Previous Seminars

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 2:00pm

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 1:00pm

Bugs, drugs and cell systems Eric Brown, PhD Distinguished University Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences and M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University Monday, November 21, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Roman Melnyk PGCRL, Event Rooms 3A/3B, 686 Bay St (SickKids) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Eric Brown November 21.pdf

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 4:00pm

Heart Surgery and DEI Bobby Yanagawa MD, PhD, FRCSC Division Head, Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital Program Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto Associate Professor, Department of Surgery & Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Tuesday seminar - Dr. Yanagawa.pdf

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 12:00pm

Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms of cell diversification Luisa Cochella Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, John Hopkins University School of Medicine Wednesday, November 23, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Mei Zhen Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Luisa Cochella_Seminar_November232022.pdf

Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 2:00pm

Malnutrition and the Microbiome Professor B. Brett Finlay , Dr. Paula Littlejohn, Post Doctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 2:00pm Host: Professor Elena Comelli and the Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition Virtual Centre for Child Nutrition and Health Lawson Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Lawson Microbiome Seminar Series November 2022.pdf

Friday, November 25, 2022 - 1:00pm

Anatomical Diversity of Skin in Development, Health & Disease Tanya Shaw, PhD Head of Anatomy, Centre for Inflammation Biology and Cancer Immunology. King’s College, London, UK Friday, November 25, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Boris Hinz Keenan RC Allan Waters Auditorium, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria Street, 2nd Floor KRC Research Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: 22_11_25 Shaw KRC Seminar Announcement.pdf

Friday, November 25, 2022 - 1:30pm

Ion and osmotic regulation of ubiquitin ligases Dr. Daniela Rotin, Senior Scientist, Dr. Avinash Persaud, Senior Research Associate Cell Biology Program Friday, November 25, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Rotin[32].pdf

Monday, November 28, 2022 - 1:00pm

The rise and spread of Omicron PRIYAMVADA ACHARYA Director, Division of Structural Biology Director, Duke Center for HIV Structural Biology Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Dept. of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine Monday, November 28, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: JEAN PHILIPPE JULIEN PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Priyamvada Acharya November 28.pdf

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 1:00pm

Rethinking DNA damage repair and chromatin organization in the frameworks of epigenetic modifications, protein dynamics and biomolecular condensates TAE HUN KIM Recipient of the H.L. Holmes Award for Post-Doctoral Studies from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Postdoctoral Fellow in Forman-Kay & Kay Labs, Molecular Medicine, SickKids & University of Toronto Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Program in Molecular Medicine PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Tae Hun Kim Nov 29 [52].pdf

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 1:30pm

Network pharmacological approaches for precision cancer medicine Dr. Jing Tang, PhD Associate professor of medical bioinformatics at the University of Helsinki, Finland Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Benjamin Haibe-Kains, PhD Margaret Cancer Research Tower (PMCRT) 4th Fl , rm 204 OCI Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar Notice_ Dr. Jing Tang, Nov 29, 2022.pdf

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 4:00pm

Phosphoinositide acyltransferases: Greasing the Signal Transduction and Trafficking Machinery Dr. Roberto Botelho Professor and CRC in Organelle Function and Adaptation Dept. of Chemistry and Biology Toronto Metropolitan University Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Botelho.pdf

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 12:00pm

Looking under the hood of cells: from single molecule dynamics to whole cell organelle reconstructions DR. JENNIFER LIPPINCOTTSCHWARTZ Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus Wednesday, November 30, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Kyla Germain (kyla.germain@sickkids.ca) Online - virtual Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Connell poster_LIPPINCOTT-SCHWARTZ.pdf

Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 10:00am

Thursday, December 1, 2022 - 4:00pm

Friday, December 2, 2022 - 12:00pm

Translating results from large-scale genetic association studies into public health-relevant measures Dr. Andrea Ganna FIMM-EMBL group leader at the Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki. Research associate at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Friday, December 2, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: CANSSI Ontario STAGE Hybrid Event, Maple Room, University of Toronto, Room UY9014, 9th Floor, 700 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: ISSS Poster - Andrea Ganna_01.pdf

Monday, December 5, 2022 - 1:00pm

Robustness in developmental signaling and vulnerabilities in cancer – A tale of two protein kinases JIM WOODGETT Senior Investigator and Past Director, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Professor, Dept of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Monday, December 5, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Mike Tyers PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Jim Woodgett_Dec 5.pdf

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 4:00pm

Dissecting the Autophagic-Lysosomal Pathway in Neurodegeneration and Risk Factors that Promote Proteinopathy Dr. W. Haung (Ho) Yu Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Yu.pdf

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 12:00pm

Worms, Development, and Connectomes Ben Mulcahy Postdoctoral Fellow, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Mei Zhen Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Ben Poster.pdf

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - 2:00pm

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 12:00pm

Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 4:00pm

The 98% others: Decoding somatic mutation events in the noncoding cancer genome Felix Dietlein, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Mathieu Lupien PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice_Felix Dietlein_December 8, 2022.pdf

Friday, December 9, 2022 - 11:00am

Friday, December 9, 2022 - 1:00pm

Friday, December 9, 2022 - 1:30pm

Surprising mechanisms of plasma membrane remodeling: Adapter-free endocytosis and dynamin2-mediated PM expansion Dr. Donald W. Hilgemann, PhD Department of Physiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Friday, December 9, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Hilgemann[82].pdf

Monday, December 12, 2022 - 1:00pm

Mapping biological networks using systematic genetics and cell biology BRENDA ANDREWS University Professor, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Genetics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Monday, December 12, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Ji-Young Youn PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Brenda Andrews Dec 12.pdf

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 10:00am

Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:00pm

Structure-function analysis of SPACA6: assembling the proteinaceous pieces of gamete fusion Tyler Vance Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: James Otis Virtual Seminar BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Vance_BiophysTO_Dec15.pdf

Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 4:00pm

Thursday, January 5, 2023 - 4:00pm

Functional proteomics by induced proximity Dr. Mikko Taipale Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Canada Research Chair in Functional Proteomics and Proteostasis Thursday, January 5, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Linda Penn PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Princess Margaret Special Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mikko Taipale Seminar Notice for Posting.pdf

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 12:00pm

Structural studies define regulatory features in ATP binding cassette transporters Dr. Voula Kanelis Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto; Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto; Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Voula Kanelis_January 12_2023.pdf

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 4:00pm

New RNA-Targeted Therapeutics in the Treatment of Leukemia Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Edward P. Evans Chair in MDS, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Aaron Schimmer Virtual Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Omar Abdel-Wahab Seminar Notice for Posting.pdf

Friday, January 13, 2023 - 1:00pm

Monday, January 16, 2023 - 3:00pm

Catch me if you can— Predator-prey interactions between carnivorous fungi and C. elegans Dr. Ping Hsueh Academia Sinica Monday, January 16, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Aaron Reinke MC 252 Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Guest Speaker - Hsueh.pdf

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 12:00pm

Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 4:00pm

Friday, January 20, 2023 - 1:30pm

The mechanisms of maturation - bridging development and degeneration via synaptic molecules Dr. Timothy J. Mosca, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University Friday, January 20, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Mosca[28].pdf

Monday, January 23, 2023 - 3:00pm

The spark of life. Initiating transcription in embryos. Dr. Nadine Vastenhouw Universite de Lausanne Monday, January 23, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos Zoom Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Guest Speaker - N Vastenhouw.pdf

Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 12:00pm

Lipid Binding Drives Measles and Nipah Virus Matrix Protein Polymerization and Virion Assembly Dr. Michael J. Norris Department of Biochemistry University of Toronto Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mike Norris_January 26_2023.pdf

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 1:30pm

Shared mechanisms of CKD progression and how to target them Dr. Paola Romagnani, MD, PhD Professor and Chair of Nephrology, University of Florence, Head of Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Children’s Hospital Anna Meyer Friday, January 27, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Mathieu Lemaire Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Romagnani Seminar_Jan 27.pdf

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 1:00pm

Mapping input-output relationships in biological systems Mike Tyers Associate Chief, Innovation and Infrastructure, Senior Scientist, Molecular Medicine, SickKids Research Institute Monday, January 30, 2023 - 1:00pm Host: John Rubinstein PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Poster available: MM Seminar - Mike Tyers Jan 30 .pdf

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 3:00pm

Context-Dependent Effects and the Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Traits: Lessons From Drosophila Dr. Trudy F. C. Mackay Center for Human Genetics Department of Genetics and Biochemistry Clemson University Monday, January 30, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz MC 252 Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Guest Speaker - T Mackay.pdf

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 2:00pm

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 3:00pm

Mechanical ventilation optimization using transpulmonary pressure: Let’s not ignore overdistension Elias N. Baedorf Kassis, MD Medical and Scientific Director of Respiratory Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: IDCCM Visiting Professor Zoom Kavanagh Physiology Rounds Poster available: IDCCM Visiting Professor Round & Kavanagh Physiology Round - Jan 31, 2023.pdf

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 4:00pm

Comparative genomics of alcohol and substance use disorders: Translational insights from the Drosophila model Dr. Robert Anholt Centre for Human Genetics Clemson University, USA Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Guest Speaker - R Anholt.pdf

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 12:00pm

Preeclampsia and the Hypoxic Response: Mechanism, Consequences and Targeting Approaches Isabella Caniggia Senior Investigator, LTRI Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 12:00pm Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr.Caniggia_1Feb2023.pdf

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 4:00pm

Interplay between transcriptional, epigenetic and metabolic dependencies in prostate cancer David P. Labbé, Ph.D., agr., chm. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, McGill University Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Drs. Linda Penn and Hansen He PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: David Labbe Seminar Notice for Posting.pdf

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 1:30pm

Illuminating organelle dynamics during differentiation and neurodegeneration Dr. Sarah Cohen, PhD Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, February 3, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Cohen[13].pdf

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 12:00pm

Concepts of nanoparticle delivery to solid tumours Warren C. W. Chan Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), University of Toronto Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: 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: Warren Chan - Seminar Advertising February 8, 2023.pdf