Previous Seminars

Monday, November 7, 2016 - 4:00pm

Histologic and molecular aspects of acral-lentiginous melanoma: a distinctive entity of cutaneous melanomas Annual John B. Walter Dermatopathology Lectureship, Doina Ivan, M.D. Associate Professor, Dermatopathology Departments of Pathology and Dermatology Dermatopathology Fellowship Director Vice-Chair GMEC and Chair CLE Subcommittee Monday, November 7, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Danny Ghazarian MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster JB Walter Lectureship 2016.pdf

Monday, November 7, 2016 - 5:00pm

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 4:00pm

A new perspective on stem cells in the liver Dr. Roeland Nusse, Professor, Development Biology Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Rama Khokha, Interim Director(Research) & 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 Notice _Nov 10 2016.pdf

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 10:00am

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 11:00am

AAV-mediated Gene Therapy for Nervous System Disorders STEVEN J. GRAY, PhD Asst. Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, November 11, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. David Hampson; Tel: (416) 978-4494; Email: d.hampson@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: GRAY.steven - Hampson Nov. 11.pdf

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 1:30pm

Channels and pores, new insights into transepithelial calcium transport. Dr. Robert Todd Alexander Departments of Pediatrics/Nephrology and Physiology, University of Alberta Friday, November 11, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Alexander.pdf

Friday, November 11, 2016 - 2:00pm

Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 10:00am

Open House for Graduate Studies in Dept of Medical Biophysics Open House for Graduate Studies in Dept of Medical Medical Biophysics Saturday, November 12, 2016 - 10:00am Host: Medical Biophysics, U of T PMH, 610 University Avenue, 7th Floor, Rm 7-605 Open House Departmental Seminar Poster available: OH Biology and Physics posters letter size.pdf

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 11:00am

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 1:00pm

Mad about U: regulation of the let-7 pre-miRNA Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor, PhD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Monday, November 14, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Olivia Rissland PGCRL Event room 3A&3B (03.9310, 3rd floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Leemor Joshua-Tor-Nov 14.pdf

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:00pm

Oncohistone-Associated Cancers: a Tale of Histone Tail Dr. Nada Jabado Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children’s Hospital and The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Xi Huang Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Targeting vulnerabilities in the context of chromatin remodeler defects DSR Sarma Lectureship in Oncologic Pathology, Robert L. Yauch, PhD Associate Director Discovery Oncology Genentech, Inc. Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Ohh, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster DSR Sarma Lectureship in Oncologic Pathology2016.pdf

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 4:00pm

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 10:00am

Small Molecule Targeting of EWS-FLI1: Killing Cancer While Gaining Mechanistic Insights Dr Jeff Toretsky, MD Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Oncology and Paediatrics, Georgetown University Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Julie Forman-Kay PGCRL Multi Media Room (03.9320, 3rd floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Jeff Toretsky-Nov 16.pdf

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm

Studies on structure, function and interactions of the heat shock protein Hsp40 Dr. Carlos Ramos Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: CarlosRamos_Nov17_2016.pdf

"New insight for the oncogene Akt in apoptosis and chromosome stability" Michael Scheid York University Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm ENG 101 (Engineering Building at Gould and Church Streets, Ryerson University) Molecular Science Seminar Series (Ryerson)

"A Dynamic Molecular Basis for Protein Malfunction: Disease Mutants of the AAA + ATPase p97" Dr. Anne Schuetz University of Toronto Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Lewis E. Kay PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids NMR seminar series

"Separating dipolar and chemical exchange magnetization transfer processes in 1H-CEST" Dr. Tairan Yuwen University of Toronto Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Lewis E. Kay PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids NMR seminar series

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 4:00pm

EGFR-Interactomes, Drug action & Genome-informed Medicine Professor Igor Stagljar Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Vuk Stambolic, 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 Notice _Nov 17 2016.pdf

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 11:00am

Bio-Hybrid Therapeutics DR. MARC A. GAUTHIER Assistant Professor Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Energie Materiaux et Telecommunications Research Center, 1650 Boul. Lionel-Boulet, Varennes (Quebec) Friday, November 18, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Christine Allen; telephone: (416) 946-8594; email: cj.allen@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: GAUTHIER.Marc - Allen. Nov. 18.pdf

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 1:30pm

Writing and reading the tubulin code. Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak Cell Biology and Biophysics, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH Friday, November 18, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Roll-Mecak.pdf

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 11:00am

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 1:00pm

Identifying Vulnerabilities in Fungal Pathogens Through Functional and Chemical Genomic Analysis Dr. Leah Cowen, PhD Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics & Infectious Disease, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Monday, November 21, 2016 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Olivia Rissland PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd floor) Molecular Structure and Function Program Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MSF Seminar - Dr. Leah Cowen- Nov 21.pdf

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 4:00pm

Oncolytic Viruses as Biological Machines to Treat Cancer Dr John Bell Senior Scientist, Centre for Innovative Cancer Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Professor, Depts. of Medicine and Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology University of Ottawa Monday, November 21, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Martha Brown Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Janice Robertson PhD Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto Monday, November 21, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Avrum I. Gotlieb MDCM, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster J.Robertson.pdf

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 9:00am

Towards Precision Medicine: Progress in Cystic Fibrosis Program for Individualized CF Therapy Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 9:00am PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Special Seminar Poster available: 2016 Towards Precision Medicine Progress in CF Annual Meeting Poster.pdf

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 3:00pm

Uncovering hidden codes in the genome during maternal-to-zygotic transition Dr. Antonio Giraldez Department of Genetics, Yale University Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 3:00pm Host: DSCB Trainees PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Antonio Giraldez Seminar Announcement.pdf

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 4:00pm

Friday, November 25, 2016 - 12:00pm

Decode the noncoding: Understand the majority Dr. Hansen He Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto Friday, November 25, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Genetics and Genome Biology , Sickkids PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Genetics & Genome Biology Program Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Nov 25 - INVITED SPEAKER Hansen He.pdf

Friday, November 25, 2016 - 1:30pm

Uncovering pathogenic mechanisms in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Dr. Janice Robertson Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto Friday, November 25, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Robertson.pdf

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 9:15am

Serious Lessons from 200 Pancreas Cancer Whole Genomes Roderick Ross Research Day, Steven Gallinger, MD, MSc, FRCS Professor of Surgery/Head Hepatobillary/ Pancreatic Surgical Oncology Program, University Health Network & Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto Monday, November 28, 2016 - 9:15am Host: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, 209 Victoria Street (Enter via Victoria or Shuter Street, proceed to second floor, Classrooms 240 and 241) Special Seminar Poster available: R ROSS SPEAKER + Flyer -Nov 28 2016.pdf

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 11:00am

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 1:00pm

A forward genetic suppressor screen in Mecp2 mice points to metabolic defects in Rett syndrome Dr. Monica Justice, PhD Senior Scientist and Head, Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids. Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Monday, November 28, 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. Monica Justice- Nov 28.pdf

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 4:00pm

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 12:00pm

Polarization of the cytoskeleton in migrating smooth muscle cells Michelle Bendenk Lab Medicine and Pathology Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 12:00pm Host: Andrew Wilde MSB 2172 Cytoskeleton Support Group Research Group Seminar Poster available: Bendenk-2016.pdf

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:00pm

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 3:30am

Structured factor models to find interpretable signal in genomic data Barbara Engelhardt Princeton University Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 3:30am Host: Stanislav Volgushev Sidney Smith Hall, Room 2108 Department of Statistical Sciences Seminar Poster available: ABSTRACT_1DEC2016(1).pdf

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 10:00am

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 11:00am

Collective cell migration: molecular dynamics at the leading edge Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, PhD IBBME, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, U of T | SickKids Developmental Stem Cell Biology Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Amy Caudy, PhD, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, U of T | Canada Research Chair in Metabolics for Functional Enzyme Discovery CCBR Red Room Departmental Seminar Poster available: Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez poster.compressed.pdf

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 12:00pm

Physics of tissue morphogenesis: from cellular forces to tissue shape Guillaume Salbreux The Francis Crick Institute, UK Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 12:00pm DV3129 at UTM and via streaming to McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: GuillaumeSalbreux_Dec1_2016.pdf

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 4:00pm

Implications of dark proteome for personalized health - focus on proteome Prof. Burkhard Rost, PhD Professor, Department for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Chair of Bioinformatics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Igor Jurisica, PhD PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Poster available: Seminar Notice Burkhard Rost.pdf

Friday, December 2, 2016 - 11:00am

Polymeric Micelles for Improved Oral HIV Therapeutics: The Dual Role of Nanocarrier and Inhibitor of Efflux Pumps Dr. Alejandro Sosnik Associate Professor Head, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials Science Department of Materials Science and Engineering Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Technion City, Haifa, Israel Friday, December 2, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Reina Bendayan Pharmacy Building Room 850 Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SOSNIK.Alejandro - Bendayan.Dec_.2.pdf

Friday, December 2, 2016 - 1:30pm

Metabolic control of macrophage activation Dr. Tiffany Horng Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Friday, December 2, 2016 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Horng.pdf