Archived Cell Biology Seminars

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 1:30pm

Pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility; crowd surfing Dr. Lori Burrows Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences McMaster University Friday, April 5, 2013 - 1:30pm Host: Cell Biology and the Division of Infectious Diseases Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Burrows.pdf

Friday, April 12, 2013 - 1:30pm

Influenza and lung endothelial leak – mechanisms of acute lung injury Dr. Warren Lee Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital Friday, April 12, 2013 - 1:30pm Host: Amira Klip Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Lee 1.pdf

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 1:30pm

MHC class II: cell biology and disease associations Dr. Elizabeth Mellins Department of Paediatrics Stanford University Friday, April 19, 2013 - 1:30pm Host: Rae Yeung Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Mellins.pdf

Friday, April 26, 2013 - 1:30pm

p62-related signaling and autophagy in pagetic osteoclasts Dr. Sophie Roux Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine University of Sherbrooke Friday, April 26, 2013 - 1:30pm Host: Morrie Manolson Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Roux.pdf

Friday, May 3, 2013 - 1:30pm

How are blood platelets produced? Dr. Joseph Italiano Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Friday, May 3, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, June 7, 2013 - 1:30pm

Emerging role for connexins, sphingolipids and CFTR in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Dr. Wolfgang M. Kuebler The Keenan Research Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital Friday, June 7, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 1:30pm

Molecular insights into manipulation of host ubiquitination system by bacterial pathogens. Dr. Alexei Savchenko Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto Friday, June 14, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 1:30pm

The Pathogenic Toxins of Clostridium difficile: Molecular Mechanisms and Drug Discovery. Dr. Roman A. Melnyk Molecular Structure & Function Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, June 21, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 11, 2013 - 1:30pm

Functions of the proteasome – from protein degradation to cancer therapy. Dr. Alfred Goldberg Department of Cell Biology, Harvard University Friday, October 11, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, Main Auditorium (Rm. 1246 Black Wing) Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 18, 2013 - 1:30pm

Interplay between lysosomal pH, autophagy and NFATc1 signaling in osteoclasts. Dr. Irina Voronov Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Friday, October 18, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 1:30pm

Deciphering the combinatorial histone modifications that regulate transcription Dr. Peter Cheung Department of Biology, York University Friday, November 1, 2013 - 1:30pm PGCRL RM 03.9310, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: cheung.pdf

Friday, November 8, 2013 - 1:30pm

Vesicle architecture and protein quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum Dr. Elizabeth Miller Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University Friday, November 8, 2013 - 1:30pm PGCRL RM 03.9310, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Miller.pdf

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 10:00am

Genetic dissection of type 2 diabetes with mouse genetics Dr. Allan D. Attie Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 10:00am Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Attie.pdf

Friday, November 15, 2013 - 1:30pm

Activatingubiquitin complexes that limit inflammation Dr. Paula M. Oliver Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Friday, November 15, 2013 - 1:30pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Oliver.pdf

Friday, November 29, 2013 - 1:30pm

Dissecting tissue-specific signaling pathways in diabetes pathogenesis Dr. Minna Woo Department of Medicine and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Friday, November 29, 2013 - 1:30pm PGCRL RM 02.9320, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Woo.pdf

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 1:30pm

Connexin gap junction proteins and disease Dr. Dale W. Laird Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Western Ontario Friday, December 6, 2013 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Special Seminar Poster available: Laird.pdf

Friday, December 13, 2013 - 1:30pm

One of these things is not like the others – intra and intertumoral heterogeneity through space and time drive the clinical behaviour of childhood brain tumors Dr. Michael D. Taylor Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, December 13, 2013 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Special Seminar Poster available: Taylor.pdf

Friday, January 10, 2014 - 1:30pm

Signal transduction in health and disease Dr. Benjamin G. Neel Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Friday, January 10, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Neel.pdf

Friday, January 17, 2014 - 1:30pm

Up in the air: development and differentiation of a multicellular bacterium. Dr. Marie A. Elliot Department of Biology, McMaster University Friday, January 17, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Elliot.pdf

Friday, January 24, 2014 - 1:30pm

Quantitative proteomics: Applications to cancer and cell biology. Dr. Thomas Kislinger Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Friday, January 24, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kislinger.pdf

Friday, January 31, 2014 - 1:30pm

Differentiation of Neuroblastoma – a matter of relieving epigenetic suppression Dr. Carol J. Thiele Cell & Molecular Biology Section, Pediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute Friday, January 31, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Thiele.pdf

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:30pm

Proteomics Perspectives on Cancer Signalling, Trafficking, and Metabolism Dr. Michael Moran Molecular Structure & Function Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Moran.pdf

Friday, February 14, 2014 - 1:30pm

Functions and Regulation of the Ubiquitin Ligase Nedd4 Dr. Daniela Rotin Cell Biology Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, February 14, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Rotin.pdf

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 3:00pm

A proteolytic pathway that controls glucose uptake in fat and muscle Jonathan Bogan, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 3:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Jonathan Bogan, Feb 26, 2014.pdf

Friday, February 28, 2014 - 1:30pm

Brain fatty acid metabolism: From uptake to imaging and regulating signal transduction Dr. Richard P. Bazinet Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto Friday, February 28, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: bazinet.pdf

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 1:30pm

Cytoskeletal Polarization in T Lymphocytes: Form and Function Dr. John A. Hammer National Institutes of Health Cell Biology & Physiology Center Friday, March 7, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Hammer.pdf

Friday, March 14, 2014 - 1:30pm

What is the Chemical Diversity of Nature? Dr. Justin Nodwell Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Friday, March 14, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Nodwell.pdf

Friday, March 21, 2014 - 1:30pm

New Insights into Immune Regulation of Obesity Related Insulin Resistance Dr. Daniel Winer Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto Friday, March 21, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Winer.pdf

Friday, March 28, 2014 - 1:30pm

Rac1/Cdc42 Regulation in Cancer Cell Migration and Development Dr. Nathalie Lamarche-Vane Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Friday, March 28, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lamarche-Vane.pdf

Friday, April 4, 2014 - 1:30pm

Is targeting microtubule dynamics a good chemotherapeutic strategy? Dr. Benjamin Kwok Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal Friday, April 4, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Kwok.pdf

Friday, April 11, 2014 - 1:30pm

Cytoplasmic LPS activates caspase-11: implications in TLR4-independent endotoxic shock Dr. Edward Miao Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, April 11, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Miao.pdf

Friday, April 25, 2014 - 1:30pm

Unraveling the coordination among membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, and cell metabolism in live animals by using intravital microscopy Dr. Roberto Weigert Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Health, Friday, April 25, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Weigert.pdf

Friday, May 2, 2014 - 1:30pm

Protein misfolding and protein quality control in neurodegeneration Dr. Martin Duennwald Department of Pathology, The University of Western Ontario Friday, May 2, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Duennwald.pdf

Friday, May 9, 2014 - 1:30pm

Proteoglycans: Regulators of oncogenic signaling in brain cancer Dr. Joanna Phillips Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Friday, May 9, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Phillips.pdf

Friday, May 16, 2014 - 1:30pm

A real slippery situation: Lipid trafficking and membrane domains Dr. Greg Fairn Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital Friday, May 16, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Fairn.pdf

Friday, May 23, 2014 - 1:30pm

Formation of lymphoid microenvironments that support immune responses at sites of inflammation Dr. Jennifer Gommerman Department of Immunology, University of Toronto Friday, May 23, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gommerman.pdf

Friday, June 20, 2014 - 1:30pm

Gene regulation via gene looping and noncoding RNA. Dr. Musa Mhlanga Gene Expression and Biophysics Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa and Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Friday, June 20, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Departmental Seminar Poster available: Mhlanga.pdf

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 2:00pm

Revealing the mystery of cytokinesis – one mitochondria at a time Dr. Craig Mandato Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, McGill University Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 2:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mandato.pdf

Friday, September 12, 2014 - 1:30pm

Innate immunity and metabolic homeostasis. Dr. AJay Chawla Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Friday, September 12, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Chawla.pdf

Friday, September 19, 2014 - 1:30pm

Mechanisms of cell-to-cell spread by Listeria monocytogenes. Dr. John Brumell Cell Biology Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, September 19, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Brumell.pdf

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 1:30pm

Degrading RNA and sending it away: Autophagy and exosomes from mechanisms to disease. Dr. Derrick Gibbings Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Friday, September 26, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gibbings.pdf

Friday, October 10, 2014 - 1:30pm

Sweet Heat: Tactical Immune Triggering Promotes Infection and Disease by the Pathogenic Neisseria Dr. Scott D. Gray-Owen Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, October 10, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gray-Owen.pdf

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 1:30pm

mRNP Organization and Regulation Dr. Olivia Rissland Molecular Structure & Function Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, October 17, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Rissland.pdf

Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 10:00am

Role of the Rab6 GTPase in Membrane Trafficking at the Golgi Level Dr. Bruno Goud Head, Cell Biology Division, Institut Curie, Paris, France Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 10:00am PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Goud.pdf

Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 2:00pm

Optogenetic Control of Cell Signaling Dr. Won Do Heo Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 2:00pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Heo.pdf

Friday, December 12, 2014 - 1:30pm

Measuring Single Cell Growth and Response to Targeted Cancer Therapies Dr. Scott R. Manalis Department of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, MIT Friday, December 12, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Manalis.pdf

Friday, December 19, 2014 - 1:30pm

Mechanism of MT1-MMP Secretion During Breast Tumor Cell Invasion. Dr. Philippe Chavrier Membrane & Actin Dynamics Lab, Institut Curie Friday, December 19, 2014 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Chavrier.pdf

Friday, January 9, 2015 - 1:30pm

The molecular consequences of aged-associated biophysical alterations in the muscle stem cell niche. Dr. Penney M. Gilbert Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto Friday, January 9, 2015 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gilbert.pdf

Friday, January 23, 2015 - 1:30pm

Role of FoxO1 in the regulation of angiogenesis. Dr. Tara Haas School of Kinesiology & Health Sciences, York University Friday, January 23, 2015 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Haas.pdf

Friday, February 6, 2015 - 1:30pm

Non-angiogenic role of adipose tissue VEGF. Dr. Hoon-Ki Sung Physiology and Experimental Medicine Program, The Hospital For Sick Children Friday, February 6, 2015 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Sung.pdf