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November Convocation
Congratulations Biochem grads!! Fall Graduation a time to celebrate your momentous achievements. UBC will be conferring MSc and PhD degrees on Friday, November 23rd at 9:00 a.m.
8th Annual Michael Smith Distinguished Research Lecture: Dr. Tak Mak – Nov 1 @ 4:00 pm
November 1, 2012 @ 4:00 p.m. in LSC #1, 2350 Health Science Mall Dr. Tak Mak, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto “Future Anti-Cancer Targets: Put the Cart Before the Horses?”
United Way Pancake Breakfast – Oct 25, 8:00 to 11:00 am
Come join us for a pancake breakfast, only $5.00. We are part of the LSI community participating in the United Way Pancake Breakfast. Thursday, October 25th, in LSC West Atrium, from 8:00 to 11:00 am.
BMBDG and MSL Seminar: Dr. Douglas Weibel – Oct 22 @3:00 pm
October 22, 2012 @ 3:00 p.m. in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. Douglas Weibel, Department of Biochemistry & Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison “The localization and regulation of proteins at curved membranes.”
Eric Wong – MSc thesis defence was held on October 12th.
On October 12th Eric Wong successfully defended his thesis on “Electrostatics in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins”.
Natalie Strynadka Receives Senior International Research Scholar Award
Congratulations to Natalie Strynadka on the news that she is awarded a Senior International Research Scholar award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Natalie is one of only 13 scientists worldwide to be named for this award, as announced on September 26, 2012. Since joining the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 1997, […]
Derek Van Pel – Doctoral Exam – Oct 3 @ 4pm
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm in Room 200 Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Thesis title: “Evolutionarily Conserved Synthetic Lethal Interaction Networks Reveal Targets for Anticancer Therapeutic Development”.
BMBDG Seminar: Oct 1@3:00 pm – Structural insights into ion channel function and modulation
October 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Science Mall Dr. Daniel Minor, Departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics, & Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco “Structural insights into ion channel function and modulation”
BMBDG Seminar: Sept 24 @3:00 pm – mRNA Metabolism in Humans: Alustrious Effects via 3’UTR Sequences and IncRNAs
September 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. Lynne Maquat, University of Rochester Medical Center “mRNA Metabolism in Humans: Alustrious Effects in 3’UTR Sequences and IncRNAs”
BMBDG Seminar: Sept 19 @ 4pm – Chromatin Dynamics: Puttting histones in their place.
September 19, 2012 at 4:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. Craig Peterson, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School “Chromatin dynamics: Putting histones in their place.”