Allan Mills – Completed MSc Thesis
Congratulations Allan! At the end of September, Allan successfully defend his MSc thesis,“Characterization of interactions of TonB and Colicin M with FhuA reconstituted into Nanodiscs”. Allan studied in the Duong lab.
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research: 10 Biochem Post Docs Receive Awards
MSFHR Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Biomedical Category – July 2013 (total 30 in category) Award Recipient Project Title: Lab Julien Bergeron Architecture and assembly of the bacterial type III secretion system injectisome Natalie Strynadka Deborah G. Conrady Characterization of the bacterial cell wall synthesis enzyme BacA Natalie Strynadka Ulrich Eckhard Placental proteomics: protease networks to identify […]
Pieter Cullis: New Director of the Life Sciences Institute
Effective immediately, Pieter Cullis appointed as new director of the Life Sciences Institute.
Christian Kastrup – 2013 Early Career Award Recipient
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies announced the 2013 Early Career Scholar Award. Dr. Christian Kastrup is one of thirteen outstanding UBC faculty to receive this award. “Each scholar is provided with $10,000 in funding, and an additional $10,000 to be used to secure a course release during their term of appointment. The term […]
Thomas Jefferies – Completed MSc Thesis
Congratulations Thomas! He successfully defend his MSc thesis “Expression, purification, and characterization of RD3, the protein associated with Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis Type 12”. Thomas studied in Dr. Robert Molday’s lab.
Peter Wang – Awarded Premier-Wesbrook Prize
Third year Biochemistry student, Peter Wang awarded the Premier-Wesbrook Prize This is a very prestigious UBC combined award, the Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars, only 20 such awards are made each year to cover all undergraduates across ALL faculties through years three and four. Peter was one of only three awardees in the whole […]
New Graduate Award: Ronnie Miller Graduate Scholarship in Personalized Medicine
Ronnie Miller Graduate Scholarship in Personalized Medicine This award arises from a new joint initiative of Rx&D and Hoffman-LaRoche Canada to provide $50,000 over 5 years to support a graduate student studying personalized medicine in the Department of Biochemistry at UBC. The award is named to honour former Board Chairman, M. Ronnie Miller, to recognize […]
Filip Van Petegem – Awarded Distinguished Achievement Award for 2012
Distinguished Achievement Awards: Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research The Faculty of Medicine recognizes individuals whose performance during an assessment period was particularly meritorious. This award was based on achievements made during the calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2012. Only twelve Distinguished Achievement Awards are given out each year.
Dr. Robert Molday – Distinguished Achievement Awards for 2012
Distinguished Achievement Awards: Award for Overall Excellence to a Senior Faculty The Faculty of Medicine recognizes individuals whose performance during an assessment period was particularly meritorious. This award was based on achievements made during the calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2012. Only twelve Distinguished Achievement Awards are given out each year.
Adrienne Cheung – Completed MSc thesis
Congratulations Adrienne! She successfully defend her MSc thesis, “Structural and Functional Studies on GlcNAc-modified Tau”. Adrienne studied in Dr. Lawrence McIntosh’s lab.