News

February 6, 2018

Congratulations Undergraduate 3MT Winners

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department hosted our 3rd annual undergraduate biochemistry 3-minute thesis (3MT) event near the end of term 1.  Students who are currently in biochemistry directed studies (BIOC 448) or biochemistry honours thesis (BIOC 449) were invited to present the concept behind their research projects to an audience of undergraduate students and […] Read More

January 9, 2018

Google Doodle Honours Har Gobind Khorana

Gobind Khorana was a Biochemistry professor at UBC in the 1950’s. He was an expert on chemical synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids. When he was working with Marshall W. Nirenberg at the University of Wisconsin, their research uncovered how DNA’s genetic code determines protein synthesis – which dictates how cell functions. That discovery earned […] Read More

November 24, 2017

Eric Jan Awarded Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Congratulations Eric Jan! The Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring in the mid-career category recognizes outstanding mentorship of numerous graduate students over many years. Eric fosters intellectual, professional and personal development in his graduate students.   Read More

November 24, 2017

2017 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award

Dr. Jürgen Niesser, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Natalie Strynadka’s lab, received the 2017 Michael John Page Award on October 26, 2017. Congratulations Jürgen! 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 […] Read More

October 27, 2017

Dorothy Majewski awarded S H Zbarsky Scholarship

Congratulations Dorothy! Dorothy Majewski a doctoral candidate in Dr. Strynadka’s lab was voted by our graduate students to receive the 2017 SH Zbarsky Scholarship.  Dr. Sidney Zbarsky was one of our founding members, and in his honour, his friends and colleagues generously donated enough funds to create an annual prize.  The award is presented to […] Read More

October 17, 2017

Gene Therapy Drug Breakthrough by Dr. Pieter Cullis

Enabling Gene Therapy: UBC Research Leads to First Successful Phase 3 Trial for an RNAi Gene Therapy Drug Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Boston, USA) and Sanofi (Gentilly, France) announced Tuesday, September 20 the first positive Phase 3 results for an RNA interference (RNAi) drug (Patisiran) which met its primary efficacy endpoint and all secondary endpoints (see http://investors.alnylam.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1041081). […] Read More

October 5, 2017

Congratulations Doris Metcalf – Awarded Applegarth Staff Service Award

The Faculty of Medicine Applegarth Staff Service Awards are annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions by UBC staff members to the Faculty of Medicine.  The awards are presented by the Dean at the Faculty of Medicine Annual Awards Reception. Doris Metcalf, Graduate Program Coordinator for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has given 31 years of unparalleled service […] Read More

June 23, 2017

Leonard Foster awarded the 2017 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence

Republished from Faculty of Medicine News Leonard Foster, Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence. This award honours an individual, group or company in B.C. whose work has had a significant impact on advancing the fields […] Read More

November 30, 2016

2nd Annual Biochemistry Undergraduate 3MT

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. Typically, these competitions are directed at graduate students. Considering the wide range of undergraduate research at UBC, on November 16, we had our 2nd Annual Undergraduate 3MT competition. Challenging their communication skills, undergrads in BIOC 448 and BIOC 449 shared […] Read More

September 16, 2016

2016 Michael Page Postdoctoral Award – Awarded to Dr. Evan Haney

The Michael Page Postdoctoral Award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life. This award is open to Postdoctoral Fellows in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology or the Centre for Blood Research in recognition of outstanding academic achievement combined with significant extra-curricular achievements (both scientific and […] Read More