2014/15 Events

November 27, 2014

Special Seminar – Rome Voulhoux

“Towards a better understanding of the bacterial type II secretion pathway”, Romé Voulhoux, LISM UMR7255, CNRS Marseille, France.  Thursday, December 4, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Hosted by Dr. Franck Duong         Abstract The bacterial type II secretion system (T2SS) is unique in its ability to promote […] Read More

November 25, 2014

BMB and CPS DG Seminar – Anne-Claude Gingras

“Signaling interactome dynamics in health and disease,”  by Anne-Claude Gingras, Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute. Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.  Thursday, December 4, 2014 @ 12:30 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

November 12, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Nancy Forde

“Force as a tool to probe protein structure and interactions”, by Nancy Forde, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University.  Monday, November 17, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

November 6, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Justin Kollman

“Structure of CTP Synthase Filaments: a novel mechanism of enzyme regulation”, by Justin Kollman, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington. Monday, November 24, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More

November 6, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Joerg Gsponer

“Bringing order to protein disorder”, by Joerg Gsponer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UBC. Monday, November 10, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More

November 3, 2014

10th Annual Michael Smith Distinguished Research Lecture: Dr. Robert T Sauer

“Machines of Protein Destruction” by Robert T Sauer, Luria Professor of Biology, MIT.  Monday, December 8 at 4:00 pm LSC, #1, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Brochures for 10th Annual MSL – Dr Robert T Sauer Read More

October 31, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – PhD Exit Seminars: Genevieve Desjardins and Kelvin Lau

Genevieve Desjardins – Thesis title, “Structural characterization of DNA binding and auto-inhibition in the Ets1 transcription factor”                 Kelvin Lau – Thesis title, ” Binding and Structural Studies of the Ryanodine Receptor”       Monday, November 3, 2014, LSC 3 at 3:00 pm Read More

October 15, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Abby Collier

“The Doormouse and the Doctor: Tales of Developmental Pharmacology”, by Abby Collier, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC. Monday, October 20, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More

October 9, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Michael Overgaard

“Mutations in calmodulin affect cardiac contractility and can cause sudden cardiac death”, by Michael Overgaard, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 @ 3:30 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read more Read More

October 6, 2014

Gairdner Symposium – James P Allison and Salim Yusuf, Oct 27

Gairdner Symposium – Monday, October 27, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 pm, LSC #2, UBC, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Two dynamic and high profiled researchers: Dr. James P Allison and Dr. Salim Yusuf James P. Allison PhD Recipient of the Canada Gairdner International Award, 2014 “For his discovery of immune checkpoint blockade and its successful application to […] Read More