Posts Tagged: Eric Conn

'Game Over' for Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes Winners? No, They’re Going Global

When the Ironic Bonds Team and the Gibbs Team won the 12-team competition in the UC Davis Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes, it's not “game over.” It's the beginning of a three-game global series.  “We are planning a global event on...

It will be UC Davis vs. Cardiff University on Wednesday, March 10. The public is invited to the virtual event.

It will be UC Davis vs. Cardiff University on Wednesday, March 10. The public is invited to the virtual event.

Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes: Answer Me This!

Answer me this: “What is the name of the proteins (water channels) that facilitates water transport into and out of cells? And who discovered this family of proteins?” The 60 undergraduate students competing in the first-ever Eric Conn...

Natalie Six of the winning Gibbs Team answers a question. (Screen shot)

Natalie Six of the winning Gibbs Team answers a question. (Screen shot)

Catherine Rodriguez of the winning Ironic Bonds team answers a question about Peter Agre. (Screen shot)

Catherine Rodriguez of the winning Ironic Bonds team answers a question about Peter Agre. (Screen shot)

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal moderating the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes. (Screen shot)

UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal moderating the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes. (Screen shot)

UC Davis to Celebrate 'Bio Day' on Saturday, Feb. 20

It's "Bio Day" on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the University of California, Davis. That's when UC Davis will celebrate the "bio" (life) in both biodiversity and biochemistry with special events open to the public. Biodiversity? Three presentations sponsored...

The line-up on Saturday, Feb. 20 for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month live talks. (Screen shot)

The line-up on Saturday, Feb. 20 for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month live talks. (Screen shot)

When UC Davis Professor Jonathan Eisen read on Twitter that the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes would be both fun and educational, he commented: "And who ever said Biochemistry Quizzes weren't fun. Silly people. They are fun." (Screen shot)

When UC Davis Professor Jonathan Eisen read on Twitter that the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes would be both fun and educational, he commented: "And who ever said Biochemistry Quizzes weren't fun. Silly people. They are fun." (Screen shot)

Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes: A Fun and Educational Activity

You won't want to miss this. It promises to be a memorable event.  Sixty UC Davis undergraduate students, divided into 12 teams with such names as "Green Team," "Amigo Acids" and "Attack on Titration," will compete in the first-ever...

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal organizing the Eric Conn Biochemistry Games. (Screen shot)

UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal organizing the Eric Conn Biochemistry Games. (Screen shot)

In her video, Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. (Screen shot)

In her video, Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. (Screen shot)

Rachel Levan, a UC Davis third-year genetics major from Fairfield, Calif., is one of the participants in the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes. (Screen shot)

Rachel Levan, a UC Davis third-year genetics major from Fairfield, Calif., is one of the participants in the Eric Conn Biochemistry Quizzes. (Screen shot)

Eric Conn, a noted plant biochemist, nurtured the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's acacias for scientific as well as aesthetic reasons. He died in 2017 at age 94. (UC Davis Photo)

Eric Conn, a noted plant biochemist, nurtured the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's acacias for scientific as well as aesthetic reasons. He died in 2017 at age 94. (UC Davis Photo)

UCD vs. UCD Biochemistry Games Set--Davis and Dublin

What a novel idea! UCD vs. UCD! One is the University of California, Davis, or UCD. The other: University College Dublin, or UCD. Just add "UCD vs. UCD Biochemistry Games," and you get a friendly global rivalry...

Eric Conn, a noted plant biochemist, nurtured the UC Davis Arborteum’s acacias for scientific as well as aesthetic reasons. He died in 2017 at age 94. (UC Davis Photo)

Eric Conn, a noted plant biochemist, nurtured the UC Davis Arborteum’s acacias for scientific as well as aesthetic reasons. He died in 2017 at age 94. (UC Davis Photo)

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