Archived Biochemistry Seminars

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

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 4:00pm

Unraveling new functions for the ER at organelle contact sites Dr. Gia Voeltz Associate Professor, MCD Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Voeltz Poster.pdf

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 4:00pm

Characterizations of Diaphanous-related formin (mDia) in Primary Cilia Oliva Palander PhD Student Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Topic TBA Stella Lu MSc Student Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 9:00am

Molecular Dynamics Study of the Human Voltage-gated Proton Channel, hHv1 Kethika Kulleperuma Department of Biochemistry Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Régis Pomès MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.K.Kulleperuma.pdf

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 4:00pm

Topic TBA Roni Leven MSc Student Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Topic TBA WeiLin Ou MSc Student Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 3:00pm

Prion disease: from genetics to therapeutics Eric Minikel and Sonia Vallabh PhD candidates, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School and Broad Institute Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Palazzo CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Poster_Eric Minikel and Sonia Vallabh.pdf

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 4:00pm

Topic TBA Vanessa Yoon MSc Student Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 4:00pm MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 4:30pm

A mechanism for cellular rejuvenation in mammalian neural stem cells Dr. Darcie Moore Senior Post Doctoral Fellow, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Laboratory of Sebastian Jessberger Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 4:30pm Host: Dr. Justin Nodwell CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: Seminar_Darcie Moore_Tues April 5_2016_430PM.pdf

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 4:00pm

Mining the Chemical 'Dark Matter' of Microbes: Expanding the target diversity of microbial metabolites Louis Ho PhD Student Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell, Committee members: Drs. Leah Cowen, Brenda Andrews and Craig Smibert MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Investigating the role of TPR in regulating nuclear mRNA export Eliza Lee PhD Student Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Alexander Palazzo MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 3:00pm

New chemical probe technologies: applications to cancer imaging and drug discovery Dr. Matthew Bogyo Departments of Pathology and Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Roman Melnyk CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Poster_Matthew Bogyo.pdf

Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 2:00pm

Biochemical Interrogation of Rare Cystic Fibrosis Mutations Informs Strategies for Future Therapeutic Intervention Steven Molinski Department of Biochemistry Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Christine Bear CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.S.Molinski.pdf

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 4:00pm

Role of Glutamic Acid Side Chains in Ion Permeation and Selectivity in Nav Channels Chris Ing MSc Student Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 4:00pm PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Characterizing the promiscuous yet specific interactions of HIV-1 Vpu and its human targets Gregory Cole MSc Student Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 4:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Simon Sharpe, Committee Members: Dr. Charles Deber and Dr. Jeffrey Lee PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 9:00am

Elucidating the Role of Alternative RNA Export Promoting Signal Sequence Coding Regions in Potentiating Translation Kohila Kulendra Department of Biochemistry Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Alex Palazzo CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.K.Kulendra.pdf