Biochemistry Cartoon Series: Getting Food With Your Labmates
Laboratory work introduces you to several delicious varieties of sandwiches. Conceptualized by Matt GilesIllustration by Cindy Yimei Wan
Biochem Cartoons
Biochemistry Cartoon Series: Grad Student Alignment Chart
Determine your moral alignment today. Illustration by Cindy Yimei Wan
Biochemistry Cartoon Series: The types of friends you’ll make in grad school
Making friends in a new program can be hard, which is why we’ve put together this handy reference. Illustration by Cindy Yimei Wan
BIOCHEMISTRY CARTOON SERIES: ORGANELLE PROTEIN IMPORT CAN BE PER“PEX”ING
Written by Nicholas Demers, Illustrated by Chloe Mitchell Researcher: Nicholas Demers Group: Kim Lab Our cells contain compartments, known as organelles, that are full of specific proteins. This allows our cellular compartments to perform their functions, such as energy production, protein sorting, pathogen degradation, and …
Biochemistry Cartoon Series: Bacteria and their eukaryotic buddies protesting against forced labour in the lab!
Conceptualization by Claire MacMurray Illustration by Kate Jiang
BIOCHEMISTRY CARTOON SERIES: PROTECTING HUMANS CAN COME FROM VACCINATING MOSQUITOES …SORT OF
Written by Brandon McLeod, Illustrated by Chloe Mitchell Researcher: Brandon McLeodGroup: Julien Lab With the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been widespread discussion regarding the different types of vaccines being developed. The startlingly high efficacy of the novel mRNA vaccines that both Pfizer and Moderna …
BIOCHEMISTRY CARTOON SERIES: BACTERIAL TOXINS AS THE TROJAN HORSE IN BATTLING PANCREATIC CANCER
Written and illustrated by Chloe Mitchell Researcher: Greg BeilhartzGroup: Melnyk Lab Sometimes, even when the main target for treatment of a disease has been identified and there is a known inhibitor, the target is protected behind some sort of barrier. In this case, how do …
Biochemistry Cartoon Series: The War on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Written and illustrated by Chloe Mitchell Researcher: Chloe Mitchell Group: Deber Lab As an alternative to conventional antibiotics, the Deber Lab has designed peptide-based drugs to inhibit the defense mechanisms of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is a global crisis that first appeared in the 1940s …