Previous Seminars

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 1:00pm

Inner Workings of Channelrhodopsins and Brains KARL DEISSEROTH Stanford University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Raphaella So Online Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Special Seminar Poster available: Connell poster_DEISSEROTH.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 9:45am

2022 CANSSI Ontario Research Day Dr. Richard Cook, Dr. Marsha Chechik, Dr. Mark Daley, Dr. Amber Simpson, Dr. Donald Estep Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 9:45am Host: CANSSI Ontario Hybrid Event, In person - Chestnut Conference Centre, University Room (Sept 29) Special Seminar Poster available: Poster - CANSSI Ontario 2022 Research Day.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 12:00pm

Control of Protein Function by Phosphorylation Dr. Kalle Gehring Department of Biochemistry & Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale McGill University Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry Virtual seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kalle Gehring_September 29_2022.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 3:30pm

2022 Distinguished Lecture Series in Statistical Sciences: Xihong Lin Professor Xihong Lin Professor of Biostatistics and Coordinating Director of the Program in Quantitative Genomics of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Statistics at Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 3:30pm Host: CANSSI Ontario Hybrid Event, In person - Chestnut Conference Centre, University Room (Sept 29) and 700 University Avenue (September 30) Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: DLSSS - Lin, Xihong.pdf

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 4:00pm

How Cancer Metabolism Impacts Cancer Progression Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Professor, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: : Dr. Stephanie Xie PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar

How Cancer Metabolism Impacts Cancer Progression Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Stephanie Xie, Affiliate Scientist PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Princess Margaret Special Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice_Dr. Vander_Heiden_Sept_29_2022.pdf

Friday, September 30, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, September 30, 2022 - 1:30pm

Using artificial intelligence to find drugs amenable to repurposing for Parkinson’s disease Dr. Naomi Visanji, PhD & Dr. Connie Marras, MD,PhD Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, U of T and Department of Neurology, U of T Friday, September 30, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Visanji[2].pdf

Monday, October 3, 2022 - 1:00pm

Mass cytometry and chemical biology from the bottom of the periodic table Mark Nitz, PhD Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto Monday, October 3, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Christine Bear Hybrid Event In-person: Event Rooms 3A/3B, PGCRL, 3rd floor (686 Bay St.) OR Join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97670722536?pwd=d1hYaGFmWXR5K2RYSDhuWjJldm9RQT09 Meeting ID: 976 7072 2536 Passcode: 153062 Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Mark NItz Oct 3.pdf

Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 4:00pm

Friday, October 7, 2022 - 12:00pm

Genomic Diversity and Genomic Healthcare Dr. Teri Manolio Director, Division of Genomic Medicine National Human Genome Research Institute Friday, October 7, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: CANSSI Ontario STAGE Zoom STAGE International Speaker Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: 10 Oct 7, 2022 - STAGE ISSS - Teri Manolio Twitter v2.pdf

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - 4:00pm

Exploring non-traditional targets for antiviral therapy – novel inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 methyltransferases Dr. Radim Nencka Head, The senior research team Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: RADIM NENCKA.pdf

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 12:00pm

The Effect of Pdss2, a Component of the Coenzyme Q Biosynthetic Pathway, on Murine Oocyte & Embryo Development Sally Kim PhD student, Jurisicova Lab Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Andrea Jurisicova Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster_Sally Kim.pdf

Friday, October 14, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, October 14, 2022 - 1:30pm

A Tale of Three Tissues. The Surprising Continuum of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles Dr. Eduardo Rios, PhD Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Rush University Friday, October 14, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Rios.pdf

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 2:00pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 4:00pm

MRCK kinases and MICAL1 monooxygenase: Actin cytoskeleton regulators as cancer drug targets Dr. Michael Olson Dept. of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto Tuesday, October 18, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Michael Olson poster.pdf

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 12:00pm

Untangling Integrin Dynamics Using CryoEM Melody Campbell, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Yingke Liang (yingke.liang@mail.utoronto.ca) MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Connell Lecture_CAMPBELL.pdf

“Cerebellar connectomics reveals noise resilient learning through structured connectivity" Dr. Tri Nguyen Harvard Medical School Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Mei Zhen Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Samuel Lunenfeld Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Tri Nguyen - Seminar October 19, 2022.pdf

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 2:00pm

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 4:00pm

Friday, October 21, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, October 21, 2022 - 1:30pm

Metabolic control of inflammatory cell death Dr. Charles Evavold, PhD Ragon Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Friday, October 21, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Neil Goldenberg Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Evavold.pdf

Monday, October 24, 2022 - 9:00am

Monday, October 24, 2022 - 1:00pm

How to make and break the SMX DNA repair tri-nuclease Haley Wyatt, PhD Canada Research Chair in Mechanisms of Genome Instability, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Monday, October 24, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Jonathon Ditlev IN PERSON: PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (686 Bay St.) OR JOIN ON ZOOM:https://zoom.us/j/92783876454?pwd=OElqcVVTalh0V2pTL2xnOCsxMWdydz09 Meeting ID: 927 8387 6454 Passcode: 345794 Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Haley Wyatt Oct 24.pdf

Monday, October 24, 2022 - 4:00pm

Tumor suppression by the Fbw7 ubiquitin ligase: Myc degradation and beyond Dr Bruce Clurman Executive Vice President, Deputy Director and Professor, Fred Hutch Cancer Center Monday, October 24, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Stephane Angers CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: 20221024 Special Seminar Dr Bruce Clurman.pdf

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 12:00pm

Friday, October 28, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, October 28, 2022 - 12:00pm

Rejuvenating the brain by resetting resilience networks Mauro Costa-Mattioli, PhD Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Director, Memory and Brain Research Center (MBRC), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Principal Investigator, Altos Labs. Friday, October 28, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Joesph Culotti, PhD, Professor, Molecular Genetics, Universty of Toronto; Senoir Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital This is a hybrid lecture. In Person: WI 1016, Wilson Hall – New College, 40 Willcocks Street; Online: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/89348150726 CPIN Distinguished Lecturers Seminar Special Seminar Co-sponsor: The John Roder Memorial Fund Poster available: Roder_poster_20221028.pdf

Friday, October 28, 2022 - 1:30pm

γδ T cells in health and disease Dr. Zakia Djaoud, PhD Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa Friday, October 28, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Djaoud.pdf

Monday, October 31, 2022 - 1:00pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 4:00pm

Conquering the Last Mile: Achieving the Promise of Evidence-Based Practice in Healthcare Dr. Nadia Minian Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (status only) Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto (status only) Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Minian.pdf

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 12:00pm

A Microfluidic Device for Vascularizing Organoids with Perfusable Blood Vessels Tiger Jian Graduate Student, Pelletier Lab Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Laurence Pelletier Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Tiger Jian_poster.pdf

Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 12:00pm

Physical Principles of Protein Phase Separation in Biomolecular Condensates Dr. Hue Sun Chan Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Wilson Zeng McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: HueSunChan_Nov3.pdf

Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 4:00pm

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 11:00am

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 4:00pm

Exploring the Chemical Diversity of Nucleic Acids Dr. Ryan Hili Associate Professor and York University Research Chair in Molecular Evolution Tier II Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions York University Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Ryan Hili.pdf

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 4:00pm

Neuroblastoma from A(drenal), B(abies) & C(hildren) to Z(ebrafish) – or How a Small Fish Makes Huge Waves in Translational Research Dr. Madeline Hayes, Dr. Daniel Morgenstern Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday, November 9, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Garron Family Cancer Centre Zoom Research Group Seminar Poster available: GFCC Translational Cancer Research Seminar Series.pdf

Thursday, November 10, 2022 - 12:00pm

Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, November 11, 2022 - 1:30pm

Viral Transmission Strategies for Successful Infection Dr. Nihal Altan-Bonnet, PhD Cell and Developmental Biology Center, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health Friday, November 11, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Alton Bonnet[63].pdf

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 1:00pm

Eco-evolutionary feedback can stabilize diverse predator-prey communities Dr. Stephen Martiss Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Anton Zilman McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SMartiss_Nov15.pdf

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 10:00am

Contributions to Viral Hepatitis: Vaccine Task Force and COVID-19 Dr. Lorne Tyrrell OC, AOE, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRSC, FCAHS Founder and Director of Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 10:00am Host: Friends of CIHR PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Registration required Special Seminar Poster available: Poster - 2022 U of T Friesen Lecture - Dr. Lorne Tyrrell - November 16, 2022 - Sick Kids PGCRL Auditorium.pdf

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 4:30pm

Genome-wide CRISPR screens identify novel regulators of wild-type and mutant p53 stability YiQing Lu Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 4:30pm Supervisor: Daniel Schramek Virtual Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Lu poster original.pdf

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 12:00pm

Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 4:00pm

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 1:00pm

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 1:30pm

XIAP E3 ligase as a determinant of endolysosome-mitochondrial interactions during cancer cell death Dr. Anne Hamacher-Brady, PhD Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Friday, November 18, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Hamacher Brady[97].pdf