BMBDG Seminar, 2012-2013 Boehringer-Ingelheim Lecture: Dr. Joseph Thornton, Dec 3 @ 3:00 pm
December 3, 2012 at 3:00 pm in LSC# 3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. Joseph Thornton, Howard Hugh Medical Institute, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon “The evolution of protein structure and function: tracing the mechanisms of evolution by resurrecting ancient proteins.” Read more
BMBDG Seminar: Dr. Lisa Craig, Nov 26 @ 3:00 pm – Type IV pilus dynamics in V. cholerae and enterotoxigenic E. coli colonization
November 26, 2012 @ 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. Lisa Craig, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University “Type IV pilus dynamics in V. cholerae and enterotoxigenic E. coli colonization”
BMBDG Seminar: Nov 19 @ 3:00 p.m. – Polyphosphate: An Ancient Molecule at the Nexus of Platelets, Coagulation, and Inflammation
November 19, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Dr. James Morrissey, Professor of Medical Biochemistry in the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Polyphosphate: An Ancient Molecule at the Nexus of Platelets, Coagulation, and Inflammation
BMBDG Seminar: Nov 15 @ 3:00 pm – Derek van Pel: Evolutionary conserved synthetic lethal interaction networks (more)
November 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm in Michael Smith Labs Room 102, 2183 East Mall Dr. Derk van Pel, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology discusses: “Evolutionary conserved synthetic lethal interaction networks reveal targets for anticancer therapeutic development.”
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”.
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”.