Archived Biochemistry Seminars

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 4:00pm

Septin-septin interaction in-vitro
Forooz Soroor
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble, Committee members: Dr. Julie Brill & Dr. John Rubinstein
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 4:00pm

Lowering the bar for an HIV vaccine
Jean-Philippe Julien
Scientist, Program in Molecular Structure & Function, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Assistant Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture
Poster available: PDF icon Julien Poster.pdf

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:00pm

Moving forward with PilM in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Matthew McCallum
Grad Student
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:00pm
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Discovery of Inter-strain Recombination in Apicomplexans by Markov Clustering
Javi Zhang
Grad Student
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: John Parkinson, Committee: Alex Ensminger, Alex Palazzo
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 4:00pm

Characterizing the role of Sph3 in Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation
Natalie Bamford
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Howell, Committee: Drs. Mark Nitz, Christine Bear
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Characterizing the clockwork of the magnesium ion channel CorA using EPR spectroscopy
Aidin Balo
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Ernst, Committee members: Drs. Emil Pai, Scott Prosser
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:00pm

Characterizing role of Pβ peptide in Mitophagy
Navdeep Deol
Grad Student
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Angus McQuibban, Committee members: Dr. David Williams and Dr. William Trimble
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Understanding the regulation of PARL ß cleavage
Guang Shi
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Angus McQuibban, Committee members: Drs. Paul Fraser, Alex Palazzo
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 4:00pm

Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate dynamics and metabolism during phagocytosis
Roni Levin
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Grinstein, Committee members: Drs. Greg Fairn and Peter Kim
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
The inhibition of phagocytosis by 7-ketocholesterol and its potential role in atherosclerosis
Stella Lu
Graduate Student
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Grinstein, Committee members: Dr. Greg Fairn and Dr. John Brumell
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 4:00pm

Discovering novel inhibitors of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Manpreet Malhi
Graduate Student
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Jason T. Maynes, Committee members: Dr. John Coles & Dr. Roman Melnyk
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
ILK:parvin in cardiac stress and repair
Julia Plakhotnik
Graduate Student
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Jason T. Maynes, Committee members: Dr. John Coles, Dr. Julie Forman-Kay, Dr. Christine Bear
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 4:00pm

Exploring the Inter-Kingdom Target Diversity of Streptomycete Secondary Metabolites
Louis Ho
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee Members: Drs. Brenda Andrews & Leah Cowen
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Topic TBA
Mostafa Zamani
Student
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 4:00pm
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 4:00pm

The mechanism of damaged peroxisome degradation
Kelsey Law
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Kim, Committee members: Drs. John Brumell & Sergio Grinstein
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Chemical perturbation of secondary metabolism
Vanessa Yoon
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell. Committee: Drs. Shana Kelley, Andrew Wilde
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 4:00pm

Characterizing novel interactions of transcriptional repressor protein BCL6B
Geoffrey Lundell-Smith
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Privé, Committee members: Drs. John Rubinstein, Jeff Lee
PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 4:00pm

Repetitive DNA and genome stability: From spatial genome organization to RNA-DNA hybrid regulation
Dr. Karim Mekhail, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Spatial Genome Organization, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture
Poster available: PDF icon Mekhail Poster.pdf

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 4:00pm

Antimicrobial Properties of Actinorhodin
Stefanie Mak
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee members: Dr. Trevor Moraes & Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
AfsQ1: A Skeleton Key to Unlock The Undiscovered Secondary Metabolites
Martin Daniel-Ivad
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee members: Dr. Alan Davidson and Dr. Roman Melnyk
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 4:00pm

Dynamics and Selectivity in mRNA Localization to the Endoplasmic Reticulum
Christopher Nicchitta, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture
Poster available: PDF icon Nicchitta Poster.pdf

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 4:00pm

Photorhabdus Virulence Cassettes (PVC's) - novel bacterial mechanisms derived from phages
Maria Vladimirov
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson, Committee members: Dr. Scott Gray-Owen, Dr. Justin Nodwell
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Investigating Dynamic CFTR Interactome using MaMTH
SangHyun Lim
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Igor Stagljar, Committee members: Dr. Christine Bear, Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 4:00pm

Topic TBA
Mandeep Gill
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 4:00pm
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Topic TBA
Alex Yang
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 4:00pm
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 4:00pm

Characterization of CEACAM1 structure and dynamics by correlated homo-FRET and dSTORM imaging
Amine Driouchi
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Yip, Committee members: Dr Angus McQuibban, Dr Scott Gray-Owen, Dr Jonathan Rocheleau
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
The Role of N-glycosylation in Trafficking of Human SLC26 Anion Transporters: Implication in Disease
Chloe Rapp
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier and Dr. David Williams, Committee members: Dr. Christine Bear and Dr. David Clarke
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 4:00pm

Structural and biochemical characterization of UDP-glucose: glycoprotein glucosyltransferase
Xuyao Li
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. James Rini, Committee members: Dr. David Williams, Dr. Gil Privé
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
New Antibiotics in the Age of Resistance
Tomas Gverzdys
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee members: Drs. John Parkinson, Alex Ensminger
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 4:00pm

Streptomyces as a tool for investigating cell division inhibitors
Scott McAuley
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Prof. Justin Nodwell, Committee members: Prof. Barbara Funnell / Prof. Brian Shoichet
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Identifying Scaffolding Elements in Proteasome Storage Granules
Jerry Gu
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 4:00pm
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 4:00pm

Drug Discovery for (really smart) Dummies : Overview of the SickKids Drug Discovery capabilities
Anick Auger
Service Core Manager SPARC BioCentre Sickkids
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 4:00pm
Host: Trevor Moraes
MSB 4279
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Special Seminar

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 4:00pm

Anillin is an enhancer of Rho dependent formin activation
Anan Chen
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Andrew Wilde, Committee members: Alex Palazzo & William Trimble
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Structure-function investigation of eukaryotic magnesium channels
Natasha Kruglyak
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Emil F. Pai, Committee members: Christine Bear and Gil Privé
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Monday, June 2, 2014 - 11:00am

Macromolecular Crystallography in Drug Discovery
Dr. Ursula Egner
Director/Head of Structural Biology, Global Drug Discovery - Lead Discovery, Bayer Pharma AG
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 11:00am
Host: Emil F. Pai
MSB 4279
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Special Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Special Seminar Egner.pdf

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 4:00pm

Probing the Communication Pathway of Magnesium channel CorA
Angela Li
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Emil F. Pai, Committee members: Dr. Christine Bear and Dr. Gil Privé
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Structural characterization of prion protein misfolding using scrapie-specific antibodies
Ondrej Halgas
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Emil F. Pai, Committee members: Avi Chakrabartty and Gil Privé
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 4:00pm

The RSC complex functions in ploidy maintenance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
Tina Sing
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Dr. Grant Brown, Committee members: Dr. Craig Smibert, Dr. Laurence Pelletier
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Structure and Function of KCTD proteins
Alan Xian Ji
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Privé, Committee members: Drs. Stephane Angers and Lynne Howell
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 4:00pm

Investigating the structure of MacB, an ABC Transporter
Yaseen Manan
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Privé, Committee members: Drs. Oliver Ernst, Simon Sharpe
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 4:00pm

Investigating beta-PIX as a novel upstream regulator of the Hippo pathway
Ki Myung Song
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Liliana Attisano Committee members: Dr. Andrew Wilde, Dr. Michael Ohh
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Structure and Functional Characterization of the BCL6 and FBXO11 Complex
Darren Yong
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Privé, Committee members: Dr. Trevor Moraes and Dr. Frank Sicheri
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 4:00pm

Screening for Novel Genes Maintaining Genome Stability in S. cerevisiae
Jason A. Hendry
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Grant W. Brown, Committee members: Dr. Alex Palazzo, Dr. Brenda Andrews
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Slx4 Regulates Mec1 Activity During DNA Replication Stress
Attila Balint
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Grant Brown Committee members: Drs. Angus McQuibban, Brent Derry
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:00pm

βPix as an upstream regulator of Hippo signaling pathway
Emad Heidary Arash
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Liliana Attisano, Committee members: Dr. Alex Palazzo, Dr. William Trimble and Dr. Igor Stagljar
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Exploring the diversity of anti-CRISPR proteins
April Pawluk
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson, Committee members: Drs. William Navarre and Angus McQuibban
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 4:00pm

The mechanism of peroxisomal membrane protein import to the ER
Rong Hua
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Kim, Committee members: Dr. David Williams, Dr. William Trimble
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
A phage-encoded helper protein assists in phage tail fibre assembly
Olesia Ivantsiv
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson, Committee members: Dr. Trevor Moraes, Dr. William Navarre 
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:00pm

The temporal regulation of smaug mRNA during Drosophila embryogenesis
Alexander Marsolais
M.Sc. Student
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Craig Smibert, Committee members: Drs. Angus McQuibban and Alex Palazzo
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Septins and the lateral compartmentalization of membranes
Theo Pham
Ph.D. Student
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble, Committee members: Dr. Sergio Grinstein, Dr. Christopher Yip
MSB 2172
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

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