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 […]
BIOCAPS Spotlight: Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas
BIOCAPS Spotlight: Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas Assistant Professor of Teaching 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
2022/23 BMB Mentorship Program
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) mentorship program matches mentors and mentees within BMB to build meaningful connections with a professional, career, and scientific focus. This initiative aims to foster a sense of community within the BMB program with an emphasis on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (EDI). This program is open to all members of […]
New Faculty Announcement – Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas as Assistant Professor of Teaching! Dr. Fussner-Dupas will be teaching BIOC 302 this fall. Dr. Fussner-Dupas’ profile page: https://biochem.ubc.ca/person/eden-fussner-dupas/