Official Bluesky page for the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at @ubcmedicine.bsky.social UBChttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mjhtaqwyvs23Join us in welcoming our new staff member, Niki Wang!⭐ We’re excited to have Niki join us as our HR Coordinator. She’ll be supporting our faculty and staff reappointments. Learn more: https://biochem.ubc.ca/new-staff-announcement-niki-wang/ Staff roles: https://biochem.ubc.ca/administrative-staff-roles/14 Apr 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtaqwyvs23https://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mihtatahbk2w📢The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology invites applications for 2026-2027 Winter session TA Positions! Apply here by June 30 https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCuHOcx0gvEjZj001 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihtatahbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mi2srgmuik2x🎉 Congrats to Drs. Foster and Strynadka on receiving the Canada Foundation for Innovation support for cutting‑edge research infrastructure at UBC! Learn more: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-medicine-researchers-awarded-more-than-21m-for-research-infrastructure-to-accelerate-discovery-and-impact/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=thelink27 Mar 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2srgmuik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mhjjm4cba22h2025-26 Michael Smith Distinguished Lecture Dr. Sarah Teichmann Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 3:00pm MSL Lecture Theatre (room 102) and Zoom Host: Dr. Martin Hirst Co-presented by the Michael Smith Laboratories and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology20 Mar 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjjm4cba22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mhejgpgw5c2t📢 [Speaker Updated] This Friday! Join us for the BMB Postdoc Symposium & LSI Joint Seminar, featuring Drs. David Burstein, Huan Zhong, Michael Rowley and Jerry Leung 📌 Symposium: Mar. 20 at 2pm in LSC 3 and on Zoom 📌 Seminar: Mar. 20 at 3pm in LSC 3 and on Zoom We hope to see you there! 🌟18 Mar 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhejgpgw5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mgg6d53we22a📢LSI-BMB Joint Seminar! Join us May 1, 2026 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Hugo Bellen. 📷 May 1, 2026, 3:00 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!06 Mar 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg6d53we22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mgg5zjwehc2f📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us April 13, 2026 for an in-person presentation by Dr. David Shechner. 📷 Apirl 13, 2026, 2:30 PM, LSC 2 Hope to see you there!06 Mar 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg5zjwehc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mf3bzd3abk2s📢BMB Special Seminar! Join us February 19, 2026 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Brian Kuhlman 📷 February 19, 2026, 2:00 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!17 Feb 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3bzd3abk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mep7t7rm2k2k📢LSI-BMB Joint Seminar! Join us February 20, 2026 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Peter Unrau 📷 February 20, 2026, 3:00 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!13 Feb 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep7t7rm2k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mea5drp7m22y📢Summer 2026 TA position available! Apply by April 15,2026 https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHtym3mMNbkzflY07 Feb 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea5drp7m22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3me7ghgsmkf24📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us February 9, 2026 for an in-person presentation by Dr. David Burstein 📷 February 9, 2026, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!06 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7ghgsmkf24https://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3mbulac4v2c2dWe’re thrilled to introduce Skye Shi as our new Program Assistant⭐. She’ll be supporting our undergraduate program and we’re excited to have her on board! Learn more: https://biochem.ubc.ca/new-staff-announcement-skye-shi/ Staff roles: https://biochem.ubc.ca/administrative-staff-roles/07 Jan 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbulac4v2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m7qrepb3ok2uCancellation Notice Please note that Dr. Ahmad Abdel-Mawgoud’s seminar scheduled for Friday, December 12, 2025 in MSL 102 has been cancelled. Thank you for your attention.11 Dec 2025 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qrepb3ok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m6wvrhcyic2q📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us December 12, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Ahmad Abdel-Mawgoud. 📷 December 12, 2025, 2:30 PM, MSL 102 Hope to see you there! This seminar is jointly presented by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Michael Smith Laboratories.01 Dec 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wvrhcyic2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m5jmepija22q📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us November 27, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. El Bachir Affar. 📷 November 27, 2025, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!13 Nov 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jmepija22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m5jmepija22q📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us November 27, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. El Bachir Affar. 📷 November 27, 2025, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!13 Nov 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jmepija22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m4w2y4sers2f📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us November 17, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Sheila Teves. 📷 November 17, 2025, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!05 Nov 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4w2y4sers2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3m3dshvmzt22dWe’re thrilled to introduce Hudson MacLeod as our new Graduate Program Assistant⭐. She’ll be supporting our graduate program and we’re excited to have her on board! Learn more: https://biochem.ubc.ca/new-staff-announcement-hudson-macleod/ Staff roles: https://biochem.ubc.ca/administrative-staff-roles/16 Oct 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dshvmzt22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lz2agnlqkc2e📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us October 6, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Annie Ciernia. 📷 October 6, 2025, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!17 Sep 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2agnlqkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lzjuderjlk2v🎉 Big congratulations to Nazreen Khan on receiving the President’s Service Award for Excellence! Her dedication and care make a huge impact in the department. Let's celebrate Naz and all she does to make our community thrive! Learn more about Naz: https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/awards/2025-presidents-awards-for-staff-recipients/#523 Sep 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjuderjlk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lz2agnlqkc2e📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us October 6, 2025 for an in-person presentation by Dr. Annie Ciernia. 📷 October 6, 2025, 2:30 PM, LSC 3 Hope to see you there!17 Sep 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz2agnlqkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lyxsw74mlk26🎉 Congrats to Bee Tan on receiving the 2025 Applegarth Staff Service Award! Her dedication to BMB and the undergrad program truly shines 👏16 Sep 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxsw74mlk26https://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lwhb3bjnk225Congratulations to Drs. Strynadka, Van Petegem , and Kim on receiving funding through the Spring 2025 CIHR Project Grant competition! Learn more: https://lsi.ubc.ca/spring-2025-cihr-recipients/15 Aug 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhb3bjnk225https://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lsymne36wc2b📢 BMB Faculty Promotion! Congratulations to Dr. Lindsay Rogers on his promotion to Associate Professor of Teaching with tenure! 👏🏻 https://biochem.ubc.ca/fac-research/faculty/lindsay-rogers/02 Jul 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsymne36wc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3ls2obyyqc22h🎉 Join us for BMB’s 75th Anniversary Symposium on Oct 24, 2025! A day of science, celebration, and looking ahead. 🧬✨ 📍 Talks, panels, socials 📅 Save the date—details soon!20 Jun 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2obyyqc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lrghguhgts2t👏 Congratulations to @UBC on the launch of the AI & Health Network — a major step toward transforming health care through AI. We’re proud to see our faculty contributing to this important initiative. Here’s to smarter, more equitable health care for all. Learn more: aihealth.med.ubc.ca https://news.ubc.ca/2025/06/delivering-ais-promise-of-better-health-care/12 Jun 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrghguhgts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lrduc4znsc24📢BMB Research Seminar! Join us next Thursday for an in-person presentation by Dr. Ben Montpetit. 📷 June 19 2025, 3:30 PM, in LSC 3 Hope to see you there!11 Jun 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrduc4znsc24https://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lqnav5hy622k📢Happening TODAY in LSC 3 at 2:30 PM! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnav5hy622khttps://bsky.app/profile/ubcbiochemistry.bsky.social/post/3lqayfwr7ls2m📢BMBDG Seminar! Join us next Monday for an in-person presentation by Dr. Eden Fussner-Dupas and Dr. Lindsay Rogers. 📷 June 2nd 2025, 2:30 PM, in LSC 3 Hope to see you there!28 May 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:dbgqachct7ncbjoifau4eiry/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqayfwr7ls2m