“An Evolutionary Module in Central Metabolism”, Kimberly Reynolds, Assistant Professor, Green Center for Sytems Biology, Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern.
Monday, March 7, 2016, LSC 3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
BMBDG Seminar – Kimberly Reynolds
BMBDG Seminar – Lorraine Pillus
Linking Metabolic Activities to Chromatin Functions in Epigenetic Processes, presented by Lorraine Pillus, Professor and Chair, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego.
Monday, February 22, 2016 LSC 3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
16th International Conference of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
16th International Conference of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, to be held July 17 – 21, 2016 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, East Building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 2016 Conference is jointly organized by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) and the Pan-American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PABMB).
The theme of the 2016 Conference ‘Signalling Pathways in Development, Disease and Aging’ will underpin the need for collaboration and cooperation of individuals from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
Participate in the Young Scientist Program from July 15-16, application deadline February 29th.
Kristina McBurney – Doctoral Exam
“Chromatin-Targeting Domains and the Divergence of Histone H3” by Kristina McBurney, PhD Candidate, Howe Lab. Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 9:00 am. Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road
BMBDG Seminar – Ji-Joon Song
“Molecular Architecture of Huntingtin’s Disease protein and Beyond”, presented by Ji-Joon Song, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Monday, January 25, 2016 LSC 3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
Undergraduate 3MT Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Undergraduate Biochemistry 3MT event
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. Typically, these competitions are directed at graduate students. Considering the wide range of undergraduate research at UBC, on November 25, we had an undergraduate 3MT competition. Challenging their communication skills, undergrads in BIOC 448 and BIOC 449 shared their research topics in 3 minutes. 10 undergrad student participated, with a panel of graduate student judges and an audience of over 30 undergraduates.
Nick Irwin- Awarded People’s Choice
Investigating dinoflagellate genome evolution with the help of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Trisha Barnard – Won based on judging panel
That’s nonsense! Developing an assay to discover treatments for rare genetic diseases
Pouya Azizi – Won based on judging panel
Bone Collagen Preservation by Red Sage Compounds
BMBDG Seminar – PhD Exit Seminar: Kristina McBurney and Dustin King
“Chromatin-Targeting Domains of the NuA3 Histone Acetyltransferase Complex,”presented by Kristina McBurney, Doctoral Candidate in LeAnn Howe Lab.
“Protecting Our β-lactam Antibiotic Assets: Structural Investigation of β-lactamases,”
presented by Dustin King, Doctoral Candidate in Natalie Strynadka lab.
Monday, January 11, 2016, LSC #3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Science Mall
BMBDG Seminar – D Flemming Hansen
“Dynamic hotspots in the von Willebrand Factor and in Histone Deacetylases: Implications for regulation and interactions,” presented by D. Flemming Hansen, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London.
Monday, January 4, 2016, LSC 3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
BMBDG Seminar – Alisdair Borastan
“Structural and functional glycobiology: understanding the molecular basis and biological outcomes of microbial carbohydrate metabolism”, presented by Alisdair Boraston, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, University of Victoria.
Monday, January 18, 2016 LSC 3 at 3:00 pm, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology office will be closed for the holidays, from noon Thursday, December 24 and will re-open Monday, January 4, 2016.