UBC chemist Stephen Withers is one of five successful applicants to receive the Killam Research Fellowships. Withers’s research is on the emerging field of engineering carbohydrate-modifying enzymes. The Fellowships, totaling $700,000, support scholars engaged in research projects of outstanding merit and widespread interest in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering and interdisciplinary studies within these fields. For more information, click here.