Posted on April 6, 2018
Dr. Warren Williams with a model of the structure for DNA.
UBC and BC Institute of Technology are offering a new joint Forensics Science bachelor’s program in September 2018. Dr. Warren Williams, Senior Instructor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Dr. Dean Hildebrand, Associate Dean of BCIT, Forensic Science are excited to announce this new opportunity to students. This collaboration provides a complementary environment for undergrads to take courses and training on the technical aspects of forensics at BCIT, while UBC emphasizes basic science and theory. Students will commute between the 2 campuses taking the necessary courses to earn a Bachelor of Science (Combined Honours) in Biochemistry and Forensic Science. The credential is awarded jointly by UBC and BCIT.
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Posted on April 6, 2018
“Structural and Functional Studies of Lipid Nanoparticles”, by Jayesh Kulkarni, PhD Candidate, Cullis Lab.
Friday, April 27, 2018 at 12:30 pm in Room 200 Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road
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Posted on March 20, 2018
“Targeting of Histone Acetylation to Transcribed Chromatin,” by Benjamin Martin, PhD Candidate Howe Lab.
Monday, March 19 at 12:00 pm Room 1416, Life Sciences Centre, 2345 Health Sciences Mall.
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Posted on March 16, 2018
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 23rd at 8:30 am
BSc degrees will be held on Thursday, May 31st at 11:00 am
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Posted on February 26, 2018
“Specialized Ribosomes: A New Frontier in Gene Expression and Organismal Biology,” by Dr. Maria Barna, Stanford University.
Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 at 3:00 pm, LSC#2, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
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Posted on February 15, 2018
“Fuzzy interactions: Phosphorylation-enhanced DNA binding autoinhibition of Ets1,” by Cecilia Perez-Borrajeo, PhD Candidate, McIntosh Lab.
“Phase separation of a virulent ABC transporter in Mycobacterium tuberculosis,” by Florian Heinkel, PhD Candidate, McIntosh Lab.
Monday, March 5th, 2018, at 3:00 pm, LSC#3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
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Posted on February 13, 2018
Miles Jaques, Biochemistry undergraduate student has been selected as a 2018 Wesbrook Scholar. The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. Congratulations Miles!!!
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Posted on February 6, 2018
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology department hosted our 3rd annual undergraduate biochemistry 3-minute thesis (3MT) event near the end of term 1. Students who are currently in biochemistry directed studies (BIOC 448) or biochemistry honours thesis (BIOC 449) were invited to present the concept behind their research projects to an audience of undergraduate students and a panel of graduate student judges. From the 12 presenters 3 award winners were chosen, a people choice winner was selected by the audience and another 2 selected by the graduate student panel.
Panel Winners:
Helen Tran presented,“Characterizing the Structure and Function of the CrPV 3’UTR.” Helen is a student in the Jan lab.
Gayatri Prakash presented, “The role of stress granule proteins in platelets expression.” Gayatri studies in the Kastrup lab
People’s Choice Winner:
Thomas Nguyen presented, “Budding Yeast: What are the FACTs?” Thomas is a student in the Howe lab.
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Posted on February 5, 2018
“Anatomy of an RNA virus: dissecting the host virus interactions that govern Dicistrovirus gene expression and transmission,” by Craig Kerr, PhD Candidate, Jan and Foster Labs.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 9:00 am, Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.
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Posted on February 5, 2018
“Anatomy of an RNA virus: dissecting the mechanisms of Dicistrovirus gene expression and transmission,” by Craig Kerr, PhD Candidate, Jan and Foster Labs.
Monday, February 26, 2018 at 3:00 pm, LSc #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
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