Faculty

The faculty for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program are listed below:

Department Chairs and Coordinators

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Otter, Dr. Ken

PhD, MSc (Queen's University), BSc (University of British Columbia)

Professor
Chair, Ecosystem Science and Management
Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Phone
250-960-5019
Office
8-341
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Whitcombe, Dr. Todd

PhD (University of Victoria), BSc Hons. with Co-op (University of Victoria)

Professor
Chair, Chemistry
Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Phone
250-960-6678
Office
LAB 8-439
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Faculty

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Erasmus, Dr. Daniel

PhD (University of British Columbia); MSc and BSc Hons., (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)

Associate Professor
Phone
250-960-5191
Office
8-407

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
biochemistry, microbiology, aquatic entomology, genetics, genomics, wine chemistry, wine microbiology

Gorrell, Dr. Andrea

BSc Hons., Biochemistry (Texas A&M University, 1991); PhD, Biochemistry (Iowa State University, 2000); Post-doctoral work at Pennsylvania State University under J.G. Ferry

Associate Professor
Phone
250-960-6217
Office
LAB 8-406
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Huber, Dr. Dezene

PhD (Simon Fraser University), BSc (University of Calgary)

Professor
ESM Undergraduate Coordinator
Phone
250-960-5119
Office
8-147

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Arthropods, insects, beetles, integrated pest management, chemical ecology, ecology, conservation, biodiversity, genomics.
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Lee, Chow

PhD Flinders University, BSc Hons I University of New South Wales

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Phone
250-960-5413
Office
NHSC 9-356

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
cancer biology, RNA biochemistry and biology, natural products drug discovery, mushrooms, and polysaccharide science
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Murray, Dr. Brent

PhD (McMaster University), MSc, BSc (University of Alberta)

Professor

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental DNA
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Rader, Dr. Stephen

PhD, Biophysics (University of California, San Francisco); BA, Biology and Chemistry (Swarthmore College)

Professor
Phone
250-960-6216
Office
NMP 9-355

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
RNA, RNA biochemistry, pre-mRNA splicing, splicing evolution, transcriptomics, Cyanidioschyzon merolae, algae, extremophiles, biotechnology
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Roberts, Dr. Deborah

Ph. D. University of Alberta, Eng. L. EGBC

Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Phone
250-960-5205
Office
10-2532

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
environmental microbiology, biological treatment processes, extreme wastewater treatment, laboratory skills
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Shrimpton, Mark

PhD (UBC)

Professor
Phone
250-960-5991
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Walsh, Dr. Jacob

Post-doctoral Fellowship (McMaster University under Dr. Gerry Wright), PhD Analytical Chemistry (University of Western Ontario), BSc Biochemistry (University of Ottawa)

Assistant Professor
Office
8-430

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Natural Products, Metabolomics, Mass Spectrometry, Mycotoxins, Antibiotics, Fungi, Soil Bacteria.
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Adjunct Faculty

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Aravindakshan, Dr. Nikhil

Postdoctorate (University of Calgary), PhD (University of Regina), MSc (Hyderabad Central University, India)

Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science
HPC Senior Lab Instructor
Phone
250-960-5808
Office
8-451 / 8-452

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Data science, physical chemistry, computational chemistry, molecular modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, high-performance computing.