Dr. Clifford Lingwood – speaking at Discovery on Target
Dr. Clifford Lingwood will be talking at the Discovery on Target – Tackling Rare Diseases conference in September 2017. Read more about it here.
Bear Lab shows that a new Cystic Fibrosis treatment improves function from a rare CFTR mutation in patient tissue
The laboratory of Christine Bear, together with the group of Régis Pomès and collaborators at The Hospital for Sick Children and Proteostasis Therapeutics, used in silico, in vitro and ex vivo techniques to comprehensively understand the consequences of a rare Cystic Fibrosis (CF) disease-causing mutation in the CFTR gene: c.3700 A>G (ΔI1234_R1239), and subsequently develop a novel mechanism-based therapeutic strategy.
Steven Molinski, first author of the study and recent […]
Announcing our 4th Annual Postdoc and Senior PhD Professional Development Workshop
“Strategic Self-Marketing: Landing the Job”
Dates: Fridays, July 14 and July 28, 2017.
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Medical Sciences Building Room 5231
Previous attendees are now at biotech, pharma, international postdoc fellowships, start-ups, knowledge translation, communications.
Attendees are expected to work a few hours outside of class to prepare career action plans, resumes, cover letters and presentations. Agenda will cover highlights in Dr. Lee’s GPD class. http://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/courses/bch2024h-professional-development/
Please register by noon […]
2017 Biochemistry Golf Day
It was a dreary day on June 13th but it would take more than a few showers to dampen the spirits of 24 intrepid biochemists who headed out to the Flemingdon Park 9-hole Golf Course in Midtown Toronto for our annual Golf Day. Each team had its share of beginners and ringers playing a “best ball” format that allowed everyone to contribute to their team. Despite spending more than a little time […]
Dr. Scott Prosser wins the 2017 Jeremy Knowles Award!
Dr. Scott Prosser has received the 2017 Jeremy Knowles Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Read the full story: http://www.rsc.org/ScienceAndTechnology/Awards/JeremyKnowlesAward/2017-winner.asp
Howell lab deduces the mechanism of type IV pilus motors
The type IV pilus is a long and sturdy grappling hook that bacteria use to attach to a surface and then pull themselves closer to the surface. They are important for virulence in many pathogens, including those that cause cholera, gonorrhoea, food-borne diseases, and multi-drug resistant hospital acquired infections. The molecular mechanism of the motors involved in throwing out and pulling […]
Bill Martin: “The physiology and habitat of the first cells on Earth”
As part of the Connell Lecture Seminar Series, Dr. Bill Martin from the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf gave a seminar on the prebiotic origins of life on earth.
New genetic disease discovered by Drs. Aleixo Muise and Walter Kahr
Two of Biochemistry’s professors, Drs. Aleixo Muise and Walter Kahr have discovered a brand new genetic disease through their research at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Their research article is published on Nature Communications.
Their story was also highlighted on the Hospital for Sick Children, CBC The National and CBC News Network, and the Globe and Mail websites:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/new-disease-discovered-1.4054061
Visual and Interactive Media for Deeper Molecular Understanding of Enzyme Kinetics
Dr. Stavroula Andreopoulos and Dr. Derek Ng were awarded a 2017-2019 Elevation Grant from the Advancing Teaching and Learning in Arts & Science (ATLAS) initiatives fund. The proposal “Visual and Interactive Media for Deeper Molecular Understanding of Enzyme Kinetics” represents the start of a long-term mutually beneficial collaboration between the Department of Biochemistry and UTM’s Biomedical Communications (BMC) program. MScBMC students will design and develop a […]
Dr. Lewis Kay named a 2017 Canada Gairdner International Award Laureate!
Congratulatory message from the Chair
On behalf of the entire Biochemistry Department I would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague Dr. Lewis Kay on winning the Gairdner International Award, Canada’s highest science prize. Kay’s work on the development and use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques for investigating molecular motion and short lived conformations in large multiprotein complexes, or ‘seeing the unseeable’ to use the vernacular, has pushed boundaries […]
Dr. Stavroula Andreopoulos wins 2017 Sustained Excellence and Innovation in Life Sciences Education Award
Congratulations to Dr. Stavroula Andreopoulos on receiving the 2017 Sustained Excellence and Innovation in Life Sciences Education Award.
This award will be presented at the 15th Annual Education Achievement Celebration on May 15th.
Stagljar lab reveals new interactions among GPCRs
Using the modified membrane yeast two‐hybrid (MYTH) technology, researchers from the Stagljar lab mapped membrane protein interactions for clinically important G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Read the full story on Faculty of Medicine website.
Read their paper on Molecular Systems Biology.