Teaching Faculty

Dr. Milner's research history includes structure/function studies on the uncoupling protein in brown adipose tissue mitochondria, on the ER protein calreticulin, and on the skeletal muscle protein dystrophin. More recently she has been conducting educational research, to complement her work on continuing improvement of the department's undergraduate teaching program. After completing an AHFMR post-doctoral fellowship in 1993, she taught for a number of years as a sessional instructor whilst also working as a technical writer and trainer for various companies in Edmonton. She has been a full-time member of the department's academic staff since 2000, when she was tasked with redevelopment of the department's senior undergraduate laboratory course, BIOCH 401. In 2002, she led the design and development of a new curriculum for the undergraduate teaching program, which was implemented in 2005, and since then she has been actively working to integrate meaningful research opportunities for undergraduate students throughout the program. She currently teaches BIOCH 200, BIOCH 330, and BIOCH 401, and coordinates BIOCH 299. She is also advisor for third and fourth year students in the honors and specialization programs in biochemistry.

Development of a Connected Curriculum in Biochemistry at a Large, Research-Intensive University in Canada.
Milner, R.E.
In Developing the Higher Education Curriculum: Research-Based Education in Practice (2017). UCL Press. Carnell, B. and Fung, D., Eds. ISBN: 978‑1‑78735‑087‑8

Learner Differences and Learning Outcomes in an Introductory Biochemistry Class: Attitude Towards Images, Visual Cognitive Skills, and Learning Approach.
Milner, R.E.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (2014) 42: 285-298

Using Clickers to Improve Student Engagement and Performance in an Introductory Biochemistry Class.
Addison S Wright A and Milner RE
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (2009) 37: 84-91

Phosphorylation of dystrophin. The carboxyl-terminal of dystrophin is a substrate for in vitro phosphorylation by p34cdc2 protein kinase.
Milner RE, Busaan JL Holmes CFB, Wang JH and Michalak M
J. Biol. Chem. (1993) 268: 21901-21905

Dr. Parrish has been teaching in the Department of Biochemistry since 2006, and has been a full-time faculty member since 2007. His background is predominantly in the field of structural biology and molecular modelling of viral proteinases and their inhibitors. He currently teaches a wide variety of courses in the undergraduate program in the Department of Biochemistry, including BIOCH 200, 320, 330, 398 and 401. He is also the coordinator for the 300-level biochemistry classes and in the first and second-year advisor for students in the specialization and honors BSc program in biochemistry. He has also produced molecular/structural art for Pearson/Prentice Hall and for Oxford University Press.