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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Contract instructor Opportunities 2010-11

Carleton University Institute of Biochemistry Contract Instructor Opportunities 2010-2011 Pursuant to Article 16.3 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, subject to Article 16.2 and 16.4 through 16.7, expressions of interest are invited from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following... More

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Biochemistry Professor Edward Lai Shares Canadian Water Network Award to Cleanse Water of Drugs

(Ottawa) –   The Canadian Water Network (CWN) is funding two Carleton professors to continue their innovative research to find better ways to produce safer drinking water and wastewater. Professors Banu Ormeci and Edward Lai will receive $159,000 over two years to find ways to cleanse water of drugs, personal care products and... More

Friday, November 27, 2009

Biochemistry Professor Helps Create Revolutionary Biomedical System

(Ottawa) –   A national team of biomedical researchers, including Carleton University’s Michel Dumontier, has been funded for a major project that could revolutionize the way biomedical researchers share and access information.  Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network, CANARIE, awarded $927,000 to the Canadian Bioinformatics... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Early Researcher Award to Dr. Anatoli Ianoul

Investigating the Effect of Amidation on the Activity of Antimicrobial Antibiotic resistance – the ability of bacteria to develop strains that can resist certain antibiotics – is a serious health care problem related to the widespread use of antibiotics in Ontario and around the world. Dr. Ianoul is researching antimicrobial peptides –... More

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Grant Recipients

Dr. Bill Willmore, Dr. Steve Cooke (Biology/Environmental Science) and their collaborators at the Univ. of British Columbia and Memorial Univ. have received $587,600 Strategic Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to help sustain the salmon fisheries off the coast of British... More

Monday, March 2, 2009

Biochemistry and biotechnology student wins co-op student of the year

March 2, 2009     With a passion for research, Shifawn O’Hara, fourth-year biochemistry and biotechnology student, speaks highly of the experiences she gained during her recent co-op experience working on a leading research project.  This week, O’Hara was presented with the co-op student of the year award for her outstanding contribution... More

Monday, August 13, 2007

Dr. Shelley Hepworth awarded Early Researcher Award (ERA)

Dr. Shelley Hepworth has been awarded the Early Researcher Award (ERA) from the Ontario Government for her project on Control of Leaf and Floral Architecture in a Model Plant Species. Flower farming is big business in Ontario and there’s huge potential for growth, particularly through advances in science and technology. Research being done by... More

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Dr. Bill Willmore awarded the Early Researcher Award (ERA)

Dr. Bill Willmore has been awarded the Early Researcher Award (ERA) from the Ontario Government for his work on Adaptation to Low Oxygen in Cardiovascular Disease. His research is focused on the molecular basis for the adaptation to low oxygen in cardiovascular disease. Cardiac arrest and stroke are the result of clots that block... More

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Dr. Maria DeRosa Receives Award

Dr. Maria DeRosa received the John Charles Polonyi Award at the Munk Centre at the University of Toronto on Wednesday, October 25, 2006. Dr. DeRosa works in the emerging field of bionanotechnology, seeking to adapt biological building blocks to yield functional nanoscale devices such as sensors and catalysts. Her group is investigating the use... More

Monday, March 27, 2006

Dr. Anatoli Ianoul receives award

Dr. Anatoli Ianoul received an award from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for $114,748 to acquire state of the art experimental facilities: an Atomic Force Microscope and a UV resonance Raman spectroscopic system to expand his study of antimicrobial peptides. These new facilities will allow Professor Ianoul and his team to use the most... More

Friday, November 11, 2005

2005 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award

Dr. Susan Aitken is this year’s recipient of the 2005 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award. Dr. Aitken’s research focuses on understanding how plants can be used to decontaminate soils that are polluted with toxic heavy-metals. Other applications of her research include the production of varieties of crop plants with improved nutritional... More

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