Shoukat Dedhar – Awarded UBC Killam Research Prize
Congratulations Dr. Shoukat Dedhar! 2019 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipient for UBC Killam Research Prize. This award is for a full-time faculty member in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions. Read More
Jennifer Nagel – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Jennifer! On August 1st, 2019 Jennifer Nagel successfully defended her thesis, “Exploring the role of chemotherapy induced anastasis in triple negative breast cancer.” Jennifer have been training in Shoukat Dedhar Lab at the BC Cancer Agency. Read More
Sarah Bowers Awarded UBC Wesbrook Scholar and C.K. Choi Scholarship
Congratulations to Sarah Bowers!!! Sarah a BSc student in Biochemistry is awarded the prestigious designation of UBC Wesbrook Scholar and is recipient of the C.K. Choi Scholarship. Only 20 Wesbrook Scholar are given out to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. The winners are presented with a […] Read More
Nichalle Brito – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Nichalle! On December 5th, 2018 Nichalle successfully defended her thesis, “Characterization of the cricket paralysis virus 3C protease and its substrate specificity. Nichalle trained in the Jan Lab. Read More
Vinotheni Rajendran – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Vino! On September 18, 2018 Vino successfully defended her thesis, “The Role of Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger Isoform 5 (NHE5) in Integrin β1 Trafficking”. Vino trained in the Numata Lab. Read More
Undergraduate 3MT Winners, 2018
Congratulations to the Undergraduate Biochemistry 3MT winners. The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department along with the BPP club hosted our 4th annual undergraduate biochemistry 3-minute thesis (3MT) event on November 15. Students who are currently in biochemistry directed studies (BIOC 448) or biochemistry honours thesis (BIOC 449) were invited to present the concept behind their […] Read More
2018 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Award
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Award, established in 2013, honours the memory of UBC alumnus, Dr. Michael John Page. This award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects. Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. Dr. Jennifer Grants a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Karsan’s lab, BC […] Read More
Nicole Hawe – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Nicole! On July 26, 2018 Nicole successfully defended her thesis, “TOR Signalling Regulates Cdk8-dependent Induction of the GAL Genes.” Nicole has been studying in the Sadowski Lab. Read More
UBC and BCIT Collaboration – Training for Forensic Scientists
UBC and BC Institute of Technology are offering a new joint Forensics Science bachelor’s program in September 2018. Dr. Warren Williams, Senior Instructor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Dr. Dean Hildebrand, Associate Dean of BCIT, Forensic Science are excited to announce this new opportunity to students. This collaboration provides a complementary environment for undergrads […] Read More
Miles Jaques – 2018 Wesbrook Scholar
Miles Jaques, Biochemistry undergraduate student has been selected as a 2018 Wesbrook Scholar. The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. Congratulations Miles!!! Read More