The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies announced the 2013 Early Career Scholar Award. Dr. Christian Kastrup is one of thirteen outstanding, UBC faculty to receive this award. “Each scholar is provided with $10,000 in funding, and an additional $10,000 to be used to secure a course release during their term of appointment. The term [...]

“Death and Differentiation During Yeast Gametogenesis”, Marc Meneghini, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.  Monday, July 8, 2013 @ 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.

Thesis title: “Regulating chromatin structure through histone variants and post-translational modifications,” by Jennifer Choi. Monday, July 8 @9:000 am. in LSC 1416, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.

“Characterization of verteporfin as an inhibitor of autophagosome formation and its therapeutic potential in cancer,” Elizabeth Donohue, Dr. Michel Roberge Lab, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UBC. Monday, June 24, 2013 @ 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.

Thesis title, “Lipid Nanoparticles Encapsulating siRNAs Against the Androgen Receptor to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer,” by Justin Lee, Pieter Cullis Lab, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UBC.  Monday, June 17, 2013 @ 3:00 pm in LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.

Congratulations Thomas!  He successfully defend his MSc thesis “Expression, purification, and characterization of RD3, the protein associated with Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis Type 12”. Thomas studied in Dr. Robert Molday’s lab.

“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, MSLAuditorium, 2185 East Mall.

“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.