A UBC organic chemist and oceanographer who studies the metabolites produced by marine organisms--often to help evaluate their potential as drug candidates--has been awarded UBC's premier prize for research.
Raymond Andersen, with the departments of Chemistry and Earth and Ocean Sciences, has been awarded the 2010 Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize.
Andersen's group isolates and studies the structure of novel organic metabolites produced by marine organisms--either due to the novelty of their biogenesis, their potential as pharmaceutical agents, or to the central role they play in the biology of the organism.
The Jacob Biely Research Prize was established in 1969. Eminent researcher and professor Jacob Biely joined UBC in 1935 as an instructor in the Department of Poultry Science. He was appointed full professor in 1950, and two years later was named head of the department, a position he held until his retirement in 1968.
Other UBC Science faculty members recently recognized by the university include:
2010 Charles McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
The award, consisting of a medal, is presented to an outstanding young faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research.
- Hongbin Li (Chemistry)
2010 Killam Research Prize
Up to ten prizes in the amount of $5,000 each are awarded annually to full-time faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
- Lindsay Eltis (Microbiology and Immunology)
2010 Killam Faculty Research Fellowships
These awards assist promising faculty members who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave.
- Chris Harley (Zoology)
- Phil Tortell (Earth and Ocean Sciences)
- Maite Maldonado (Earth and Ocean Sciences)
- Fei Zhou (Physics and Astronomy)
