BMBDG Seminar - Marlys Koschinsky
Posted on December 18, 2017
“Lipoprotein(a): The story of Clinical Probability and Scientific Uncertainty”, by Marlys Koschinsky, Western University.
Special seminar to celebrate Dr. Ross MacGillivray’s retirement.
Monday, January 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm, LSC # 3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
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Posted on December 13, 2017
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology office will be closed for the holidays, from noon Friday, December 22 and will re-open Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
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Posted on December 4, 2017
“The catabolism of the last two rings of cholesterol by Mycobacterium tuberculosis“, by Adam Crowe, PhD Candidate, Eltis Lab.
Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 12:30 pm in Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.
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Posted on December 4, 2017
“Cholesterol ring cleavage by Mycobacterium tuberculosis”, by Adam Crowe, PhD Candidate, Eltis Lab, UBC.
Monday, December 11, 2017 at 3:00 pm, LSC#3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
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Posted on November 24, 2017
Congratulations Eric Jan! The Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring in the mid-career category recognizes outstanding mentorship of numerous graduate students over many years. Eric fosters intellectual, professional and personal development in his graduate students.
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Posted on November 24, 2017

Dr. Ross MacGillivray with Jürgen Niesser and Roger Page
Dr. Jürgen Niesser, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Natalie Strynadka’s lab, received the 2017 Michael John Page Award on October 26, 2017. Congratulations Jürgen!
The Michael John Page Postdoctoral Award, established in 2013, honours the memory of UBC alumnus, Dr. Michael John Page. This award recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who reflects. Dr. Page’s academic excellence and his passion for life.
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Posted on November 16, 2017
Congratulations Biochemistry graduates!! UBC will be conferring Biochemistry degrees on Friday, November 24th at 9:00 a.m. in the Chan Centre.
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Posted on November 15, 2017
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Posted on November 14, 2017
“From Discovery to Design: Lessons from the Nitroreductase Superfamily”, Dr. Janine Copp, MSL, UBC.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 2:30 pm, Room 1510, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
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Posted on October 27, 2017

Congratulations Dorothy!
Dorothy Majewski a doctoral candidate in Dr. Strynadka’s lab was voted by our graduate students to receive the 2017 SH Zbarsky Scholarship. Dr. Sidney Zbarsky was one of our founding members, and in his honour, his friends and colleagues generously donated enough funds to create an annual prize. The award is presented to a third year doctoral trainee who gives the best presentation in the BIOC 530 seminar class, as voted by their fellow students.
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