Archived Cell Biology Seminars

Friday, February 5, 2021 - 1:30pm

Studying the role of resident macrophages in brain disorders using humanized model systems. Dr. Julien Muffat, PhD Canada Research Chair in Synthetic Neuroimmunology and Stem Cell Bioengineering Scientist, Neurosciences and Mental Health Program Friday, February 5, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. Via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/92958004962?pwd=YkFoZDNhTThrRHhLVE1pQy9YeGltdz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Muffat Seminar.pdf

Friday, February 12, 2021 - 1:30pm

Adipose tissue inflammation in obesity. Dr. Carey Lumeng, MD/PhD Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School Friday, February 12, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/97890982489?pwd=bGc3OEtPeDFzZmlxanBmczJPclFsZz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lumeng Seminar.pdf

Friday, February 19, 2021 - 1:30pm

New roles for Golgi-derived PI(4)P-containing vesicles in mitochondrial division. Dr. Julien Prudent, PhD Medical Research Council, University of Cambridge, Mitochondrial Biology Unit Friday, February 19, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill Via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/98072267651?pwd=L3huOHhCTTkwSXl0YmE2TVNkM1N3Zz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Prudent.pdf

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:30pm

The dark side of organelle biogenesis enlightened by rare human diseases. Dr. Michael S. Marks, PhD Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill Via Zoom - https://zoom.us/j/94442088230?pwd=RTdKd1RpVUtGQ254NjZMK09meVAwdz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Marks.pdf

Friday, March 5, 2021 - 1:30pm

Eminent domains: PI(4,5)P2 distribution and homeostasis in the plasma membrane. Dr. Gerald Hammond, PhD Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Friday, March 5, 2021 - 1:30pm Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/92724669496?pwd=dWhUaDRpbS82bGdFczhHVTExZjY1UT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Hammond.pdf

Friday, March 12, 2021 - 1:30pm

Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis the greatest cell biologist in the world? Dr. Maximiliano G. Gutierrez, PhD Group Leader, The Francis Crick Institute Friday, March 12, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Nicola Jones Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/96976680316?pwd=QnBUUm5iOVRmcmgrUFFRSU5JQjlydz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gutierrez.pdf.pdf

Friday, March 26, 2021 - 1:30pm

Chromosome instability: avoidable or unavoidable collateral effect of cancer treatment? Dr. Vanesa Gottifredi, PhD Fundación Instituto Leloir Friday, March 26, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/94067098054?pwd=R1E4SmFTRmhkSjdnVS9rbXZMeVdLQT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gottifredi.pdf

Friday, April 9, 2021 - 1:30pm

Adapting to a Unique Environment: the Platelet G-protein Highway to Integrin Activation. Dr. Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, April 9, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Walter Kahr Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/91380557193?pwd=SjVXeXVXY1JWVWNUejVDVTh2MVdSZz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bergmeier.pdf

Friday, April 16, 2021 - 1:30pm

Lipid and protein switches in cell physiology: From mechanisms to disease. Dr. Volker Haucke, PhD Professor, Molecular Pharmacology,Institute for Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin Friday, April 16, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/92019779829?pwd=WVZjVVZ5Sy9iSzRKKzJad3hlekQrQT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Haucke.pdf

Friday, April 23, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Biogenesis of Peroxisomes: From Yeast to Man” Dr. Ralf Erdmann, PhD Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum Friday, April 23, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/97965642761?pwd=b09rNHdhbmN6R05oRW00ZzNsa25kdz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Erdmann.pdf

Friday, April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Actin cytoskeleton regulation and its roles in cell migration and apoptosis” Dr. Michael F. Olson, PhD Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University Friday, April 30, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/94051327516?pwd=N0lGaWQ4T0cxN2NET1phd2hNQnVEQT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Olson.pdf

Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Novel roles of progranulin in lysosomes: Implications for frontotemporal dementia and therapeutics” Dr. Gilbert Di Paolo, PhD Staff Scientist and Senior Director, Discovery Biology, Denali Therapeutics Inc. Friday, May 7, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/93359523955?pwd=dUYzZSszWUpoaUUwSTNwbWUwVnBTQT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Di Paolo.pdf

Friday, May 14, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Rapping up Cell Adhesion” Dr. Mark H. Ginsberg Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego Friday, May 14, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Walter Kahr Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/99095290214?pwd=K3lRSEJUcmQ4OVlwR3ljRXJCK1k0QT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ginsberg.pdf

Friday, May 21, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Cis and Trans Signaling of Immune Checkpoint Receptor” Dr. Enfu Hui Section of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of California, San Diego Friday, May 21, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Jonathan Ditlev Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/97840321345?pwd=cW10NzBKSTZDS2Ivc2NxcjloQmlhZz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Hui.pdf

Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Proton-pumping V-ATPases: detection and role in membrane traffic” Dr. Sergio Grinstein Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Friday, May 28, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell. Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/91490223131?pwd=QjE4WWQ1eWxYTy9lOXBvMTJnRFhwQT09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Grinstein.pdf

Friday, June 4, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Early Life Determinants of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Disease” Dr. Brian Kalish Neuroscience and Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Friday, June 4, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Annie Huang Via Zoom- https://zoom.us/j/98284573363?pwd=ejRGTUc2cjB5UUZUN2dHaGNRbGF0dz09 Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kalish..pdf

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Formation of a pathogen vacuole according to Legionella” Dr. Hubert Hilbi Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich Friday, September 17, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Hilbi_R.pdf

Friday, September 24, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Paligenosis: the program mature cells use to become progenitors (and sometimes cause cancer!)” Dr. Jason Mills Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine Friday, September 24, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Nicola Jones Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mills_R.pdf

Friday, October 1, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Regulatory mechanisms and molecular signatures of LC3-associated phagocytosis and non-canonical autophagy” Dr. Oliver Florey The Babraham Institute, Cambridge Friday, October 1, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Florey.pdf

Friday, October 8, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Autophagy- primary cilium crosstalk in the regulation of hypothalamic insulin sensitivity” Dr. Eugenia Morselli Physiology Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Friday, October 8, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Morselli..pdf

Friday, October 15, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Regulation of phagocytosis by SLAMF7 and inflammation” Dr. André Veillette, MD Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) Friday, October 15, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Daniela Rotin Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Veillette.pdf

Friday, October 29, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Using mouse genetics to define context for emergent oncogene/tumor suppressor gene function” Dr. Sean Egan, PhD The Hospital for Sick Children, Cell Biology Program Friday, October 29, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Egan.pdf

Friday, November 5, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Mechanisms of vascular remodeling in pulmonary micro- and macrovessels in pulmonary hypertension” Dr. Wolfgang M. Kuebler, MD Director, Institute of Physiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Friday, November 5, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Neil Goldenberg Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kuebler.pdf

Friday, November 12, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Driving forces for meta-inflammation; adiposity, sex, and myelopoiesis” Dr. Kanakadurga Singer, MD Pediatrics, University of Michigan Friday, November 12, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Singer.pdf

Friday, November 19, 2021 - 1:30pm

“Function and regulation of inter-organelle contacts in lipid transport” Dr. Fabien Alpy, PhD Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Friday, November 19, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Alpy.pdf

Friday, November 26, 2021 - 1:30pm

Cellular and organellar anion transport - from biophysics to pathophysiology in bone and brain Dr. Tobias Stauber, PhD Friday, November 26, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Spencer Freeman Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Stauber.pdf

Friday, December 3, 2021 - 1:30pm

Reaping the benefits of childhood cancer therapy, without paying the “Toll 4” it Dr. Amit Bhavsar, PhD Friday, December 3, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bhavsar.pdf

Friday, December 17, 2021 - 1:30pm

Why so many ways to die? The non-canonical inflammasome pathway Dr. Vishva M. Dixit, MD Friday, December 17, 2021 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Neil Goldenberg Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dixit.pdf

Friday, January 7, 2022 - 1:30pm

“Quantitative Medicine for Breast Cancer Patients” Dr. Charles M. Perou, PhD Co-Director, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, January 7, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sean Egan Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Perou.pdf

Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 1:30pm

Dynamic cell surface nanodomains control receptor signaling in breast cancer cells Dr. Costin. N. Antonescu, PhD Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Antonescu[72].pdf

Friday, January 14, 2022 - 1:30pm

“Routing and remodeling membranes at synapses” Dr. Avital Adah Rodal, PhD Department of Biology Brandeis University Friday, January 14, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Rodal.pdf

Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 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 Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Mosca[60].pdf

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 1:30pm

Tau toxicity at the synapse Dr. Patrik Verstreken, PhD Director, VIB Center for Brain & Disease Research Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven Friday, January 21, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Verstreken.pdf

Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 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 Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Mathieu Lemaire Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Romagnani[87].pdf

Friday, February 4, 2022 - 1:30pm

Coin flips in development: The systemic influence of epigenetic noise on phenotype Dr. Jesse Gillis, PhD Department of Physiology, University of Toronto Friday, February 4, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gillis.pdf

Friday, February 11, 2022 - 1:30pm

Autophagy-mediated Cholesterol Efflux from Arterial Foam Cells Dr. Mireille Ouimet, PhD Department of Biochemistry, University of Ottawa Friday, February 11, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Neil Goldenberg Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ouimet[3].pdf

Friday, March 4, 2022 - 1:30pm

Shaping the enterocyte apical surface with adhesion and actin polymerization Dr. Matthew Tyska, PhD Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Friday, March 4, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Aleixo Muise Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Tyska.pdf

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 1:30pm

Calcium and phosphoinositide signalling in healthy and infected cells Dr. Sergio Grinstein, PhD, Dr. Sivakami Mylvaganam, PhD , Dr. Glenn Walpole, PhD Cell Biology Program Friday, March 11, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Grinstein.pdf

Friday, March 25, 2022 - 1:30pm

Lysosome Function, Dysfunction and Neurological Disease Dr. Shawn M. Ferguson, PhD Departments of Cell Biology and of Neuroscience, Yale University Friday, March 25, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ferguson.pdf

Friday, April 1, 2022 - 1:30pm

FoxO1 and sex in the regulation of adipose tissue angiogenesis Dr. Tara L. Haas, PhD School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University Friday, April 1, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Haas.pdf

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - 12:00pm

Targeting Inflammation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Dr. Neil Goldenberg, MD/PhD Cell Biology Program Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Goldenberg.pdf

Friday, April 22, 2022 - 1:30pm

Yes! Bacteria have organelles! How are they organized? Dr. Anthony G. Vecchiarelli, PhD Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Friday, April 22, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Vecchiarelli.pdf

Friday, April 29, 2022 - 1:30pm

Unlocking persisters to clear the infection Dr. Sophie Helaine, PhD Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School Friday, April 29, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Helaine.pdf

Friday, May 6, 2022 - 1:30pm

Dendritic cell migration at various scales Dr. Ana-Maria Lennon-Dumenil, PhD Director, Immunity and Cancer Department, Institut Curie Friday, May 6, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lennnon-Dumenil.pdf

Friday, May 13, 2022 - 1:30pm

Peroxisomes grease the wheel of the immune system Dr. Francesca Di Cara, PhD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University Friday, May 13, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Peter Kim Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Di Cara.pdf

Friday, May 20, 2022 - 1:30pm

The role of claudins in regulating calcium homeostasis Dr. Robert Todd Alexander, MD/PhD Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta Friday, May 20, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Mathieu Lemaire Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Alexander.pdf

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 10:00am

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling in the nucleolus Dr. Aurélia Lewis, PhD Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway Friday, July 22, 2022 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Julie Brill PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lewis.pdf

Friday, September 9, 2022 - 1:30pm

Single cell wound healing in health and disease Dr. Jesper Nylandsted, PhD Head of Membrane Integrity, Danish Cancer Society Research Center Friday, September 9, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Nylansted[4].pdf

Friday, September 23, 2022 - 1:30pm

Organellar alkali cation/proton exchangers and neurodevelopmental disorders Dr. John Orlowski, PhD Department of Physiology, McGill University Friday, September 23, 2022 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Spencer Freeman PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Poster available: Orlowski.pdf

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