/sbms/taxonomy/term/16/all en /sbms/channels/news/memoriam-professor-emeritus-philip-e-branton-1943-2024-359759 <p>The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute (GCI) and Department of Biochemistry are mourning the loss of Philip E. Branton, PhD, a dear colleague, friend, and brilliant scientist whose career profoundly shaped cancer research. Formerly Chair of the Department of Biochemistry (1990–2000), and a Full Member of the UUÖ±²¥ Cancer Centre (now the GCI) and the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Professor Branton made pioneering contributions to the fields of virology, cell death, and tumor suppression for more than five decades.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:52:40 +0000 admin 1558 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/acb-seminar-series-elisabeth-genot-phd-359314 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:37:43 +0000 admin 1555 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/acb-seminar-series-james-weaver-phd-359298 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:29:24 +0000 admin 1554 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/anatomy-cell-biology-scientific-image-contest-winners-announced-358741 <p>This summer, department members participated in our inaugural Scientific Image Contest: "Life Magnified: An Anatomy and Cell Biology Exploration." </p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:22:09 +0000 admin 1551 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/prof-venne-2024-recipient-osler-award-outstanding-teaching-faculty-medicine-and-health-sciences-357675 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Venne for this accomplishment! </p> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:33:13 +0000 admin 1545 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/prof-charles-e-smith-has-received-honorary-doctorate-luniversite-laval-357615 <p>Congratulations to Prof. Charles E. Smith on receiving an honorary doctorate from L'Université Laval!</p> <p>Pictured is Prof. Smith holding his award with the Secretary General (right side, Monique Richer), the Dean of the Dental School (Petros Papagerakis, left side), and the Rector (in red gown, Sophie D’Amours) of Université Laval.</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:25:25 +0000 admin 1542 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/new-publication-reinhardt-and-strauss-labs-357489 <p>Two faculty members of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology joined forces to bridge the field of cryo-electron microscopy (Mike Strauss) and extracellular matrix cell biology (Dieter Reinhardt). This interdisciplinary team also spanned faculties across UUÖ±²¥, as Michael Wozny (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Valentin Nelea (Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences) spearheaded the experimental approaches together with other team members and a visiting scholar.</p> Thu, 30 May 2024 14:36:29 +0000 admin 1541 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/congratulations-these-acb-graduate-students-receiving-funding-357417 Wed, 22 May 2024 20:03:34 +0000 admin 1540 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/publication-acb-and-mcgill-undergraduates-357345 <p>A useful tool in protein research comes from the collaborative efforts of two bright UUÖ±²¥ undergraduates, Jerry Gao and Maxwell Tong. Under the supervision of postdoctoral fellow Thibault Legal and Associate Professor Khanh Huy Bui, Jerry and Max developed the DomainFit program for the identification of protein domains in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) maps at intermediate resolutions.</p> Wed, 15 May 2024 17:17:24 +0000 admin 1536 at /sbms /sbms/channels/news/new-publication-bui-lab-356853 <h2>Effect of α-tubulin acetylation on the doublet microtubule structure.</h2> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:40:44 +0000 admin 1528 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/future-medicine-beyond-mrna-vaccines-348383 <p>COVID-19 vaccines introduced RNA treatments to the world, showing they were safe and effective. But vaccines are only the start.</p> Wed, 17 May 2023 21:14:35 +0000 jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca 1375 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/etoh-seminar-series-understanding-neutrophils-346878 <h2>About the event</h2> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:57:28 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1340 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/rna-future-medicine-346574 <p>The power of combining genomics with RNA technology is exemplified by the remarkable and rapid success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.</p> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:50:19 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1326 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/2023-marguerite-dyouville-lecture-faith-science-and-common-good-346262 <h2>Abstract</h2> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:12:12 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1308 at /sbms /sbms/channels/event/intersection-faith-and-science-twenty-first-century-panel-discussion-346261 <p>Where do we stand in the long dialogue between Science and Faith? In this panel, we will capture perspectives, think about history and look to the future.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:08:09 +0000 justin.hand-gregory@mcgill.ca 1307 at /sbms