BiophysTO Seminars

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am

Magic numbers in protein phase transitions Prof. Ned Wingreen Princeton University Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: NWingreen_Apr30.pdf

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 10:30am

Multiscale spectroscopies for understanding GPCR mediated cell signalling Anthony Watts Biomembrane Structure Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 10:30am Host: Dr. Oliver Ernst CCBR Red Room BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: AnthonyWatts_May 22_2018-1.pdf

Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 4:30pm

STI1/HOP (Hsp70-Hsp90 organizing protein) regulation of cellular resilience and protein misfolding Marco A. M. Prado Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 4:30pm Host: Dr. Walid Houry CCBR Red Room BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MarcoPrado_May 24_2018.pdf

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:00pm

Structural Basis of Nucleotide Sugar Transport Across the Golgi membrane Dr. Simon Newstead Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier MSB, Room 5231 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SimonNewstead_June 19_2018-1.pdf

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

The Physics of Behavior: measuring and modeling the sensorimotor response of C. elegans Prof. William Ryu Department of Physics and Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Sept 13_poster.pdf

Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 12:00pm

Analysis Methods for Nanopore Sequencing Data Prof. Jared Simpson Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar_poster-SG.pdf

Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 12:00pm

Immune recognition, antagonism and machine learning Prof. Paul Francois McGill University Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar_poster-SG.pdf

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 12:00pm

Using Ligand Binding Processes and EPR Spectroscopy for Functional Characterization of (Bio-)Macromolecules Dr. Dariush Hinderberger Institute of Chemistry Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenbergle Germany Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Oliver Ernst Medical Sciences Building, Rm 5231 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: DariushHinderberger_Nov7_2018-2.pdf

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 11:00am

Statistical physics of molecular evolution across scales Prof. Armita Nourmohammad University of Washington Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Prof. Sig Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar_poster-SG.pdf

Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 12:00pm

Metabolic Modeling for Designing Microbes and Communities Radhakrishnan Mahadevan University of Toronto Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar_poster-SG.pdf

Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 12:00pm

Controlling Heterogeneity within Multicellular Populations Dr. Nika Shakiba Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday, November 22, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar_poster-SG.pdf

Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 12:00pm

Tell Cells Where to Go Dr. Kevin Truong Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Toronto Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kevin Truong_011719.pdf

Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:00pm

Indirect regulation of gene expression: Implications for bacterial evolution Matthew Scott University of Waterloo Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MScott_Feb7.pdf

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 12:00pm

Biophysical regulation of skeletal muscle stem cell fate Dr. Penney M. Gilbert Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: PGilbert_Feb14.pdf

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 2:30pm

Chaperoning protein misfolding in ALS Dr. Martin L. Duennwald Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Western Ontario Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry MaRS Centre West Tower, Room 1622 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MDuennwald_April 17.pdf

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 12:00pm

Dominant rotors Dr. Andre K. Yudin Department of Chemistry University of Toronto Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: AndreYudin_041819-1.pdf

Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 12:00pm

The SMX Tri-Nuclease: Making it Safe to Play with Knives Dr. Haley Wyatt Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Haley Wyatt_ 042519-1.pdf

Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 12:00pm

How Cells Control Protein Aggregation under Stress Dr. Kate Lee Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Kate Lee_050219.pdf

Monday, July 8, 2019 - 12:00pm

Transport of signals and drugs across membranes Dr. Gnana S. Gnanakaran Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM Monday, July 8, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Sarah Rauscher McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gnanakaran_Jul8.pdf

Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 12:00pm

High-throughput single-cell proteomics quantifies the emergence of macrophage heterogeneity Nikolai Slavov Northeastern University, College of Engineering Thursday, August 1, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Nikolai Slavov _080119.pdf

Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 2:00pm

How to form a mirror-symmetric organ? Surface mechanics of developing sensory hair-cells Anna Erzberger Rockefeller University Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: AErzberger_Aug28.pdf

Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 12:00pm

Development of Novel Antibiotics that Dysregulate the ClpP Protease Dr. Walid A. Houry Dept of Biochemistry, Dept of Chemistry University of Toronto Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Sidhartha Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Walid Houry_Sept 12_2019-1.pdf

Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 12:00pm

Folding and self-assembly of peptides and proteins in membranes Régis Pomès Program in Molecular Medicine Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Andrea Guljas McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Regis Pomes_Sept 26_2019.pdf

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 12:00pm

Costate methods for reinforcement learning Dr. Douglas Tweed Dept of Physiology, Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN), University of Toronto Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Wilson Zeng McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Douglas_Tweed_Oct_24_2019-.pdf

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 12:00pm

Divide and conquer: how deleterious mitochondrial DNA is eliminated in the germline Dr. Thomas Hurd Department of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Thomas Hurd_Nov 14_2019.pdf

Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:00pm

Integrating protein biophysics and population dynamics to predict microbial evolution Dr. Adrian Serohijos Department of Biochemistry Cedergren Center in Bioinformatics and Genomics Université de Montréal, Canada Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Hue Sun Chan McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Adrian Serohijos_Nov 28_2019R.pdf

Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:00pm

Control of tissue development by cell-cycle dependent transcriptional filtering Dr. Gary Bader Computational Biology University of Toronto Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bader_Jan23.pdf

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 12:00pm

Islet-on-a-chip provides an optical window into cellular metabolism and insulin secretion Dr. Jonathan Rocheleau Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto; Department of Physiology, The Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Wilson Zeng McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Jonathan_Rocheleau_Jan_30_2020-1.pdf

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm

Structural mechanisms of membrane fusion: from virus-cell to cell-cell Dr. Jeffrey E. Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: JeffreyLee_021320.pdf

Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 12:00pm

Cell-size control and inheritance dynamics in bacteria Hanna Salman University of Pittsburgh Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Anton Zilman McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Salman_poster.pdf

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 12:00pm

Chemical probes for all human proteins: an impossible project? Dr. Matthieu Schapira Dept of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Andrea Guljas https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89269805722?pwd=TXY5NTgvM0FrNjBlR3RxdEExaC9mZz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Biophysics Seminar_Schapira.pdf

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 12:00pm

Biophysics of the Nuclear Pore Complex Prof. Anton Zilman Department of Physics, University of Toronto Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Wilson Zeng https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Biophysics Seminar_Zilman.pdf

Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 12:00pm

The early fly embryo as a test tube for microscopists Dr. Cecile Fradin Department of Physics, McMaster University Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Anton Zilman https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Biophysics Seminar_Fradin.pdf

Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 12:00pm

Quantifying Biomarker Concentration Using Solid-State Nanopores Dr. Vincent Tabard-Cossa Department of Physics University of Ottawa Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/81281912614 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: BioPhysics Seminar_Tabard-Cossa.pdf

Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:00pm

Nuclear spins acting in natural electron transfer observed by Photo-CIDNP solid-state NMR Jörg Matysik Universität Leipzig Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: James Otis https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Matysik_Jan15.pdf

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 12:00pm

The COVID-19 end game Dr. Ashleigh Tuite Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/86958573202 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ashleigh Tuite_Feb 11_2021.pdf

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 12:00pm

Breaking through the barriers: a multi-pronged strategy towards targeting bacteria Dr. Ruby Sullan Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough & Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 12:00pm https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82622130777 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ruby Sullan_Feb 25_2021.pdf

Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:00pm

Nonequilibrium and geometric effects control mRNA localization to mitochondria Prof. Aidan Brown Physics Department, Ryerson University Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Anton Zilman https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Aidan_Brown_March 112021.pdf

Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 12:00pm

Fundamental Space-Time Limits to Imaging Chemistry and Biology: Towards Making a Molecular Map of the Cell Dr. R. J. Dwayne Miller Departments of Chemistry and Physics University of Toronto Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82520802327 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dwayne_Miller_March182021.pdf

Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 12:00pm

A Langevin approach to dynamics of the human immune system Andreas Mayer Lewis-Siegler Institute, Princeton University Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Sidhartha Goyal https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84689518553?pwd=amxXaVgwd25iM3hNdmlTZzVMVmRoQT09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Andreas_Mayer_March252021.pdf

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 12:00pm

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Using Translational and Reverse-Translational Approaches Prof. Jennifer Gommerman Department of Immunology, University of Toronto Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Anton Zilman https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: JGommerman_April8.pdf

Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 12:00pm

The Role of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Sensing Membrane Curvature Prof. Wade Zeno Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: James Otis https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Wade Zeno_Apr15.pdf

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:00pm

Safeguarding the integrity of the nucleus Prof. Patrick Lusk Yale School of Medicine Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Anton Zilman https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: PLusk_May6.pdf

Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:00pm

Spatial and temporal feedbacks in the immune system balance host defense and tissue integrity Dr. Alon Oyler-Yaniv Harvard Medical School Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Anton Zilman https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89407663380?pwd=OFBMczlhWVZKbUswQzk3VXNkLzhGdz09 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Oyler-Yaniv_June3.pdf

Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 12:00pm

Developmental bioelectric networks instruct growth and form: from basic mechanisms to electroceuticals Dr. Michael Levin Biology Department, Tufts University Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: eremy Rothschild Zoom meeting BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MLevin_Nov 420201.pdf

Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 12:00pm

Driven polymers: From basic biophysics to identification of RNA viruses Prof. Ulrich F. Keyser Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Anton Zilman Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: Keyser_Nov182021.pdf

Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 12:00pm

Microbial Lifestyle Strategies Revealed through Metabolic Modeling Dr. John Parkinson Program in Molecular Medicine Hospital for Sick Children Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: John Parkinson_Dec 2_2021.pdf

Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 12:00pm

ABC Transporters: Nutrient Uptake and Pathogenesis Heather Pinkett, PhD Department of Molecular Biosciences Northwestern University Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 12:00pm Host: James Otis Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster_Pinkett_Dec16.pdf

Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 12:00pm

The geometry of decision-making in individuals and collectives Prof. Nir Gov Department of Chemical and Biological Physics Weizmann Institute of Science Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Anton Zilman Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: NGov_Jan272022.pdf

Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 12:00pm

Species coexistence and the distribution of species diversity Dr. Benjamin Gilbert Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Toronto Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Jeremy Rothschild Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: BGilbert_Feb1022.pdf