Previous Seminars

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 1:00pm

Sorrows of South and Southeast Asia: Largest Mass Poisoning in History Caused by Underground Water Contaminated with Toxic Metals Bibudhendra (Amu) Sarkar, PhD, FCIC, FRSC (UK) Senior Scientist Emeritus, Molecular Structure and Function, SickKids Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto Monday, April 25, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Forman-Kay PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Sarkar April 25.pdf

Evaluation of Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Adrenal Suppression Due to Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Pregnant Women and Children with Asthma LAURA SMY PhD Candidate, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Monday, April 25, 2016 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Gideon Koren & Dr. Shinya Ito Pharmacy Building Room 450 Pharmacy seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: SMY.Laura April - Koren.Ito_.pdf

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 5:00pm

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 4:00pm

Unraveling new functions for the ER at organelle contact sites Dr. Gia Voeltz Associate Professor, MCD Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Voeltz Poster.pdf

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am

A physical map of a human cell Anne-Claude Gingras, PhD Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Senior Investigator, The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Fritz Roth, Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Computer Science, Department of Molecular Genetics, Senior Investigator, The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: AC Gingras poster.compressed.pdf

Corruption and the Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sector: Global policy and structural issues JAMES SALE Programme Manager, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Programme, Transparency International-UK Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Jillian Kohler; tel: (416) 946-8708; email: jillian.kohler@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 450 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SALE.James Apr 28 - Kohler.pdf

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 4:00pm

Progress on Tailored KRAS Therapy Dr. Kenneth D Westover Associate Professor, Departments of Radiation Oncology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Drs. Mitsu Ikura & Fei-Fei Liu PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Posting - Kenneth Westover - April 28 2016.pdf

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 1:30pm

“Classical and novel molecular targets of the PTPase Shp-1 underly its metabolic functions”. Dr. André Marette Department of Medicine, Université Laval Friday, April 29, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Marette R.pdf

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 2:00pm

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 3:30pm

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 11:30am

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 4:00pm

Genome-wide approaches to understand macrophage identity and function Christopher K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine Monday, May 2, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster C.Glass_.pdf

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 5:00pm

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 12:00pm

Specific Impairments of consolidation, reconsolidation, and LTMm lead to memory erasure. Targeting memories as a new therapeutic approach to psychopathologies Dr. Karim Nader Professor and William James Chair, Department of Psychology, McGill University Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Sabine Cordes Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Research Group Seminar Poster available: Karim Nader - May 3, 2016.pdf

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 12:00pm

BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumour suppressors in telomere and genome integrity Madalena Tarsounas, PhD Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology. University of Oxford, Senior Group Leader. Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Daniel Durocher Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Research Group Seminar Poster available: Madalena Tarsounas - May 4, 2016.pdf

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 4:00pm

Friday, May 6, 2016 - 11:00am

Probing the Repair Activity of O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferases with Chemically Modified Oligonucleotides and Insights on the Duplex Formed by Polyadenosine DR. CHRISTOPHER WILDS Canada Research Chair, Biological Chemistry Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, QC Friday, May 6, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Christine Allen; tel: 416-946-8594; email: cj.allen@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: WILDS.Chris May6-ALLEN.pdf

Friday, May 6, 2016 - 1:30pm

“Tracking organelle- and signaling complex maturation with quantitative super-resolution microscopy” Dr. Elias M. Puchner Physics and Nanotechnology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Friday, May 6, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Puchner.pdf

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 11:30am

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 4:00pm

Targeting RAS for cancer treatment: know your enemy Emmanuel Farber Distinguished Visiting Lectureship, Channing J. Der, Ph.D. Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Monday, May 9, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Ohh, PhD Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster Farber Lecture 1final.pdf

Monday, May 9, 2016 - 5:00pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 12:00pm

Epigenomic and Transcriptional Approaches to Adipose Tissue Biology Dr. Evan Rosen Program Director, Joint BIDMC/Joslin Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism. Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School. Institute Member, Broad Institute. Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Daniel Drucker Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Research Group Seminar Poster available: Dr Evan Rosen - May 11, 2016.pdf

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 12:00pm

Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 4:00pm

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 1:30pm

"Targeting signaling, metabolism, and epigenetic regulators to promote cancer cell differentiation” Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard University Friday, May 13, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Stegmaier.pdf

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 4:00pm

Monday, May 16, 2016 - 11:30am

Monday, May 16, 2016 - 1:00pm

Regulatory interactions control the activity of SUR2B, the regulatory subunit of ATP sensitive potassium channels Voula Kanelis, PhD Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto, Mississauga Monday, May 16, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Roman Melnyk PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Kanelis May 16.pdf

Monday, May 16, 2016 - 2:00pm

Monday, May 16, 2016 - 4:00pm

Retrotransposon RNA localization and nucleocapsid assembly in asymmetric cell division M. Joan Curcio, PhD Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Wadsworth Center, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany-SUNY, Albany NY Monday, May 16, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Karim Mekhail, PhD Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster MJCurcio.pdf

Monday, May 16, 2016 - 5:00pm

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 9:30am

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 1:00pm

Discovery and Optimization of Inhibitors of the WDR5-MLL Interaction Dr. Rima Al-awar Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Raymond Reilly Pharmacy Building Room 850 Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology Poster available: 160517_CPO_Flyer_RimaAl-awar.pdf

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 11:00am

The Regulation and Organization of mRNA-Protein Complexes Olivia Rissland, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics | Scientist, SickKids Research Institute, Molecular Structure and Function Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Jack Greenblatt, University Professor, The Donnelly Center, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Departmental Seminar Poster available: Olivia Rissland poster May 2016.compressed.pdf

Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 3:00pm

“Acting locally to grow globally – localized mechanisms in cell size and neuron growth regulation” Dr. Mike Fainzilber Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 3:00pm PGCRL, Multi Media Room, 3rd floor Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Fainzilber.pdf

Friday, May 20, 2016 - 11:00am

Metallocatalyzed and Chemoenzymatic Syntheses of Various (E)-4-phosphono-but-2-en-1-yl Nucleosides, and their Biological Activities PROF. LUIGI AGROFOGLIO Director, Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry (CNRS), University of Orléans, France Friday, May 20, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Lakshmi Kotra; tel: (416) 581-7601; email: lkotra@uhnresearch.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: AGROFOGLIO.Luigi May20 KOTRA.pdf

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 2:00pm

“Protein modification (PTM) profiling: From global patterns to mechanistic insight of ubiquitin regulation” Dr. Yifat Merbl Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 2:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Merbl.pdf

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 11:00am

Directing Fate of Brain Cancer Precursors Dr. Peter B. Dirks, MD, PhD, FRCSC Staff Neurosurgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children, Senior Scientist, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, SickKids Research Institute, PI, The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Amy Caudy, Assistant Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Peter Dirks poster 26 May 2016.pdf

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 1:00pm

Novel genetic defects of the human immune system Dr. Christoph Klein, MD. PhD. Professor and Chair, Department of Paediatrics, University of Munich, Director, Hematology and Oncology, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 1:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Sickkids IBD Centre Crosstalk Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: CrosstalksMay26_Flyer_UTSK(1).pdf

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 4:00pm

Extracellular Cellular Matrix (ECM) proteolysis in health and disease: a bystander or a partner in crime? Professor Irit Sagi, Ph.D. Dean of the Feinberg Graduate school, Department of Biological Regulation The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Rama Khokha, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Co-sponsor: Ontario Cancer Institute Poster available: Seminar Posting_Irit Sagi.pdf

Friday, May 27, 2016 - 11:00am

Innovations in Big Data Science and Translational Science at the NIH ERICA ROSEMOND Program Director, Division of Clinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH Friday, May 27, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Peter Pennefather; tel: 416-946-7840; email: p.pennefather@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: ROSEMOND.Erica May27-PENNEFATHER.pdf

Monday, May 30, 2016 - 11:30am

Monday, May 30, 2016 - 1:00pm

Genomic Mechanisms Of Adaptation Of Eukaryotic Microbes To Anaerobic Conditions & The Gut Environment Andrew Roger, PhD FRSC Canada Research Chair in Comparative Genomics & Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Monday, May 30, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. John Parkinson PGCRL Event Room 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Roger May 30.pdf