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Mechanistic Insights into Protease Function and Inhibition in Infectious Diseases

Jimmy Lu, PhD Thesis Defense Seminar. Tuesday, May 6th at 1:30 pm. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

SLAM - a Type XI Secretion System for bacterial lipoprotein surface display & secretion

Dr. Trevor Moraes, Department of Biochemistry Visiting Speaker. Tuesday, May 6th at 9:30 am. ECHA 2-190

Laura Enekegho is the recipient of a GSA Service Award

UofA Biochemistry Biochemistry Graduate Student wins a GSA Service Award.

Working On It: A behind-the-scenes look at the Canadian lab making the ingredients for next-generation medicines

UofA Biochemistry alumnus featured in Toronto Star article By Dominique Ritter. Cool new jobs in the innovation economy

The Journey of the HIV-1 Capsid: From Assembly to Nuclear Entry

Dr. Peijun Zhang, Lectures in Biochemistry Visiting Speaker. Wednesday, February 12th at 12:00 pm. MSB 628

Structure and mechanism of SLC4 family anion transporters

Dr. Peter Tieleman, Visiting Speaker. Tuesday, February 11th at 11:00 am. ECHA 2-430

Pulling at Heart Strings: M'Lynn Fisher PhD Defense Seminar

M'Lynn Fisher, PhD Thesis Defense Seminar. Monday, February 10th at 1:00 pm. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

AI in Biochemistry - Faculty Recruitment Candidate聽Talk

Lazar Atanackovic, Faculty Recruitment Candidate Talk. Wednesday, February 5th at 3:00 pm. Oborowsky Seminar Hall (1-040 Li-Ka Shing)

Congratulations to the Biochemistry Graduate Students who convocated in Fall 2024!

Biochemistry graduate students graduated with their MSc and PhD November 27th, 2024

Identification of protease cleavage sites using chemical and enzymatic N-terminomics

Erik Gomez Cardona, PhD Thesis Defense Seminar. December 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

UAlberta's iGEM ReneWool team WINS GOLD!

天涯社区's iGem team, ReneWool, has won a Gold Medal for their project aimed at reducing textile waste.

Dr. Richard Fahlman was awarded an Insights Grant for his work "Investigating the dark side of multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders"

Dr. David Stuart awarded the McCalla Professorship for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Dr. David Stuart is recognized for Faculty Excellence in 2024 as the FOMD recipient of the McCalla Professorship Award.

Characterizing protein modifications and interactions in viral infections

Shu Luo, PhD Thesis Defense Seminar. September 19, 2024 at 10:00 am. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

In vitro analysis of PARL-mediated proteolysis towards understanding its role in mitochondrial health and Parkinson鈥檚 Disease

Raelynn Brassard, PhD Thesis Defense Seminar. September 12, 2024 at 1:30 pm. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

An Unexpected Interaction: the Amyloid Precursor Protein and Rhomboid Protease 4

Dr. Lisa Munter, September 12, 2024 at 9 am. Oborowsky Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

Optimizing Mpro expression and advancing pan-coronavirus inhibitors: a strategic approach for pandemic preparedness

Cassidy Maplethorpe, MSc Thesis Defense Seminar. September 4, 2024 at 10 am. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

Congratulations iGem Team on being finalists for the 2024 ASTech Awards

The iGem Team, including Biochemistry Undergraduate Students and Professor, are finalists for the 35th ASTech Awards

Functional and Structural Impacts of Mutations to the SF3B4:SF3B2 Interface

Andrew Poholka, MSc Thesis Defense Seminar. August 19, 2024 at 1 pm. Oborowsky Degener Seminar Hall (1-040 LKS)

Biochemistry Department's Dr. Joanne Lemieux visited Global TV News to discuss the $100M investment from the federal government for the PRAIRIE Hub for Pandemic Preparedness.