Archived Biochemistry Seminars

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 4:00pm

PIPKH: a Pseudo-kinase involved in phosphoinositide metabolism Yanbo Yang PhD Student Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Greg Fairn, Committee members: Julie Brill and William Trimble MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 4:00pm

Structural and functional characterization of a ubiquitin variant engineered for tight and specific binding to an alpha-helical ubiquitin interacting motif Noah Manczyk PhD Student Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Frank Sicheri, Committee: Dr. Stephane Angers, Dr. Grant Brown PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Biosynthesis of the Pel polysaccharide in Pseudomonas aeruginosa proceeds via the formation of a multipurpose membrane complex Greg Whitfield PhD Student Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Howell, Committee Members: Drs. Trevor Moraes & Frank Sicheri PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 4:00pm

The RavA-ViaA System Interacts with and Modulates the Activity of the Fumarate Reductase Respiratory Complex Vaibhav Bhandari PhD Student Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Walid Houry Committee: Dr. Trevor Moraes and Dr. Roman Melnyk PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Deciphering the regulatory role of Septin9 N-terminus in mammalian septin polymerization Forooz Soroor PhD Student Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble, Committee: Dr. Julie Brill and Dr. John Rubinstein PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 4:00pm

Unearthing New Natural Products from the Soil Martin Daniel-Ivad PhD Student Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee: Dr. Alan Davidson and Dr. Roman Melnyk MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Scavenger Receptor B1 Mediates the Uptake and Transcytosis of HDL in Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Karen Fung PhD Student Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Greg Fairn, Committee: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier and Dr. Tara Moriarty. MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 4:00pm

PopNet: Visualizing Populations Javi Zhang PhD Student Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: John Parkinson, Committee: Alex Palazzo, Alex Ensminger MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

NUAK2 antagonizes Hippo in a feedforward loop that enforces YAP/TAZ signaling during tumorigenesis Mandeep Gill PhD Student Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Liliana Attisano, Committee members: Dr. Trimble, Dr. Rotin, Dr. Angers MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:00am

The physiology and habitat of the first cells on Earth Prof. William Martin Institute of Molecular Evolution, Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Larry Moran CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: W Martin Poster.pdf

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 12:00pm

Unlocking our inner salamander: The path from scarring to perfect regeneration Dr. Joshua Currie Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dresden, Germany Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Penney Gilbert and Dr. Alex Palazzo CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Poster_Joshua Currie.pdf

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 4:00pm

Global Analysis of Protein Abundance in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brandon Ho PhD Student Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Grant W. Brown, Committee: Dr. Amy Caudy and Dr. William Trimble MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Towards precise interpretation of EPR-based distance distributions from spin-labelled proteins. Aidin Balo Graduate Student Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Ernst, Committee: Drs. Emil Pai & Scott Prosser MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 2:00pm

The Misfolding Pathway of SOD1: Implications for Drug Design in ALS Phil Ip Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Avijit Chakrabartty MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Phil_.Ip_.pdf

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Roni Levin Graduate Student Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Oliva Palander Graduate Student Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 2:00pm

Communication between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Peroxisomes in Mammalian Cells Rong Hua Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Peter K. Kim MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Rong_.Hua_.pdf

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 4:00pm

Regulation of Growth by the mTOR Pathway Dr. David Sabatini Department of Biology, MIT Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Louis Ho MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Sabatini Poster.pdf

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 4:00pm

The Molecular Mechanism of Type IV Pilus Motors Matthew McCallum Graduate Student Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. P. Lynne Howell, Committee members: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Dr. Lori L. Burrows, and Dr. John Rubinstein MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Cholesterol dynamics during Fcy receptor mediated phagocytosis in macrophage Stella Lu PhD Student Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Greg Fairn, Committee members: Dr. Sergio Grinstein and Dr. John Brumell MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 4:00pm

Elucidating the functions of NBEAL2 in megakaryocyte alpha-granule biogenesis Richard Lo PhD Student Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Walter Kahr, Committee members: Dr. William Trimble, Dr. Peter Kim MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Identifying the upstream regulators of ciliogenesis Tara Akhshi Student Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble, Committee members: Dr. Laurence Pelletier, Dr. Stephane Angers, Dr. John Brumell MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 4:00pm

Cardiac toxicity of local anesthetics Julia Plakhotnik PhD Student Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Jason Maynes PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Clostridium difficile toxin B entry into cells Kathleen Orrell MSc Student Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Roman Melnyk, Committee members: Christine Bear, Trevor Moraes PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 4:00pm

Structural characterization of misfolded prion protein octamers using antibodies Ondrej Halgas PhD Student Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Emil F. Pai, Committee members: Gil Privé and Avi Chakrabartty PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Hyperspectral super-resolution imaging of membrane proteins Adriano Vissa Student Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Yip & Dr. Peter Kim, Committee members: Dr. Bill Trimble, Dr. Laurence Pelletier PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 5:00pm

12th Annual Schachter Lecture Ms. Josephine Marks, MSc, CFA, FCIA Principal at Eckler Ltd. Thursday, March 9, 2017 - 5:00pm Host: BGSU Music Room, Hart House Department of Biochemistry Schachter series Poster available: schachter poster .pdf

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Maha Elzeiry Student Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Jingjing Huang Student Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Monday, March 6, 2017 - 9:00am

Structure and Function of Multimeric BTB Proteins and Cullin3 Substrate Adaptors Alan Ji Monday, March 6, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Gil Prive MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Alan_.JI_.pdf

Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 9:00am

New Methods for Probing and Harnessing Noncoding RNA Function Dr. David Shechner Broad Institute, and Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 9:00am CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_David Shechner.pdf

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 4:00pm

Bacterial warfare in close quarters: molecular mechanisms underlying interbacterial antagonism Dr. Joseph Mougous University of Washington, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Investigator Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Greg Whitfield MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Mougous Poster.pdf

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 4:00pm

Structural insight into the biogenesis of beta barrel membrane proteins Dr. Susan Buchanan Senior Investigator, NIH Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Trevor Moraes MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Buchanan Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 9:00am

Activation by unfolding: how mitochondrial ClpX activates a key enzyme for heme biosynthesis and erythropoiesis Dr. Julia Kardon Department of Biology and HHMI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 9:00am CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_Julia Kardon.pdf

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 4:00pm

Binding and uptake of Clostridium difficile toxin B Zhifen Zhang PhD Student Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Roman Melnyk, Committee members: Trevor Moraes, John Brumell PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Monday, February 13, 2017 - 9:30am

Investigating the Cellular Response to DNA Damaging Agents through High-Resolution Phenotyping in Saccharamyces cerevisiae Nikko Torres Monday, February 13, 2017 - 9:30am Supervisor: Dr. Grant Brown CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Nikko_.Torres.pdf

Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 9:00am

The role of physical changes of macromolecular assemblies in cellular aging Dr. Kate Lee Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 9:00am CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_Kate Lee.pdf

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Minhyoung Lee MSc Student Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Functional Cooperativity Among ATP-dependent Proteases and Molecular Chaperones Kamran Rizzolo PhD Student Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Walid Houry PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 4:00pm

Investigating the regulation of LAT1 and mTORC1 function by NKCC1 Wael Demian PhD Student Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Danilea Rotin, Committee members: Dr. Andras Kapus and Dr. John Brumell MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Derrick Cheng MSc Student Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Yu-quin Mao MSc Student Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 1:00pm

Discovery and Characterization of Novel Tetrodecamycins Tomas Gverzdys Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell MSB 2170 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.T.Gverzdys.pdf

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 10:00am

Challenges and Opportunities in Natural Product Discovery Dr. Russell Kerr Department of Chemistry and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Justin Nodwell/Tomas Gverzdys, PhD Candidate Rosebrugh Building, Rm 211 164 College Street Department of Biochemistry Seminar Poster available: kerr seminar.pdf

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 9:00am

Genomic Mechanisms of Gene Regulation Controlling Cell Fate Specification Dr.  Ho-­‐Sung  Rhee Columbia  Stem  Cell  Initiative , Columbia University Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 9:00am MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_Ho-Sung Rhee-2.pdf

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 4:00pm

Structural changes in the nickel-responsive regulator NikR from Helicobacter pylori Karina Baksh MSc Student Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Zamble, Committee members: Dr. Trevor Moraes and Dr. Gil Prive PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Determining the role of P? peptide in Mitochondrial Biogenesis Wendy Tan MSc Student Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Angus McQuibban, Committee: Dr. Alex Palazzo, Dr. Anurag Tandon PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 9:00am

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals novel regulators of human embryonic stem cell differentiation to definitive endoderm Dr. Li-Fang Chu Morgridge Institute for Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 9:00am MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_Li-Fang Chu.pdf

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 4:00pm

A Novel Slam-Dependent Heme Acquistion System in the Bacterial Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii Tom Bateman MSc Student Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Trevor Moraes, Committee Members: Dr. Lynne Howell and Dr. Scott Gray-Owen PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Investigating the role of TTC7A in maintaining cell survival through its interaction with E3 Ubiquitin Ligase UBR5 Neel Dhingani MSc Student Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Aleixo Muise, Committee members: Dr. Andras Kapus and Dr. Julie Brill PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar