Archived Biochemistry Seminars

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 9:00am

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 12:00pm

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 9:00am

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 12:00pm

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 9:00am

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 4:00pm

The Legionella Dot/lcm Type IV secretion system: polarity guided cryo-EM analysis Dr. Joseph Vogel Washington University, Department of Molecular Microbiology Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Ensminger MaRS West Tower, Room 1522 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Vogel_Poster.pdf

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 2:00pm

Revisiting natural products to address the antibiotic resistance crisis Dr. Gerry Wright Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 2:00pm Host: Martin Daniel-Ivad MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Seminar Dec 5 -Gerry Wright.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:30am

STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTORECEPTOR COMPLEXES BY EPR SPECTROSCOPY Wei-Lin Ou Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:30am Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Ernst MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Wei-Lin.Ou_.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:00am

Uncovering ‘Cryptic’ Natural Products from Streptomyces Bacteria Martin Daniel-Ivad Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Martin.Daniel.Ivad_.pdf

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 2:00pm

Structure and function of the RING-like protein RTF2 Andrew Zhai Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Gil Prive CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Andrew.Zhai_.pdf

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 12:00pm

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 9:00am

Mechanistic and Regulatory Insights into the Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Pel Gregory Whitfield Monday, December 2, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Howell CCBR Black Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Gregory.Whitfield.pdf

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 9:00am

Regulation of a Downstream Effector (DIAPH) of RhoA Signaling in Ciliogenesis and Maintenance of the Primary Cilia Oliva Palander Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Oliva_.Palander.pdf

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:00pm

What if Alzheimer's disease was not caused by amyloid? Dr. Karl Herrup Professor of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Raphaella So MSB 2170 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Connell 2019_Karl Herrup.pdf

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 12:00pm

Regulation of protein functions by 3’UTRs Dr. Christine Mayr Sloan Kettering Institute, New York Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Nevraj Kejiou MSB 2170 Biochemistry George Connell Lectures Seminars Poster available: Connell poster_MAYR.pdf

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 12:00pm

Friday, September 20, 2019 - 2:00pm

Recruitment and Mechanism of the Bacterial Type IV Pilus Motors Matthew McCallum Friday, September 20, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Howell MSB 2170 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Matthew.McCallum.pdf

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

The social and chemical lives of actinomycete bacteria Dr. Matt Traxler UC Berkeley Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Jan Falguera MSB 2170 Biochemistry George Connell Lecture seminars Poster available: Connell poster_TRAXLER.pdf

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 1:30pm

Investigating the roles of anionic phospholipids in endocytic trafficking in mammalian and S. cerevisiae cells Yanbo Yang Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 1:30pm Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Fairn MSB 4171 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Yanbo_.Yang_.pdf

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 1:00pm

Structural characterization of prion protein misfolding using proteins from resistant species and antibodies Ondrej Halgas Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Emil Pai MSB 3278 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Ondrej.Halgas.pdf

Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 9:00am

Anti-CRISPRs and CRISPR-Cas: Characterization and biotechnology Marios Mejdani Wednesday, July 3, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.MariosMejdani.pdf

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 2:00pm

Cell-Wall Recycling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Nexus to Antibiotic Resistance Prof. Shahriar Mobashery Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 2:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Poster_Shahriar Mobashery.pdf

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 9:00am

Discovery of novel antibiotics via Streptomyces sporulation Scott McAuley Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Scott_.McAuley.pdf

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 2:00pm

Integrated Experimental and Bioinformatics Approach to Investigate Metabolic Channelling Kris Hon Friday, May 24, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. John Parkinson MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Kris_.Hon_.pdf

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 4:00pm

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 4:00pm

Probing neurodegeneration with genome wide perturbations and 3D histology DR. ADRIANO AGUZZI University of Zurich, Institute of Neuropathology, Zurich, Switzerland Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Igor Stagljar CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Connell 2019_Adriano Aguzzi.pdf

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 4:00pm

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 4:00pm

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 4:00pm

Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 2:00pm

Investigation of the immunogenicity and specificity of the Transferrin binding proteins from bovine pathogenic bacteria Anastassia Pogoutse Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Trevor Moraes CCBR, Black Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Ana_.Pogoutse.pdf

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm

PROTEIN TRANSPORT ACROSS MEMBRANES DR. Tom Rapoport Professor of Cell Biology and HHMI Investigator, HHMI/Harvard Medical School Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Kathleen Orrell MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Connell 2019_Tom Rapoport.pdf

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 4:00pm

Getting excited about NMR, structure, mechanisms, the unknown and curing cancer Dr. Gerhard Wagner Elkan R. Blout Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Alexander Orazietti MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Connell 2019_Gerhard Wagner.pdf

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 9:00am

Chaperone Systems in Model Organisms Kamran Rizzolo Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Walid Houry MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Kamran.Rizzolo.pdf

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 4:00pm

Transmission of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative disorders – a common mechanism of disease progression DR. VIRGINIA M.-Y. LEE Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Raphaella So MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Connell 2019_Virginia M.Y. Lee.pdf

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 9:30am

Biochemistry Graduate First Seminar Symposium (9:30am - 1:05pm) MSc, PhD students Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 9:30am MaRS 15th floor, room 1522 AND MaRS 16th flloor, room 1622 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: FinalRev4.Posted_1st.talk_.schedule_2018.19.xls-1.pdf

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 9:30am

Biochemistry Graduate First Seminar Symposium (9:30am - 12:30pm) MSc, PhD students Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 9:30am MaRS 15th floor, room 1522 AND MaRS 16th flloor, room 1622 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: FinalRev4.Posted_1st.talk_.schedule_2018.19.xls-1.pdf

Monday, April 8, 2019 - 2:00pm

Structural and functional characterization of ubiquitin variants and ubiquitin binding proteins Noah Manczyk Monday, April 8, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Frank Sicheri Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Rev.Ph_.D.Poster.Noah_.Manczyk.pdf