2013/14 Events
BMBDG Seminar: Jonathan Choy
“Cellular Regulation of Cytokine and Nitric Oxide Signaling,” by Jonathan Choy, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University. Monday, May 5, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More
May Graduation
Congratulations Biochem graduates!! May Graduation, we have 2 separate days to celebrate your achievements. UBC will be conferring MSc and PhD degrees on Wednesday, May 21st at 8:30 a.m. BSc degrees will be held on Monday, May 26th at 1:30 p.m Read More
BMBDG Seminar: James McKnight
“Making a molecular grease ball: Early events in the formation of chylomicrons & VLDL” by James McKnight, Professor, Physiology & Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine. Monday, April 28 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More
BMBDG Seminars: George Mackie Retirement Seminar Series – George Mackie
Our last seminar in the George Mackie Retirement Series, will be “Fascination with (mRNA) decay: a few vignettes” by Dr. Mackie, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UBC. Tuesday, May 20th @ 4:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More
Leslie Williams – Doctoral Exam, May 28
Thesis title, “Structural Studies of Alpha-Amylase Inhibition” by Leslie Williams. Wednesday, May 28 at 4:00 pm in Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. Read More
BMBDG Seminars – PhD Exit Seminars: Leslie Williams and Huan Bao
Leslie Williams – Thesis title, “Structural Studies of Alpha-Amylase Inhibitions” Huan Bao – Thesis title, “The regulatory mechanisms of the maltose transporter” Monday, April14 in LSC #3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More
BMBDG Seminars: George Mackie Retirement Seminar Series – George Chaconas
Our third seminar in the George Mackie Retirement Series, will be Dr. George Chaconas presenting, “From Molecules to Mice: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Lyme Disease Spirochete”. Dr. Chaconas is from the Department of Biochemistry, University of Calgary. Monday, April 7th @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More
BMBDG Seminar: Herbert Waite
“Translating mussel adhesion: Much more than DOPA!” by Herbert Waite, Professor, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of California, Santa Barbara. Monday, March 31st @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More
BMBDG Seminar: Scott D Emr, on March 27
“Protein quality control at the plasma membrane – Role for the ESCRT machinery and a ubiquitin-ligase adaptor network”, by Scott D Emr, Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University. Thursday March, 27, 2014, @ 11:00 a.m. Michael Smith Labs, Room102. Hosted by: Biochemistry & Molecular […] Read More
Neng Nancy Fang – Doctoral Exam, March 27
Thesis title, “Good Riddance to Bad Proteins: Identification of Novel Protein Quality Control Pathways Targeting Cytosolic Misfolded Proteins for Degradation”. Thursday, March 27, 2014 @12:30 pm, Room 337, Michael Smith Labs, 2185 East Mall. Read More