Burns Lake Student Wins Fellowship for Cancer Research

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 09:41 AM

Prince George, B.C.- A UNBC student from Burns Lake has won a Fellowship from the BC Cancer Agency to conduct Molecular Biology research at UNBC this summer.

Dustin King, a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology student from Burns Lake, will be carrying out cancer research under UNBC Chemistry professor Chow Lee, and investigating the way certain RNA molecules create conditions which allow the spread of the disease in the body.

“One of the things that attracted me to UNBC was Dr. Lee’s research,” says King, who is in his fourth year of studies. “The interaction of molecular structures has always interested me, and to be afforded the opportunity to work with a scientist of his caliber while still an undergraduate is a fantastic opportunity.”

King has designed molecules in the lab, which inhibit a protein interaction that promotes cancer.

“Dustin has a creative and inquiring mind and is very passionate about scientific research. He is doing outstanding work very early on in his career,” says Dr. Lee.
Dr. Lee says he expects the research to be completed this summer and to have the results published in an academic journal sometime in the fall.

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