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October 12, 2022

The 2022 Astell Award Winners – Morgan Towriss & Catalina Ionescu

The department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is thrilled to announce the 2022 Astell Award Winners; Morgan Towriss and Catalina Ionescu! Congratulations! The Astell Award is to recognize trainees at all levels in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UBC for outstanding commitment to activities related to promoting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). Morgan Towriss, Graduate […] Read More


October 5, 2022

BIOCAPS Spotlight: Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas

This month’s BIOCAPS Spotlight is on Dr. Eden Fossner-Dupas, our newest faculty member! Tell us about your background and how you got to where you are today. I completed my PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Toronto in the lab of Dr. David Bazett-Jones. I had the very good fortune to have an excellent […] Read More

October 4, 2022

Dr. Miffy Cheng Receives the 2022 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award

Congratulations! Dr. Miffy Cheng in the Dr. Cullis Lab has received the 2022 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award. Join Dr. Cheng for her presentation: Passing the shuttlecock around: How the bounces inmy career helped me to achieve science excellency Thursday October 6, 1:00 – 2:00pm at LSC 3 and on Zoom (To receive Zoom information, […] Read More


October 3, 2022

Awards Highlight 2021-2022: Dr. Pieter Cullis

Dr. Pieter Cullis, a professor in the department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has been honoured with a number of prestigious awards and prizes for his contributions to the development of COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Below is a collection of his achievements, prizes and awards. The 2022 Bloom Burton Award The Bloom Burton Award […] Read More