Archived Biochemistry Seminars

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

Thursday, January 5, 2017 - 9:00am

The intermediary metabolite NAD+, How metabolism talks to the cell Dr. Lulu Cambronne Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University Thursday, January 5, 2017 - 9:00am CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Poster_Lulu Cambronne-2.pdf

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 4:00pm

Isoforms of Subunit a in Yeast V-ATPase Thamiya Vasanthakumar MSc Student Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. John Rubinstein PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Identifying Inhibitors of Surface Lipoprotein Biogenesis Esther Shin Student Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 4:00pm

Unraveling the Critical Role of Src and ND2 in the Up-regulation of NMDA Receptors Shuochih Yen MSc Student Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Julie Forman Kay, Committee members: Dr. Jason Maynes, Dr. Mitsu Ikura and Dr. Frank Sicheri MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Investigating the regulation of SH3PX1 by dNedd4-long in Drosophila melanogaster Samantha Wasserman MSc Student Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Daniela Rotin, Committee: Dr. William Trimble and Dr. Gabrielle Boulianne MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 4:00pm

Sub-diffraction Microscopy and Tag-insertion Mapping Reveal Unexpected Structure of Basal Foot in Primary and Motile Cilia Quynh Nguyen MSc Student Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Uncovering TRIM22 binding partners and their roles in inflammatory bowel disease Khalid Hossain MSc Student Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Aleixo Muise MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Doorza Tarazi Student Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Mathew Truong Student Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Ana Popovic Student Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Hamza Arshad Student Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 4:00pm

Structural characterization of CD22 engagement by therapeutic antibodies Taylor Sicard MSc Student Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, Committee members: Dr. Roman Melnyk and Dr. James Rini MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Biochemical approach to the conformational discrimination of alpha-synuclein aggregate strains Angus Lau MSc Student Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Joel Watts, Committee members: Dr. Anurag Tandon and Dr. Angus McQuibban MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 4:00pm

CANCELLED Dr. Markus Landthaler Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Helmholtz Association, Berlin Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:00pm

Impacts of genetic variations in the chicken genome on health: a model for studying pathways in inflammatory-related diseases Angela Zou MSc Student Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Molecular simulation study of the structure and self-aggregation of elastin-like peptides (ELPs) Quang Huynh MSc Student Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Régis Pomès, Committee members: Julie Forman-Kay, Simon Sharpe MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Farzaneh Aboualizadeh Student Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

No topic submitted Simon Wisnovsky Student Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 4:00pm

Does high fat diet induce inflammation in the bone marrow cells, which persists throughout immune cell differentiation? Parastoo Boroumand MSc Student Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Amira Klip, Committee Members: Dr. Khosrow Adeli and Dr. Stephen Girardin PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Coronavirus Receptor Binding and Immune Evasion Aidan Tomlinson MSc Student Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. James Rini, Committee members: Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien and Dr. Scott Gray-Owen PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Natasha Kruglyak Student Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 2:00pm

Characterizing the Function of the Mitochondrial Protease PARL in Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Quality Control Guang Shi Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Angus McQuibban CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.G.Shi_.pdf

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Mandeep Gill Student Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Anillin enhances RhoA-mediated activation of DIAPH3 beta actin polymerization activity during cytokinesis Anan Chen PhD Student Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Andrew Wilde, Committee members: Alex Palazzo & Boris Hinz & William Trimble MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 11:00am

Characterization of G-Quadruplexes Formed by the Four Repeat Human Telomeric Sequence HTel and Its Derivatives YANG LI Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto Friday, October 7, 2016 - 11:00am Supervisor: Dr. Rob Macgregor; tel: (416) 978-7332; email: rob.macgregor@utoronto.ca Pharmacy Building Room 850 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series PhD Oral Seminar

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 4:00pm

No topic submitted Philip Ostrowski Student Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Identification o new Hippo pathway regulators with relevance to cancer using a genome wide CRISPR screen Sabrina Sen Student Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

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

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 12:00pm

The RSC Complex Maintains Ploidy by Promoting Spindle Pole Body Duplication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tina Sing Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Grant Brown CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar

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

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

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

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

Friday, June 24, 2016 - 10:00am

Prevalence, Diversity, Impact, and Applications of CRISPR-Cas Inhibitors April Pawluk Friday, June 24, 2016 - 10:00am Host: Department of Biochemistry Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.A.Pawluk.pdf

Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10:00am

Activation and Regulation of PARK2-mediated Mitophagy Yuqing Wang Department of Biochemistry Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Angus McQuibban and Dr. Peter Kim Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Y,Wang.pdf

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 4:00pm

Topic TBA Amine Driouche Student Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Topic TBA Manpreet Malhi Student Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 4:00pm

The Mechanism of Damaged Peroxisome Regulation Kelsey Law PhD Student Wednesday, June 8, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Peter Kim MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 4:00pm

Investigating the role of BIK in apoptosis regulation Elizabeth Osterlund Student Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. David Andrews MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Examining protein-protein interactions required for Pel polysaccharide biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lindsey Marmont PhD Student Wednesday, June 1, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. P. Lynne Howell, Committee members: Dr. John Rubinstein, Dr. Alan Davidson MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 4:00pm

Topic TBA Anastassia Pogoutse Student Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Unraveling the E. coli Cell Envelope Interactome: Functional Organization and Evolutionary Insights Cedoljub Bundalovic-Torma PhD Student Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 4:00pm

Communication between the ER and peroxisomes via membrane contact sites Rong Hua PhD Student Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 4:00pm

Characterization of glycoside hydrolases involved in Aspergillus virulence Natalie Bamford PhD Student Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Topic TBA Stephanie Chin Student Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 4:00pm

Tipping the transmembrane balance: The role of hydrophobic blocks Tracy Stone PhD Student Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Charles M. Deber PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Development of a Toxin-based Intracellular Delivery Platform for Protein Therapeutics Minyoung Park PhD Student Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar