Previous Seminars

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 12:00pm

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 1:00pm

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 11:00am

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 1:30pm

“Functional proteomics by induced proximity” Dr. Mikko Taipale, PhD Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, January 31, 2020 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Taipale.pdf

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 11:10am

"Antibodies against Ebola and Lassa: a global consortium" Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology La Jolla Institute for Immunology Monday, February 3, 2020 - 11:10am Host: Dr.Jean-Philippe Julien MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster_Dr. Saphire.pdf

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 1:00pm

Molecular Simulations of Proteins: From Order to Disorder, and Back Sarah Rauscher, PhD Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga Monday, February 3, 2020 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Régis Pomès PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Sarah Rauscher Feb 3.pdf

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 3:00pm

2-Cell Based Genome Editing- from Embryonic Development to Disease Modeling Dr. Bin Gu Research Associate, Janet Rossant's Lab, SickKids Monday, February 3, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: Drs. Brian Ciruna and John Brumell PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Gu, Bin Seminar Announcement.pdf

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:00pm

Molecular Genetics Colloquium: Dr. Yishi Jin Dr. Yishi Jin University of California, San Diego Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Mei Zhen PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Yishi Jin (February 3rd).pdf

Roles of the mucus layer and microbiota in innate host defense and disease Kris Chadee, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Gastrointestinal Inflammation, University of Calgary, Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Stephen Girardin, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster KC.pdf

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 9:00am

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 4:00pm

Can androids dream of therapeutic molecules? Alán Aspuru-Guzik Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science, Canada 150 Research Chair in Quantum Chemistry, Canada CIFAR AI Chair | Vector Institute | CIFAR Senior Fellow University of Toronto Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Martin Beaulieu MSB 2173 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Poster available: Aspuru-Guzik.pdf

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 12:00pm

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 11:00am

Molecular Principles of Inducing and Maintaining Naïve Pluripotency Jacob (Yaqub) Hanna, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 11:00am Host: Derek van der Kooy, PhD | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto. CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jacob Hanna 6 Feb 2020 poster-compressed.pdf

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 3:00pm

Building the Oligodendrocyte: Mechanisms of Acentrosomal Microtubule Nucleation and mRNA Transport Dr. Meng-meng Fu Postdoctoral Fellow, Ben Barres' Lab, Stanford University Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: Drs. Brian Ciruna and John Brumell PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Fu, Meng-meng Seminar Announcement.pdf

Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 4:00pm

Using neural networks to understand how chromatin landscapes predetermine induced transcription factor binding Dr. Shaun Mahony Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Penn State University Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Michael Hoffman PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice for Posting_Dr. Shaun Mahony.pdf

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 11:00am

Friday, February 7, 2020 - 1:30pm

From Bed to Bench and Back: Understanding Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases in Children Dr. Virginia Pascual, MD Director, Drukier Institute for Children’s Health, Weill-Cornell Medical College, NY Friday, February 7, 2020 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Rae Yeung PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Pascual.pdf

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 11:10am

"Ion channels in immunity: ORAI, STIM and company" Dr. Stefan Feske Professor of Experimental Pathology Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology Director, Ion Channel & Immunity Program New York University School of Medicine Monday, February 10, 2020 - 11:10am Host: Dr. Bebhinn Treanor MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Feske Poster.pdf

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 1:00pm

Biosynthesis and Regulation of a Unipolar Polysaccharide Adhesin in a Model Bacterial Pathogen Clay Fuqua, PhD Department of Biology, Indiana University Monday, February 10, 2020 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Lynne Howell PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Clay Fuqua Feb 10.pdf

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:00pm

Molecular Genetics Colloquium: Dr. Adam Bass Dr. Adam Bass Harvard Medical School Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Tae-Hee Kim PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics Poster available: Adam Bass (February 10th).pdf

Better Data, Better Outcomes: Combatting antimicrobial resistance with analytics Andrew G. McArthur, PhD Associate Professor Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research and Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Samira Mubareka, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster AM.pdf

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 4:00pm

The in vivo genetic toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH mixtures Alexandra Long Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Leonardo Salmena, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Supervisor: Dr. Denis Grant MSB 2173 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Long.pdf

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 3:00pm

Uncovering mechanisms of tumour progression using translational zebrafish models of paediatric cancer Dr. Madeline Hayes Postdoctoral Fellow, David Langenau's Lab, Harvard University, Postdoctoral Fellow, Bret Pearson's Lab, SickKids Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: Drs. Brian Ciruna and John Brumell PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Hayes, Madeline Seminar Announcement.pdf

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm

Structural mechanisms of membrane fusion: from virus-cell to cell-cell Dr. Jeffrey E. Lee Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Poster available: JeffreyLee_021320.pdf

Interactions of CF modulators with cholesterol Dr. Charles Deber , Ms. Dorna Ravamehr-Lake Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

New oxygen in the transcriptional regulation of inflammation Javier Irazoqui University of Massachusetts Medical School Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm ENG102 (ENG is located at the southeast corner of Gould and Church Sts.) Molecular Science Seminar Series (Ryerson)

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 4:00pm

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 11:00am

Friday, February 14, 2020 - 1:30pm

Spatial positioning and regulation of the lncRNA CISTR-ACT is associated with disease. Dr. Philipp Maass, PhD Hospital for Sick Children, Genetics and Genome Biology Program Friday, February 14, 2020 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Maass.pdf

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 4:00pm

Exploiting bacterial toxins for receptor discovery Mikko Taipale Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Leonardo Salmena, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2173 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Poster available: Taipale.pdf

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 11:00am

Unlocking the Potential of Stem Cells to Model Airway Diseases Hongmei Mou, PhD Harvard Medical School, Boston Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 11:00am Host: Jim Hu, PhD PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Translational Medicine Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: 20200219TM_Invited_Speaker.pdf

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 3:00pm

How to build a heart - from organ formation to function Dr. Michelle Collins Postdoctoral Fellow, Didier Stainier's Lab, Max Planck Institute of Heart and Lung Research Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: Drs. Brian Ciruna and John Brumell PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Collins, Michelle Seminar Announcement.pdf

Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 9:00am

Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 1:00pm

The Sarkar Symposium - 55 Years Spanning Bioinorganic Chemistry, Structural Biology and Disease Celebrating Bibudhendra (Amu) Sarkar's Career Speakers: RONALD COHN (Opening Remarks), President & CEO, SickKids, Depts. of Paediatrics & Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto; LYNNE HOWELL, Molecular Medicine, SickKids; Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Toronto; JULIE FORMAN-KAY, Molecular Medicine, SickKids; Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Toronto; LEWIS KAY, Depts. of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Chemistry, University of Toronto; Molecular Medicine, SickKids; EVE ROBERTS, Adjunct Scientist, SickKids; Depts. of Paediatrics, Medicine, and Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto; History of Science and Technology Programme, University of King’s College, Halifax; Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University; RICHARD ORTEGA, CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research), University of Bordeaux, France; SETH FRISBIE, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Norwich University, USA; ERIKA MITCHELL, Better Life Laboratories, Vermont, USA; JASON MAYNES, Wasser Chair in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Molecular Medicine, SickKids; Depts. of Anesthesia and Biochemistry, University of Toronto; MICHAEL SALTER (Closing Remarks), Chief of Research, Northbridge Chair in Paediatric Research, SickKids; Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 1:00pm Host: The Hospital for Sick Children and the Molecular Medicine Program PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Sarkar Symposium Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 4:00pm

Dances of the Cure-abbean: Kaiso, cancer disparities and people of African ancestry Juliet Daniel, PhD Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Hoffman PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice for Posting_Dr. Juliet Daniel.pdf

Friday, February 21, 2020 - 11:00am

Friday, February 21, 2020 - 1:30pm

Hepatic Rab24 controls blood glucose homeostasis via improving mitochondrial plasticity. Dr. Anja Zeigerer, PhD Institute of Diabetes and Cancer (IDC), Helmholtz Zentrum, Munich, Germany Friday, February 21, 2020 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Zeigerer.pdf

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 11:10am

"New Insights into Pediatric Lupus Pathogenesis" Dr. Virginia Pascual Ronay Menschel Professor of Pediatrics Director, The Drukier Institute for Children's Health Monday, February 24, 2020 - 11:10am Host: Dr. Joan Wither MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster_Dr Pascual.pdf

Monday, February 24, 2020 - 4:00pm

Molecular Genetics Colloquium: Dr. Gaia Novarino Dr. Gaia Novarino Institute of Science and Technology Austria  Monday, February 24, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. James Ellis PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Gaia Novarino.pdf

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 9:00am

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 4:00pm

Oxidative Stress and Surveillance Receptors in the Pathogenesis of Rett Syndrome James Eubanks Ph.D. Professor, Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto, Senior Scientist and Division Head, Experimental and Translational Neuroscience, Krembil Research Institute Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2173 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Eubanks.pdf

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 3:00pm

Extra-ciliary roles of the ciliary GTPase, ARL13B, in Hedgehog signaling and axon guidance. Dr. Tamara Caspary Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: DSCB Trainees PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Tamara Caspary Seminar Announcement.pdf

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 3:00pm

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 4:00pm

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 11:00am

Friday, February 28, 2020 - 3:00pm

Delving into the diversity of Cas9 orthologs for biotechnology applications Dr. G. Brett Robb New England Biolabs, Ipswich, MA Friday, February 28, 2020 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. G. Brett Robb (Feb 28).pdf

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 11:10am

"Mucosal immunity during Salmonella infection" Dr. Manuela Raffatellu Professor, Department of Pediatrics Division of Host-Microbe Systems and Therapeutics University of California, San Diego Monday, March 2, 2020 - 11:10am Host: Dr. David Brooks MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Revised Easton Poster 2019-2020.pdf

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 1:00pm

Towards exon and intron-resolution functional genomics Ben Blencowe, PhD Banbury Chair in Medical Research, Professor, Donnelly Centre and Department of Molecular Genetics, Director, Donnelly Sequencing Centre, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto Monday, March 2, 2020 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Forman-Kay PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Ben Blencowe Mar 2.pdf

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm

Molecular Genetics Colloquium: Dr. Sasha Levy Dr. Sasha Levy Stanford Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Fritz Roth PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Sasha Levy (March 2).pdf