Republished from Faculty of Medicine News
Leonard Foster, Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence.
This award honours an individual, group or company in B.C. whose work has had a significant impact on advancing the fields of genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics or systems biology.
Dr. Foster’s research is focused on quantitative proteomics using LC-ESI-MS to study biological systems. His research covers a wide range of topics including pathogen invasion, infection, protein localization and mapping protein interaction. He is currently working on a number of projects including finding host targets of effector proteins secreted from pathogenic bacteria and identifying biomarkers of disease resistance in honey bees.
To learn more about Dr. Foster’s research read: Breeding a Sweet Solution
A formal presentation of this award will take place during the Annual Life Sciences BC Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.