Previous Seminars

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 2:30pm

Lineage Based Taxonomy and Culture of Human Tumors Tan A. Ince, M.D, PhD Director, Tumor Stem Cell Division, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute and Associate Professor of Pathology University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Monday, June 16, 2014 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Benjamin Neel PMH, 610 University Avenue, 7th Floor, Rm 7-605 OCI Special Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar Notice for Posting - Dr. Tan Ince - June 16, 2014.pdf

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 5:00pm

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 10:00am

Scoliosis 360°: What Have we Learnt and Where are we Going? Dr. Alain Moreau University of Montreal Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Brian Ciruna MSB 4279 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Moreau Poster.pdf

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 4:00pm

Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 1:00pm

Regulation of Ras Activity by Post-translational Modification Dr. Sharon Campbell Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Mitsu Ikura MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Sharon Campbell Seminar Announcement.pdf

Friday, June 20, 2014 - 1:30pm

Gene regulation via gene looping and noncoding RNA. Dr. Musa Mhlanga Gene Expression and Biophysics Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa and Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Friday, June 20, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Mhlanga.pdf

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 11:30am

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 2:30pm

Mind the fingers: ZFPs in stem cell identity and reprogramming Dr. Qiang Wu, Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Monday, June 23, 2014 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Jinrong Min MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor SGC Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SGC Seminar_Qiang Wu.pdf

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 3:00pm

Monday, June 23, 2014 - 5:00pm

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 11:00am

“Long noncoding RNA: transcription noise or biological modulator? A view from studies in embryonic stem cells” Dr. Xiaohua Shen, Associate Professor Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Zhaolei Zhang, Associate Professor, The Donnelly Centre CCBR Red Room Poster available: Xiaohua_Shen_2014June25.pdf

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 3:00pm

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 4:00pm

Monday, June 30, 2014 - 5:00pm

Monday, July 7, 2014 - 2:00pm

Does the Immune System See Stem Cells? Brian Brown, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Monday, July 7, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Benjamin Neel PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar Notice for Posting.pdf

Monday, July 7, 2014 - 4:00pm

Worm Language: A Natural Combinatorial Library and A Xylopyranose-Based Nucleoside Dr. Frank C. Schroeder Cornell University Monday, July 7, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Peter Roy MSB 4171 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Schroeder Poster.pdf

Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 3:00pm

Know Thy Neighbour: The Building of a Functional Lung Dr. Xin Sun University of Wisconsin, Madison Thursday, July 10, 2014 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Chi Chung Hui MSB 4171 Poster available: Sun Poster.pdf

Monday, July 14, 2014 - 2:00pm

Monday, July 14, 2014 - 4:00pm

Protein misfolding in an incurable neurodegenerative disease: Connecting theory and experiment Dr. Steven Plotkin University of British Columbia Monday, July 14, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Scott Prosser CCBR Red Room CIHR Training Grant in Protein Folding and Interaction Dynamics Seminar Series Poster available: Plotkin.pdf

Friday, July 18, 2014 - 11:00am

Mechanistic studies on cyclodextrin-antibody interactions Dr. Gerhard Winter Chair of Pharmaceutics, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany Friday, July 18, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Heiko Heerklotz; tel: 416-978-1188; email: heiko.heerklotz@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Pharmacy seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: WINTER, gerhard - heerklotz- July18.pdf

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 10:00am

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 3:00pm

Imaging with molecular specificity and cellular resolution Dr. Christopher Contag Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Radiology, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Brian Wilson PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Contag Special Guest Seminar.pdf

Monday, July 28, 2014 - 11:00am

Alteration of Kinases Activation in Immune Cells by Exposure to Dialkylphosphates and the Outcome in Tumour Development Dr. Libia Vega Loyo Department of Toxicology Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute Mexico Monday, July 28, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Jack Uetrecht; tel: (416) 978-8939; email: jack.uetrecht@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: LOYO VEGA Libia - uetrecht - jul28.pdf

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 2:00pm

Revealing the mystery of cytokinesis – one mitochondria at a time Dr. Craig Mandato Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill University Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 2:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mandato.pdf

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 10:00am

E. coli uses a Type III Secretion System Effector to Subvert the Activity of Mammalian Tyrosine Kinases Dr. Gad Frankel Imperial College London Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Alex Ensminger, Department of Molecular Genetics MSB 4171 Special Seminar

Towards generating transplantable hematopoietic stem cells from induced pluripotent stem cells Dr. Niels-Bjarne R. Woods, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Lund Stem Cell Center, Molecular Medicine and Gene Therapy, Lund University, Sweden. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Rama Khokha, Professor, Dept. of Medical Biophysics, and Senior Scientist, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor OCI Special Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Co-sponsor: Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Poster available: PMCC Special Seminar_Woods_Niels-Bjarne.pdf

Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 11:00am

In vitro and in vivo regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and drug efflux transporters by signal transduction pathways in glial cells: Implications in HIV-1 neuropathogenesis and its treatment Tamima Ashraf Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Supervisor: Dr. Reina Bendayan; tel: 416-978-6979; email: r.bendayan@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: ASHRAF tamima - Reina E-aug7.pdf

Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 4:00pm

''Transcriptional Repression by Maf1: Implications for Cancer and Obesity'' Dr. Ian Willis, Professor, http://www.einstein.yu.edu/faculty/445/ian-willis/, http://www.bioc.aecom.yu.edu/labs/willislab/index. Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Departments of Biochemistry and Systems & Computational Biology Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Brenda Andrews, Professor and Director, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular + Biomolecular Research CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Seminar Poster available: Ian Willis poster.compressed.pdf

Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 2:00pm

MRP1 in Oxidative Stress-Induced Cardiac Injury: Friend or Foe? DR. MARY VORE Director, Graduate Center for Toxicology, University of Kentucky Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Shinya Ito; tel: (416) 813-5776; email: shinya.ito@sickkids.ca ( Dept. of Pharmacology) , Dr. Reina Bendayan; tel: 416-978-6979; email: r.bendayan@utoronto.ca (Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences) Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: VORE mary-RBendayan.SIto Aug21.pdf

Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 10:00am

Genetic and Phenotypic heterogeneity in small cell lung cancer Dr. Pierre Massion Division of Allergy, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Ming Tsao PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Pierre Massion Special Seminar.pdf

Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 11:00am

Head Hunting – Targeting the Influenza Hemagglutinin Receptor Binding Site Dr. Peter S. Lee Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien PGCRL EVENT ROOM 2A/2B (02.9310) - 686 BAY STREET - SECOND FLOOR Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: SeminarNotice_Lee_Aug28_jpj.pdf

Friday, August 29, 2014 - 11:00am

Preparing pharmacists for an expanded scope of practice: the RETAE framework ARTEMIS DIAMANTOUROS Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Friday, August 29, 2014 - 11:00am Supervisor: Dr. Zubin Austin, tel: 416-978-0186; email: zubin.austin@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Diaman artemis - Zubin Aug29.pdf

Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 11:00am

Monday, September 8, 2014 - 11:30am

Monday, September 8, 2014 - 4:00pm

Manipulation of the Host DNA Damage Response by Herpes Simplex Virus Dr. Sandra Weller University of Connecticut Monday, September 8, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. L. Frappier MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Poster available: Weller Poster.pdf

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 4:00pm

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 4:00pm

Mechanisms of Gut Epithelial Stem Cells and Plasticity Dr. Tae-Hee Kim Hospital for Sick Children, Candidate for Faculty Appointment Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Special Seminar Poster available: Kim Poster.pdf

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 9:30am

CRISPR-Cas systems: from humble beginnings to today’s headlines Dr. Sylvain Moineau Université Laval Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 9:30am Host: Dr. Alan Davidson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Moineau Poster.pdf

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 11:00am

"Fundamental roles of the innate-like natural antibodies in immune homeostasis" Dr. Gregg J. Silverman, Professor New York University Langone Medical Centre Musculoskeletal Centre of Excellence Immunology / Antibody Engineering, Lupus and Autoimmune disease Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Sachdev Sidhu, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular + Biomolecular Research CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gregg Silverman poster.compressed.pdf

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 12:00pm

SEMINAR CANCELLED Prof. Aymelt Itzen AG Proteinchemie, Technische Universität München, Department Chemie Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Cordula Enenkel MSB 4171 CIHR Training Grant in Protein Folding and Interaction Dynamics Seminar Series Poster available: Itzen.pdf

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 4:00pm

Data-driven computational approaches for uncovering variation in protein interactions Dr. Mona Singh Professor of Computer Science, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Igor Jurisica PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-605 OCI Seminar Series Poster available: Singh_ Seminar Poster.pdf

Friday, September 12, 2014 - 11:00am

Advancing Comparative Effectiveness Research: Filling in the Gaps for Bisphosphonates MINA TADROUS Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Friday, September 12, 2014 - 11:00am Supervisor: Dr. Suzanne Cadarette; tel: (416) 978-7349; email: s.cadarette@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: TADROUS mina S-cadaretter Spt12.pdf

Friday, September 12, 2014 - 1:30pm

Innate immunity and metabolic homeostasis. Dr. AJay Chawla Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Friday, September 12, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Chawla.pdf

Friday, September 12, 2014 - 2:00pm

Monday, September 15, 2014 - 4:00pm

Novel therapeutic approaches for rare genetic disease; after the deluge Dr. Alex MacKenzie University of Ottawa Monday, September 15, 2014 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. James Dowling Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MacKenzie Poster.pdf

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 4:00pm