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Jasmine Li- Brubacher – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Jasmine! On June 23rd, 2020 Jasmine Li-Brubacher successfully defended her thesis, “A Study in Understanding and Inhibiting Stop-Go Translation in the Dicistrovirus Cricket Paralysis Virus”. Jasmine have been training in Eric Jan’s Lab. Read More
PhD Exit Seminars: Andrew Alexander and Franco Li
Zoom Presentations – Monday, August 10, 2020 at 2:30 pm Andrew Alexander – “Understanding Staphylococcus aureus β-lactam resistance: a structural investigation.” Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections increase mortality and morbidity worldwide, threatening public health. MRSA is resistant to many classes of antibiotics including the most commonly prescribed β-lactam antibiotic class, making treatment of infections difficult. In […] Read More
BMBDG Seminar – Eve Tremblay
“Studying the roles of dark microglia in aging and neurodegenerative diseases via cutting-edge electron microscopy,” presentation by Dr. Eve Tremblay, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Neurobiology of Aging and Cognition, Associate Professor, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria. Abstract: Microglia, which are the brain immune cells, were shown over the last decade to play […] Read More
PhD Exit Seminars: Nathanael Caveney and Sean Workman
Zoom Presentations – Monday, June 5, 2020 at 2:30 pm. Nathanael Caveney – “Structural insights into the activity and modulation of bacterial peptidoglycan synthases.” Sean Workman – “A slippery scaffold: structural insights into bacterial cell wall carrier lipid metabolism.” Hosted by Dr. Natalie Strynadka Read More
Sean Workman – Doctoral Exam
“Structural and Functional Characterizational of Enzymens Central to Bacterial Carrier Lipid Synthesis and Recycling, ” by Sean Workman, Doctoral Candidate, Strynadka Lab Virtual Exam: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 12:30 Read More
Nathanael Caveney – Doctoral Exam
“Structural insights into the Modulation of Bacterial Peptidoglycan Synthase Activity”, by Nathanael Caveney, Doctoral Candidate, Strynadka Lab. Virtual Doctoral Exam Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 12:30 Read More