Previous Seminars

Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 4:00pm

Comprehensive Lipidome Profiling to Elucidate the Functional Role of Aberrant Lipid Metabolism in the Onset and Progression of Disease Dr. Gavin E. Reid School of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Thomas Kislinger PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Poster available: Reid_Seminar Notice.pdf

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 1:00pm

Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) and Cholesterol Homeostasis: Interplay of VDR Enzyme Targets and Vitamin D Deficiency HOLLY QUACH Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Monday, August 22, 2016 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. K. Sandy Pang; tel: (416) 978-6164; email: ks.pang@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 1210 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: QUACH.holly - Aug 22 - PANG.pdf

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 11:00am

Bridging Preclinical Efficacy to Human with Translational PK/PD Analysis DR. HARVEY WONG Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia Vancouver, CA Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. K. Sandy Pang; tel: (416) 978-6164; email: ks.pang@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 1210 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: WONG.harvey - Aug. 23. PANG.pdf

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 9:00am

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 12:00pm

Adventures in insulin: Cellular and physiological effects of too little and too much insulin Dr. James Johnson Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences; Leader, Life Sciences Institute Diabetes Research Group; University of British Columbia Wednesday, September 7, 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 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dr James Johnson - September 7, 2016.pdf

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 2:00pm

The Mechanism of Mammalian Pexophagy Graeme Sargent Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Peter Kim MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.G.Sargent.pdf

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 9:00am

Structural characterization of amyloid assemblies and amyloid protein-lipid interactions Jason Yau Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 9:00am Supervisor: Simon Sharpe MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.J.Yau_.pdf

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 12:00pm

Reprogramming membrane protein function by design Patrick Barth Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 12:00pm McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: PatrickBarth_Sept8_2016.pdf

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 4:00pm

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 1:30pm

“MYCN and ALK: a danse macabre in neuroblastoma” Dr. Rani George Department of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Friday, September 9, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: George.pdf

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 2:00pm

Friday, September 9, 2016 - 3:00pm

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 11:30am

Monday, September 12, 2016 - 1:00pm

Investigating the structure, function and dynamics of molecular machines using automated electron microscopy Bridget Carragher, PhD Simons Electron Microscopy Center, New York Structural Biology Center Monday, September 12, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. John Rubinstein PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Bridget Carragher-September 12.pdf

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 1:00pm

Harnessing the Immune System in the Treatment of Cancer: New Agents in the Clinic Dr. Lillian Siu Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology Pharmacy Building Room 850 Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology Poster available: 160913_CPO_Flyer_Siu.pdf

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 2:00pm

Essential Function and Dynamic Regulation of Yeast Heat Shock Factor David Pincus, PhD Research Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Olivia Rissland PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Special Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice_Pincus.pdf

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 3:00pm

Activity-dependent control of new neuron production and integration Dr. Chay Kuo Departments of Cell Biology, Paediatrics and Neurobiology, Duke University School of Medicine Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Xi Huang PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Chay Kuo Seminar Announcement.pdf

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 4:00pm

Molecular Imbalance in Autism and Related Disorders Stephen Scherer, PhD, DSc, FRSC The Centre for Applied Genomics, Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Justin Nodwell MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Scherer Poster.pdf

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 1:30pm

Patenting my research: Why do so and what is required? Melanie Szweras, B.SC, Ph.D (Genetics) LL.B. Partner at Bereskin & Parr Intellectual Property Law Friday, September 16, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: CB_BTRC Seminar.pdf

Friday, September 16, 2016 - 2:00pm

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 9:00am

Hyperplasia and hypertrophy as alternative strategies for postnatal growth of liver and pancreas. Dr. Yuval Dor Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School Jerusalem, Israel Monday, September 19, 2016 - 9:00am PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Special Seminar Poster available: Yuval Dor, Special CB Journal Club, Sept 19, 2016.pdf

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 1:00pm

Synthetic Proteins for Modulation of Cell Signaling Sachdev Sidhu, PhD The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Monday, September 19, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Forman-Kay PGCRL Event Room 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Sachdev Sidhu-September 19.pdf

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 12:00pm

Tracking the structure and dynamics of elastin-like polypeptides through a liquid-liquid phase separation (and beyond) using NMR spectroscopy Dr. Simon Sharpe Molecular Structure and Function Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: SimonSharpe_Sept22_2016.pdf

Fibrillins and disease DIETER REINHARDT Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cell-Matrix Biology | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Faculty of Dentistry | McGill University Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 12:00pm Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

Friday, September 23, 2016 - 1:30pm

Platelets lipids – they’re not just there for hemostasis Dr. Charles S. Abrams Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Friday, September 23, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Abrams.pdf

Monday, September 26, 2016 - 11:00am

Monday, September 26, 2016 - 1:00pm

Breaking the mold - from host-pathogen interactions to novel therapeutics for Aspergillus disease Dr. Don Sheppard M.D. FRCPC Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Departments of Medicine; Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University Monday, September 26, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. P. Lynne Howell PGCRL Multi-Media Room (03.9320, 3rd Floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Sheppard-Sept 26.pdf

Monday, September 26, 2016 - 3:00pm

Recent developments in circular dichroism spectroscopy Dr. David Gregson Applied Photophysics Ltd. Leatherhead (UK) Monday, September 26, 2016 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Oliver Ernst MSB 5231 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Poster available: david_gregson_announcement.pdf

Monday, September 26, 2016 - 4:00pm

Common Alzheimer’s disease mimics: insights from pathology and genetics Neuropathology Day, Peter T. Nelson, M.D.,Ph.D. Professor Sanders-Brown Center on Aging/Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of Kentucky College of Medicine Monday, September 26, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: David Munoz, munozd@smh.ca MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: NP Day_poster_2016.pdf

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 4:00pm

“Pore-ing” into the yeast nucleus Dr. Sue Jaspersen Associate Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Grant Brown MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Jaspersen Poster.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 11:00am

Charting the response to DNA damage Daniel Durocher Professor, Molecular Genetics, U of T | Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum RI, Sinai Health System Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Grant Brown, Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dan Durocher poster 29 Sept 2016.compressed.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 12:00pm

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 4:00pm

Friday, September 30, 2016 - 1:30pm

On Boveri’s inscrutable puzzle: cell size control from yeast to humans. Dr. Michael Tyers Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal Friday, September 30, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Tyers.pdf

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 10:00am

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 11:00am

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 4:00pm

Coordinated molecular events control the activity of ATXR5; the curious case of an atypical PHD domain Dr Jean-Francois Couture Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa Monday, October 3, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Eric Campos Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics

Forensic Pathology – Past, Present, Future DR. FREDERICK JAFFE MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP IN, FORENSIC MEDICINE:, Christopher Milroy, MD, LLB, LLM, FRCPC Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Ottawa Registered Forensic Pathologist, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service Canada Monday, October 3, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Pollanen, BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ, FRCPC George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College 15 Devonshire Place, University of Toronto Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster Dr Jaffe Lectureship 2016_KB.pdf

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 10:00am

Peptides for Molecular Imaging and Therapy – from Preclinical Development to Clinical Translation in Europe PROF. CLEMENS DECRISTOFORO Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Raymond M. Reilly; Tel. (416) 946-5522; email: raymond.reilly@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 1210 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: 161004_Clemens Decristoforo_Dept-Poster.pdf

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 12:00pm

Actomyosin regulation for cell and tissue morphogenesis Tony Harris Cell and Systems Biology Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Andrew Wilde MSB 2172 Cytoskeleton Support Group Research Group Seminar Poster available: Harris-2016.pdf

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:00pm

Protein-lipid complexes in the lysosome Gil Privé Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Department of Medical Biophysics and Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: GilPrive_Oct6_2016.pdf

"Navigating non-faculty careers in academia" Dr. Richard McCullough Research Facilitator, Office of Vice-President Of Research and Innovation, Ryerson University Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 12:00pm ENG 101 (Engineering Building at Gould and Church Streets, Ryerson University) Molecular Science Seminar Series (Ryerson)

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 4:00pm

Using systemic extracellular protein interaction screens to identify receptor-ligand pairs involved in cellular recognition processes Dr. Gavin J. Wright Senior Group Leader, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Thomas Kislinger PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Poster available: Wright_Seminar Notice.pdf

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 11:00am

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 12:00pm

Maintaining our genome: whenever, wherever Dr. Agnel Sfeir Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Host: Dr. Daniel Durocher Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dr Agnel Sfeir - 12Oct2016.pdf