Previous Seminars

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 4:00pm

Novel Antimicrobial-Templated Mesoporous Filler for Dental Resin Adhesives Cameron Stewart Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: Y.Finer Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

The exploitation of macromolecule-nanoparticle interactions in the pursuit of personalized medicine and drug delivery vehicles James Lazarovits Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: W.Chan Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 3:00pm

On peculiarities of being a human - human-specific aspects of developmental gene regulation Dr. Joanna Wysocka Stanford School of Medicine Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: DSCB Trainees PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Joanna Wysocka Seminar Announcement.pdf

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Nero Thevakumaran Grad Student Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series

No topic submitted Noah Mancz Grad Student Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series

Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 9:00am

Characterizing Structural Dynamics of the Magnesium channel, CorA: Implications for Gating Shaoxu (Angela) Li Department of Biochemistry Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Emil Pai MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Smlr.Siz_.Ph_.D.Poster.Angela.Li_.pdf

Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 12:00pm

" Characterizing the molecular organization of human serum amyloid A by solid-state NMR" Jason Yau Hospital for sick children Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Simon Sharpe PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids NMR seminar series

“ Nucleosome ubiquitylation and the DNA damage response: Towards the characterization of UBD’s in the RNF-mediated repair pathway by methyl-TROSY NMR” Dr. Julianne Kitevski-LeBlanc University of Toronto Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Arrowsmith and Dr. Lewis Kay PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids NMR seminar series

Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 4:00pm

Functional Genomic Studies in Ovarian Cancer James Brenton, PhD, FRCP Senior Group Leader and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Brad Wouters PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-605 OCI Seminar Series

Using Networks to Probe Biological Systems (CANCELLED) Dr. John Quackenbush Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and Director of Center for Cancer Computational Biology (CCCB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Benjamin Haibe-Kains PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-605 OCI Seminar Series

Monday, June 15, 2015 - 11:30am

Flightless I mediates formation of cell extensions and collagen remodeling. Christopher McCulloch Professor, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Matrix Dynamics, Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry Monday, June 15, 2015 - 11:30am Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:00pm

Mechanistic Studies of Protein Complexes Controlling Cell Polarity and Growth Dr. Mingjie Zhang Kerry Holdings Professor of Science, Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Mitsu Ikura MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor OCI Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar_MingjieZhang.pdf

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 2:00pm

Hypoxia-inducible factor-2a(HIF-2a) is a driver of mammalian pexophagy. Dr. Werner Kovacs Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 2:00pm PGCRL, Multi-Media Room, 3rd Floor Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Kovacs.pdf

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 4:00pm

Vascular abnormalities of the inner ear in different pathologies Mattia Carraro Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: R.Harrison Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

Mechanomyogram detection of intentional muscle activity in the presence of dyskinetic movements Marcela Villada Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: T.Chau Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 11:00am

“Structural Systems Pharmacology: the role of 3D structures in next generation drug development” Dr. Patrick Aloy, ICREA Professor Structural Bioinformatics Lab, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) Barcelona, Spain Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Fritz Roth, Professor, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular + Biomolecular Research CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Patrick Aloy seminar poster June 18 2015.pdf

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 3:00pm

Chromatin architecture defines eukaryotic origins of DNA replication Dr. David MacAlpine Duke University Medical Center Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb MSB 2172 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MacAlpine Poster.pdf

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 4:00pm

Probing the structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins with single-molecule spectroscopy Ben Schuler, PhD Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Hue Sun Chan MSB 4279 CIHR Training Grant in Protein Folding and Interaction Dynamics Seminar Series Poster available: Schuler.pdf

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 11:00am

AIE Nanodots for Bioimaging, Diagnosis and Therapy Applications DR. BEN ZHONG TANG Chair Professor of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong Friday, June 19, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Xiao Yu (Shirley) Wu; tel: (416) 978-5272; email: sxy.wu@utoronto.ca, Dr. Mitchell Winnik; tel: (416) 978-0541; email: mwinnik@chem.utoronto.ca PB255 (Big Pod), Pharmacy Building, 144 College St., Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: TANG ben zhong - June19 shirleyWU.pdf

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 2:30pm

Claudins and Tubule Formation during Kidney Development Dr. Indra Gupta McGill University Friday, June 19, 2015 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Helen McNeill Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Indra Gupta_June 2015_Special Seminar.pdf

Monday, June 22, 2015 - 5:00pm

"Are there better ways to measure sweat chloride for diagnostic testing?" and "Bitter taste receptors, innate immunity, lung functions, and CF: a potential new therapeutic avenue" Previous Catalyst Grant Winners, Drs. Tanja Gonska & Herman Yeger Monday, June 22, 2015 - 5:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 4:00pm

Effective Visual Force Feedback for Minimal Access Surgery Training Justin Wee Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: J.Drake & T.Gerstle Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

Development of biomarkers and diagnostic applications for Alzheimer's disease leveraging machine-learning techniques Nikhil Bhagwat Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) Supervisor: M.Chakravarty Rosebrugh Building - RS211 IBBME Graduate Student Seminar

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 2:00pm

Chromatin modification and signaling for transcription Dr. Jerry L. Workman Investigator, Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Wednesday, June 24, 2015 - 2:00pm PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Special Seminar

Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 4:00pm

Some fundamental aspects of developing epigenetic therapy for cancer Stephen B. Baylin, MD Professor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Daniel DeCarvalho PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Poster available: Baylin_Seminar Posting.pdf

Friday, June 26, 2015 - 1:30am

Electron tomography workflows in the study of platelets and dendritic cells. Dr. Harry Heijnen Department of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology and Cell Microscopy Center, University Medical Center Utrecht Friday, June 26, 2015 - 1:30am PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Heijnen.pdf

Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:00am

Targeted Nanoparticles for Eliminating Thrombogenic and Tumorigenic Cells DR. JULIE A. OLIVER Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friday, June 26, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. James Wells; tel: (416) 978-3068; email: jwells@phm.utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: OLIVER.julie June26 jimWELLS.pdf

Monday, June 29, 2015 - 11:00am

Knee Deep in Water: Aquaporin 9 and Cartilage Damage. Peter Kannu Staff Physician, Clinical and Metabolic Genetics Monday, June 29, 2015 - 11:00am Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

Monday, June 29, 2015 - 5:00pm

Strategy Session - Canceled Strategy Session Monday, June 29, 2015 - 5:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:30am

Nuclear ABL Stabilizes a Master Transcriptional Complex Required for Osteoblastogenesis. Robert Rottapel Principal Investigator, University of Toronto, TMDT – MaRS Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:30am Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

Friday, July 10, 2015 - 9:30am

α11β1 integrin in wound healing: A crucial role for a major collagen receptor. Cédric Zeltz Department of Biomedicine, Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO), Norwegian Centre of Excellence, University of Bergen, Norway Friday, July 10, 2015 - 9:30am Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

Monday, July 13, 2015 - 3:00pm

Optical Microscopy Methods, Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FSC) or Measuring Protein Mobility and Protein-Protein Interactions. Dr. Manoel Veiga PicoQuant Innovations, Berlin, Germany Monday, July 13, 2015 - 3:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Veiga.pdf

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 2:10pm

First Trimester Exposure to Topiramate and the Risk of Oral Clefts in the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ABDULAZIZ M. S. ALSAAD BSc Pharm, MSc, Candidate Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 2:10pm Supervisor: Supervisor: Gideon Koren, MD.; Advisory Committee: Dr. B. Kapur, Dr. D. Colantonio, and Dr. L. Dupuis Pharmacy Building Room 850 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Research Group Seminar Poster available: ALSAAD.Abdul Jul 15-2015.pdf

Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 3:00pm

Beyond Data Mining: Challenges of interactive machine learning for discovering knowledge in biomedical data Andreas Holzinger Medical University Graz & CBmed Center for Biomarker Research, Austria Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: Igor Jurisica MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor OCI Special Seminar Special Seminar

Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 4:00pm

Metabolic Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer Dr. Nabeel Bardeesy Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Geneticist, Center for Cancer Research Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Bradly Wouters PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series

Friday, July 24, 2015 - 11:30am

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MITOCHONDRIAL QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM INVOLVED IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE Dr. Kalle Gehring McGill University Friday, July 24, 2015 - 11:30am Host: Dr. Cheryl Arrowsmith PMH, 610 University Avenue, 7th Floor, Rm 7-605 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Gehring_Poster_Jul24.pdf

Friday, July 24, 2015 - 2:00pm

Structure Determination and Biochemical Characterization of Novel Human Ubiquitin-Like Domains Ryan Doherty PhD Candidate, Medical Biophysics Friday, July 24, 2015 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Cheryl Arrowsmith MaRS-TMDT, 101 College St, Rm 14-203 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Doherty program.pdf

Monday, July 27, 2015 - 10:00am

Notch Regulation in Breast Cancer Julia Izrailit PhD Candidate, Medical Biophysics Monday, July 27, 2015 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Michael Reedijk MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Izrailit program.pdf

Monday, July 27, 2015 - 2:30pm

Notch Signaling in Breast Cancer Dr. Lucio Miele Louisiana State University School of Medicine Monday, July 27, 2015 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Michael Reedijk PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Lucio Miele Seminar - July 27, 2015.pdf

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 9:00am

Retooling the arsenal: how a professional cell biologist ( Legionella pneumophila ) causes human disease Dr. Alex Ensminger Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 9:00am MSB 2170 Faculty Recruitment Seminar

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 10:00am

Imposing Order in the Developing Eye of Drosophila Dr. Justin P. Kumar Indiana University Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Helen McNeill MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kumar Poster.pdf

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 2:00pm

Investigation of the Ribosome Independent mRNA Localization to the Endoplasmic Reticulum Amy Cui PhD Seminar Department of Biochemistry Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Alex Palazzo MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Amy_.Cui_.pdf

Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 12:00pm

Small organism, big data: Yeast as a model to uncover new biology and mechanisms of disease Dr. Christopher Loewen Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo CCBR Red Room CIHR Training Grant in Protein Folding and Interaction Dynamics Seminar Series Poster available: Loewen.pdf

Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 1:30pm

Quantitative Ultrasound Characterization and Monitoring of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Hadi Tadayyon PhD Candidate, Medical Biophysics Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 1:30pm Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Czarnota Sunnybrook, 2075 Bayview Ave, Odette Cancer Center, Rm TB-21 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar PhD Exam Seminar

Friday, July 31, 2015 - 1:00pm

Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Lung Transplantation Andrew Sage Ph.D. Candidate, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Friday, July 31, 2015 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Shana Kelley; tel: (416) 978-8641; email: shana.kelley@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: ZAGE.andrew - jul 31.15.pdf

Monday, August 10, 2015 - 1:30pm

“ATACing chromatin structure: From ensembles to single-cells, a window into cis- and trans- variation” Jason D. Buenrostro PhD Candidate, Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine Monday, August 10, 2015 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Mathieu Lupien MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor OCI Special Seminar Special Seminar

Friday, August 14, 2015 - 11:00am

"A Drosophila model of 15q Duplication Syndrome" Dr. Lawrence T. Reiter, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Neurology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN Friday, August 14, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Timothy. R. Hughes, Ph.D., Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T CCBR Red Room Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lawrence Reiter poster 14 Aug 2015.compressed.pdf

Drug Nanocrystals: Formulation, Transport Mechanism, In Vivo Biodistribution and Elimination DR. YING ZHENG Associate Professor, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Friday, August 14, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Ping Lee; tel: (416) 946-0606; email: ping.lee@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: ZHENG.ying - PING aug14.pdf

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:00am

“Quantifying RNA-Binding and RNP Codes that Coordinate mRNAs” Dr. Jack Keene, Ph.D., James B. Duke Professor Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:00am Host: Dr. Timothy R. Hughes, Professor, Donnelly Centre and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jack Keene poster 18 August 2015.compressed (2).pdf

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 10:00am

Delineating the Molecular Mechanisms of KIF7 in Vertebrate Hedgehog Signal Transduction YULU CHERRY LIU Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, 144 College Street, Toronto, ON Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Stephane Angers; Tel: (416) 978-4939; e email: stephane.angers@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: YULU - cherry LIU Aug 19.angers.pdf