Graduate News

Graeme Sargent Received the David A. Scott Award

12 June 2014|

Graeme Sargent received the David A. Scott award for top all-round student that includes service, teaching and research. The awards was presented during Research Day 2014.

Congratulations Graeme!

Research Day 2014

12 June 2014|

200 attendees and 65 posters combined to make the 2014 Research Day a great success. This year we stayed close to home and hosted the event in the Medical Sciences Auditorium with posters in the Stone Lobby and lunch al fresco between the two.

Once again the cailber of science was extremely high, featuring research talks from trainees and faculty members, poster presentations, our annual Theo Hofmann Lecture (this year by […]

Amy Cui wins Sela Cheifetz award

12 June 2014|

The Sela Cheifetz award for outstanding research for a Biochemistry Graduate Student was awarded to Amy Cui from the Palazzo Lab.

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Biochemistry Graduate Student Survey 2013-14

24 April 2014|

The annual Graduate Student Survey is announced on the BGSU blog:

Please let us know how you are doing in your program and how you think the department is doing.

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes and covers topics including: stipend/finances, time to completion, and social events. This year we’re happy to provide a dedicated course feedback section. If you’ve taken a biochemistry course this year, use this opportunity to voice your opinion on the class. […]

Year End Party 2013

6 December 2013|

This year the Department celebrated the end of the year in different style with an evening party planned and run by our graduate students.

Held at the Loftraum on Gerrard, which featured separate rooms that catered to those inclined to dance the night away as well as those preferring more sedate activity, there was something for everyone.

The evening began with buffet dining, then singalong science parody songs led by John Glover, […]

Professional Development Course Highlighted in Science Careers

2 October 2013|

The Department’s Professional Development Program and course, created by Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier and Dr. Nana Lee, is garnering international attention. It was recently highlighted in Science Careers, a division of the the journal Science.

Today, the majority of Ph.D. graduates in the biomedical sciences no longer obtain positions in academia. A survey of Ph.D.s graduating from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto (U of […]