Dept of Biochemistry, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University

Our very own Derek McLachlin has gone viral for his singing in Biochem 2280A! He appeared on CTV Your Morning yesterday, and CTV London also picked up the story.

Western University professor goes viral for educational parody of Ed Sheeran song A Western University professor is hitting all the right notes with his students and on social media. A video of biochemistry professor Derek McLachlin turning a chemistry lecture into a pop performance has gone viral, racking up more than 1.4 million views on TikTok.

The Department of Biochemistry warmly congratulates all of our 2025 graduates!

The Biochem Department warmly welcomes our newest Assistant Professor, Dr. Stephanie Bishop, who joined us in January! Dr. Bishop earned her PhD from UBC Okanagan and was a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Calgary. She uses mass spectrometry-based approaches to understand the metabolic mechanisms that enable microbes to colonize and survive in complex environments. Her main research themes are mapping the host-microbe metabolome, understanding mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, and investigating metabolic cross-talk in microbial communities. We are glad to have Stephanie in the department!

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The Dr. Harold B. Stewart Memorial Lecture and Research Showcase will be held on the afternoon of Friday, 17 Jan 2025 in the Kingsmill Room at Huron University College. Everyone is welcome.

The Stewart Lecturer will be Dr. Kelly Weedmark, a Microbial Geneticist at Health Canada. Grad and undergrad students will present posters!

This event is made possible by the Stewart Family Donation and Biochemistry Graduate Incentive Fund.

https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/biochem/about_us/seminars/research_showcase.html

Kun Ping Lu and Shawn Li are featured in this article in Rapport!

A Taste of Your Own Medicine - Rapport Magazine 2024 - Western University Biotherapeutics – tailored treatments that harness the body’s natural ability to fight disease – are changing the way illness is diagnosed, prevented and treated. And Schulich Medicine researchers are joining the revolution in a major way.

The department's Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization Committee is sharing this graphic for people who want to report EDI-related concerns at Western, such as harassment, discrimination, gender-based sexual violence, or unprofessional behaviour. Stay safe and look out for each other!

Congratulations to all our 2024 graduates! Check out our Convocation 2024 photo album!

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