Research

Uncovering How Negamycin Is Made: Key Enzymes Behind a Promising Antibiotic and Genetic Disease Treatment

Negamycin is a powerful antibiotic that may also help treat genetic diseases. Prof Katherine Ryan and her research group have found it’s made using two special enzymes: one (NegB) makes a rare form of lysine, and another (NegJ) creates a unique nitrogen–nitrogen bond, helping build the drug and guiding the search for similar compounds.

Events

Jun 9 2025 - 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Yihan Shi
UBC Chemistry (MacLachlan Group)
Jun 9 2025 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Prof. Simon Trudel
University of Calgary

News

From Lab Bench to National Honour: Nasseri Wins Governor General’s Gold Medal

When Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri began his graduate studies at UBC, the destination wasn’t entirely clear—but the direction was.

“I didn’t always know what I wanted to research,” Nasseri recalls. “What I did know was that I was most drawn to...

Congratulations Graduate Student Summer Research Award Recipients

The Department of Chemistry is proud to announce the following Graduate Student Summer Research Award Recipients!

Agnes and Gilbert Hooley Scholarship in Chemistry Congratulations to: William Chappell, Dmytro Voskoboinyk,...