Our people
In the tabbed table below, you will find:
- faculty - professors in the department
- adjunct faculty - external experts with close affiliation with the department
- staff: general office, laboratory instructors, co-op, biotechnical support and central services
- emeritus faculty - retired faculty members still active with the department
Faculty
Dr. Juan Ausio, BSc, PhD (Barcelona), Professor
Ph: 250-721-8863
Email: jausio@uvic.ca
Dr. Ausio's web page
Biophysical and biochemical studies of DNA-protein interactions involved in chromatin assembly and gene expression.
Dr. Alisdair Boraston, BSc, PhD (Brit.Col.), Associate Professor
Ph: 250-472-4168
Email: boraston@uvic.ca
Dr. Boraston's web page
Protein-carbohydrate recognition using molecular biological, biochemical, biophysical, and structural methods.
Dr. Christoph Borchers, BSc, MSc, PhD (Konstanz), Professor
Ph: 250-483-3221
Email: borchers@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Borchers' web page
Application of mass spectrometry, proteomics, photoaffinity labelling, and molecular modelling to determine protein structure.
Dr. Martin Boulanger, BSc, PhD (Brit.Col.), Associate Professor
Ph: 250-721-7072
Email: mboulang@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Boulanger's web page
Structural and biophysical basis of host-parasite pathogenicity, small molecule therapeutics, and novel structure of enzymes in bioremediation.
Dr. Douglas Briant, BSc, MSc (Waterloo), PhD (Brit.Col.), Assistant Teaching Professor
Ph: 250-472-4458
Email: dbriant@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Briant's web page
Dr. Robert Burke, BSc, PhD (Alta), Professor and Chair of the Department
Ph: 250-721-7077
Email: bcmb@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Burke's web page
Biochemistry and cell biology of signaling in early animal development.
Dr. Caroline Cameron, BSc, PhD (UVic), Associate Professor
Ph: 250-853-3189
Email: caroc@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Cameron's web page
Bioinformatic, genomic and proteomic approaches to pathogenesis of spirochetes.
Dr. Stephen Evans, BSc, PhD (Brit.Col.), Professor
Ph: 250-472-4548
Email: svevans@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Evans' web page
Structural biology of protein-carbohydrate recognition; x-ray crystallography and scientific visualisation.
Dr. Caren Helbing, BSc (Hons)(Windsor), PhD (Western), Professor
Ph: 250-721-6146
Email: chelbing@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Helbing's web page
The effect of environmental pollutants on hormonal signalling in development and disease.
Dr. Perry Howard, BSc (Waterloo), PhD (Toronto), Associate Professor Cross-listed with Biology
Ph: 250-472-4074
Email: phoward@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Howard's web page
Biogenesis and function of miRNAs in stem cells, EphA2 and EphrinA1 in cancer, and rewiring of tyrosine pathway in cancer.
Dr. Julian Lum, BSc, MSc, PhD (Ottawa), Assistant Professor (Limited Term)
Ph: 250-519-5718
Email: jjlum@bccancer.bc.ca
Visit Deeley Research Centre web page
Cellular metabolism in cell death and survival, control of T cell function by autophagy and immunotherapy approaches to target cancer stem cells; Scientist, Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency.
Dr. Francis Nano, AB (Oberlin), MSc, PhD (Ill), Professor
Ph: 250-721-7074
Email: fnano@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Nano's web page
Function of pathogenicity proteins of Franciscella, synthetic biology using cold-loving bacteria, and development of expression systems for cyanobacteria.
Dr. Brad Nelson, BSc (Hons) (UBC), PhD (California), Professor (Limited Term)
Ph: 250-519-5705
Email: bnelson@bccancer.bc.ca
Visit Deeley Research Centre web page
Immune response to cancer, immunotherapy, T cell biology, cytokines, signal transduction and cell cycle regulation. Director of the Trev and Joyce Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency.
Dr. Christopher Nelson, BSc, PhD (Brit.Col.), Assistant Professor
Ph: 250-853-3889
Email: cjn@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Nelson's web page
Regulation of gene expression by novel chromatin modifying enzymes in yeast and mammalian cells.
Dr. Terry Pearson, BSc, PhD (Brit.Col.), Professor
Ph: 250-721-7080
Email: parasite@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Pearson's web page
Pathogenesis of trypanosomes parasites using antibody-based technologies, and antibody enrichment techniques for quantitative mass spectrometry.
Dr. Paul Romaniuk, BSc, PhD (McMaster), Professor
Ph: 250-721-7088
Email: pjr@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Romaniuk's web page
Nucleic acid-protein interactions in the regulation of gene expression, structure and function of oncogenes, tumour suppressors, and bacterial virulence factors.
Dr. Christopher Upton, BSc, PhD (Lond), Professor
Ph: 250-721-6507
Email: cupton@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Upton's web page
Viral bioinformatics and computer technologies to analyze viral genomes.
Adjunct faculty
Dr. N. Leigh Anderson, BA, PhD (Cambridge), Adjunct Professor
Visit Dr. Anderson's web page
Research interests: Plasma Proteome
Human plasma proteomics and biomarkers of disease and quantitative mass spectrometry.
Dr. Andrew Ross, BSc (Hons) (Surrey), PhD (UBC), Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph: 250-363-6800
E-mail: andrew.ross@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Visit Institute of Ocean Sciences web page
Application of mass spectrometry and other analytical techniques to proteomics, metabolomics, metal biogeochemistry and environmental research.
Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne, BSc (Guelph), PhD (Calgary), Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph: 250-853-3723
Email: lswayne@uvic.ca
Visit Dr. Swayne's web page
Neurogenesis and the bioelectric control of new neurons in healthy and injured/diseased brain. Evaluation of specific ion channels as therapeutic targets for brain repair.
Dr. Peter Watson, BA, MA, MB BChir (Cambridge), FRCP (Manitoba), Adjunct Professor
Ph: 250-519-5700
Email: pwatson@bccancer.bc.ca
Visit Deeley Research Centre web page
Molecular genetics of breast cancer. Director of the Tumour Tissue Repository at the Deeley Cancer Research Centre, BC Cancer Agency.
Dr. John Webb, BSc, MSc, PhD (Western Ontario), Adjunct Associate Professor
Ph: 250-519-5706
Email: jwebb@bccancer.bc.ca
Visit Deeley Research Centre web page
Cellular immunity and immune responses to peptide eptitopes, and vaccine development for cervical cancer.
Staff
General Office Petch 207
Margaret Blake, Administrative Officer
Ph: 250-721-8887
Email: bcmbadmn@uvic.ca
Laboratory Instructors
Glen Pryhitka, Senior Biochemistry Lab Instructor
Ph: 250-721-7076
Petch 179A
Email: pryhitka@uvic.ca
Co-op, Biochemistry & Microbiology
Biotechnical Support Centre Petch 257
Central Services Petch 153
Mary Anne Cunningham, Laboratory Assistant
Ph: 250-721-8880
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Verner Paetkau, Professor Emeritus
Email: vhp@uvic.ca