“The moderately efficient enzyme – the evolutionary and the physico-chemical view,” by Dan Tawfik, Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science. Wednesday, June 26 @ 4:00 pm, Michael Smith Lab, MSL Auditorium, 2185 East Mall.
BMBDG Seminar: Dan Tawfik, June 26 @4:00 pm
Elizabeth Donohue – Doctoral Exam, June 13
Thesis Title: “Characterization of verteporfin as an inhibitor of autophagosome formation and its therapeutic potential in cancer,” Elizabeth Donohue. Thursday, June 13 @9:00 am. in Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.
BMBDG Seminar: Antonio Ruzzini, June 3 @ 3:00 pm
“Investigating the catalytic mechanism of a C-C bond hydrolase.” Antonio Ruzzini, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UBC. Monday, June 3, 2013 @ 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
Justin Lee – Doctoral Exam, May 28
Thesis title: ” Lipid Nanoparticles Encapsulating siRNAs Against the Androgen Receptor to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer”, by Justin Lee on Tuesday, May 28 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 200, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road.
Peter Wang – Awarded Premier-Wesbrook Prize
Third year Biochemistry student, Peter Wang awarded the Premier-Wesbrook Prize
This is a very prestigious UBC combined award, the Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars, only 20 such awards are made each year to cover all undergraduates across ALL faculties through years three and four. Peter was one of only three awardees in the whole of the Faculty of Science.
Congratulations Peter!
New Graduate Award: Ronnie Miller Graduate Scholarship in Personalized Medicine
Ronnie Miller Graduate Scholarship in Personalized Medicine
This award arises from a new joint initiative of Rx&D and Hoffman-LaRoche Canada to provide $50,000 over 5 years to support a graduate student studying personalized medicine in the Department of Biochemistry at UBC. The award is named to honour former Board Chairman, M. Ronnie Miller, to recognize his leadership in the field of life sciences and health research.
The current plan is to present the award during the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS), to be hosted at UBC this year from June 11 to 14. The theme of this year’s conference is Personalized Medicine and Ronnie Miller has been invited to speak on June 11.
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is extremely grateful to the donors for their exceptional generosity.
Filip Van Petegem – Awarded Distinguished Achievement Award for 2012
Distinguished Achievement Awards: Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research
The Faculty of Medicine recognizes individuals whose performance during an assessment period was particularly meritorious. This award was based on achievements made during the calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2012. Only twelve Distinguished Achievement Awards are given out each year.
Dr. Robert Molday – Distinguished Achievement Awards for 2012
Distinguished Achievement Awards: Award for Overall Excellence to a Senior Faculty
The Faculty of Medicine recognizes individuals whose performance during an assessment period was particularly meritorious. This award was based on achievements made during the calendar year January 1 – December 31, 2012. Only twelve Distinguished Achievement Awards are given out each year.
Postdoctoral Summer Seminar Series
For the month of May, we are having a Postdoctoral Seminar Series. Rahul Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Lindsay Eltis Lab – “Tapping the ligninolytic potential of dye decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs)”. Friday, May 31st from 12:00 -12:30, LSC #3, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, UBC.
Presentation Series:
May 10 – Qing Sunny Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Eric Jan Lab – “Alternative Reading Frame Selection and Translation Initiation Mediated by Intergenic Region Internal Ribosome Entry Site”
May 17 – Soumya De, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Lawrence McIntosh Lab – “Auto-inhibition DNA binding in the ETS transcription factor ETV6 (or TEL)”
May 24 – Julien Bergeron, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Natalie Strynadka Lab – “If you like it, you should put a ring on it.” Building an atomic-resolution model for the Salmonella Type III Secretion System basal body rings.
May 31 – Rahul Singh, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Lindsay Eltis Lab – “Tapping the ligninolytic potential of dye decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs)”.
Adrienne Cheung – Completed MSc thesis
Congratulations Adrienne! She successfully defend her MSc thesis, “Structural and Functional Studies on GlcNAc-modified Tau”. Adrienne studied in Dr. Lawrence McIntosh’s lab.