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, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering
Co-Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Phone
250-960-6678
Office
LAB 8-439

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

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

Biography

Our lab loves insects (and other arthropods)! And we particularly love local insects, although we really aren’t picky.

Our current projects include:

  • Spruce beetle genomics
  • Spruce tree defenses against insects
  • Aquatic insect biodiversity
  • Pollination ecology...
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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

Biography

Dr. Lee joined UNBC in September 1998 after post-doctoral training at the Ontario Cancer Institute, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and BC Cancer Research Centre. He is one of the...

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Murray, Dr. Brent

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

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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

Biography

Professor Rader received his B.A. with Distinction from Swarthmore College in Biology and Chemistry. He carried out a Ph.D. in X-ray crystallography under the supervision of Dr. David Agard at the University of California, San...

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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
Cell
250-859-3858
Office
10-2532

Biography

My research combines my training as a classical microbiologist with 30 years experience in engineering research developing new methods for the application of microbial processes to treat contaminated water, soil and sediments. I train students...

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Shrimpton, Mark

PhD (UBC)

Professor
Phone
250-960-5991

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.