellette
-- Paul Pavlidis
-- Stefanie Butland
-- Elodie Portales
-- Bhavjinder Dhillon
-- Shing Hei Zhan
-- Thea Van Rossum
-- Kieran O’Neill
-- Sam Hinshaw
-- Kristina Gagalova
-- Rodrigo Goya
-- Raunak Shrestha
-- Phillip Richmond
-- Jasleen Grewal
-- Evan Morien
-- Nicole Zhang
-- Lisa Wei
-- Nafiseh Kouchekian
-- Rodrigo Vallejos
-- Venus Lau
-- Ka Ming Nip
-- Baraa Orabi
-- William Casazza
-- Juliana Sobral de Barros
-- Fatemeh Hosseini
-- Rhiannon Cameron
-- Parham Kazemi
-- Lenneth Li

src/index.md

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 # **Vancouver Bioinformatics User Group**
 
-VanBUG (Vancouver Bioinformatics User Group) is an association of researchers, other professionals and students in the B.C. Lower Mainland who have an interest in the field of bioinformatics, computational biology, and data sciences. VanBUG meets every month from September through April. Research presentations by bioinformatics leaders, students and industry representatives are followed by networking over pizza and refreshments
-
-[Regular in-person monthly meetings](./schedule) will be held monthly on Thursdays from **6:00pm to 8:00pm** and are free and open to all. Please refer to the [Schedule](./schedule) page or [subscribe to our Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=dmFuYmlvaW5mb0BnbWFpbC5jb20) for specific details regarding speaker location and room information.
-
-As a service to the community, local VanBUG and other bioinformatics events are posted to the [Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vanbioinfo%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FVancouver). Click [Subscribe](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=dmFuYmlvaW5mb0BnbWFpbC5jb20) to subscribe to this calendar, so that all current and future events appear on your personal calendar.
-
-Visit our sister groups for bioinformatics events in Montreal ([MonBUG](https://www.monbug.ca/)) and Toronto ([TorBUG](https://torbug.org/))!
-
 ## VanBUG Monthly Event
 
 {%

src/schedule.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Schedule
 
+As a service to the community, local VanBUG and other bioinformatics events are posted to the [Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vanbioinfo%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FVancouver). Regular in-person monthly meetings will be held monthly on Thursdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and are free and open to all.
+
+<details class="vb-calendar" markdown>
+<summary>Subscribe to Calendar</summary>
+
+- [![](images/google-logo.svg) Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dmFuYmlvaW5mb0BnbWFpbC5jb20)
+- [![](images/apple-logo.svg) Apple Calendar](webcal://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/vanbioinfo%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics)
+- [![](images/microsoft-outlook.svg) Outlook](https://outlook.live.com/calendar/0/addfromweb?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendar.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Fical%2Fvanbioinfo%2540gmail.com%2Fpublic%2Fbasic.ics&name=VanBUG)
+
+</details>
+
 ## Fall 2026
 
 /// html | div[class="timeline"]
@@ -43,7 +54,3 @@
     Special Event
 
 ///
-
-
-
-///