Faculty

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

  • Daniel Erasmus
    PhD (University of British Columbia); MSc and BSc Hons., (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone: 250-960-5191
    Office Number: 8-407

    Areas of expertise: biochemistry, microbiology, aquatic entomology, genetics, genomics, wine chemistry, wine microbiology

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  • 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 Number: LAB 8-406

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  • Dr. Dezene Huber
    PhD (Simon Fraser University), BSc (University of Calgary)
    • Professor
    • ESM Undergraduate Coordinator
    Phone: 250-301-0827
    Email: huber@unbc.ca
    Office Number: 8-248

    Areas of expertise: Arthropods, insects, beetles, integrated pest management, chemical ecology, ecology, conservation, biodiversity, genomics

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  • PhD Flinders University, BSc Hons I University of New South Wales
    • Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Phone: 250-960-5413
    Office Number: NHSC 9-356

    Areas of expertise: cancer biology, RNA biochemistry and biology, natural products drug discovery, mushrooms, and polysaccharide science

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  • Dr. Brent Murray
    PhD (McMaster University), MSc, BSc (University of Alberta)
    • Professor

    Areas of expertise: Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Genetics, Biodiversity, Environmental DNA

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  • Dr. Ken Otter
    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 Number: 8-341

    Areas of expertise: Animal communication, reproductive strategies, behavioural ecology, avian ecology, urban & disturbance ecology

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  • Stephen Rader
    PhD, Biophysics (University of California, San Francisco); BA, Biology and Chemistry (Swarthmore College)
    • Professor
    Phone: 250-960-6216
    Office Number: NMP 9-355

    Areas of expertise: RNA, RNA biochemistry, pre-mRNA splicing, splicing evolution, transcriptomics, Cyanidioschyzon merolae, algae, extremophiles, biotechnology

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  • Dr. Deborah Roberts
    Ph. D. University of Alberta, Eng. L. EGBC
    • Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering
    Phone: 250-960-5205
    Office Number: 10-2532

    Areas of expertise: environmental microbiology, biological treatment processes, extreme wastewater treatment, laboratory skills

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  • Dr. Mark Shrimpton
    PhD (UBC)
    • Professor
    Phone: 250-960-5991

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  • Todd Whitcombe in New Zealand
    PhD (University of Victoria), BSc Hons. with Co-op (University of Victoria)
    • Professor
    • Chair, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering
    • Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Phone: 250-960-6678
    Office Number: LAB 8-439

    Areas of expertise: Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms, Electron Transfer Reactions, Metal Ion Mobility in Soils

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Adjunct Faculty

  • Nikhil Aravindakshan
    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 Number: 8-451 / 8-452

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

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