Gobind Khorana was a Biochemistry professor at UBC in the 1950’s. He was an expert on chemical synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids. When he was working with Marshall W. Nirenberg at the University of Wisconsin, their research uncovered how DNA’s genetic code determines protein synthesis – which dictates how cell functions. That discovery earned the two of them the 1968 Nobel Prize in Phsysiology or Medicine “for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.”
“Cysteine arylation to engineer and discover proteins,” by Bradley Pentelute, Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Electron microscopy approaches to studying lipid-protein interactions,” by Thomas Walz, Professor, the Rockefeller University.
“Viral strategies to hijack and alter host cell functions during picornavirus replication.” by Bert Semler, University of California, Irvine.
“Engineering development form stem cells,” by Peter Zandstra, UBC, MSL & School of Biomedical Engineering.
“Mitochondrial Fe-S Cluster assembly machinery,” by Miroslaw Cygler, University of Saskatchewan.
“Highly fluorescent RNA Mango aptamers for in vitro imaging and RNP purification”, by Peter Unrau, Professor, Simon Fraser University.
“Lipoprotein(a): The story of Clinical Probability and Scientific Uncertainty”, by Marlys Koschinsky, Western University.
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
“The catabolism of the last two rings of cholesterol by Mycobacterium tuberculosis“, by Adam Crowe, PhD Candidate, Eltis Lab.