Cell & Systems Biology Seminars

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 2:00pm

Reproductive Factors and the Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Prof. Theodore Brown Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Friday, April 5, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Maurice Ringuette Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Friday, April 12, 2013 - 2:00pm

Ins and Outs of Arabidopsis Peroxisome Biogenesis Prof. Bonnie Bartel Biochemistry & Cell Biology Rice University Friday, April 12, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Eiji Nambara Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Friday, April 19, 2013 - 2:00pm

Expanding the Language to Program Cells Prof. Christopher Voigt Biological Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology      Friday, April 19, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Sergio Peisajovich Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Friday, April 26, 2013 - 2:00pm

Functional Genomics of Mammalian Neuronal and Glial Specification Prof. Seth Blackshaw Department of Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University Friday, April 26, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Vince Tropepe Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Friday, May 3, 2013 - 2:00pm

Using C. elegans to Dissect Mitotic Mechanism Prof. Karen Oegema Cellular & Molecular Medicine UC San Diego Friday, May 3, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm

Evolution of Protein Interaction Networks: Computational and Experimental Approaches Prof. Christian Landry Department of Biology Université Laval Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Belinda Chang Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 CSB Seminar

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 12:00pm

"Molecular Control of Cell Polarity in Epithelia and Stem Cells" Professor Andreas Wodarz Dept of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Stem Cell Biology Unit, Göttingen Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen - Germany Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 12:00pm Host: Professor Ulrich Tepass <u.tepass@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Cell & Systems Biology Special Seminar Poster available: Andreas Wodarz-Special Seminar.pdf

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Exploring the Glutamate Signalling Pathway in Arabidopsis Roots through Molecular and Chemical Genetics" Professor Brian Forde Chair of Environmental Plant Biotechnology, The Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Peter McCourt <peter.mccourt@utoronto.ca> Earth Sciences Center, Room 3087 Cell & Systems Biology Research Seminar Poster available: CSB Research Seminar-Brian Forde.pdf

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 10:00am

"Microglia: Early Responders in Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration" Dr. Monica Vetter George and Lorna Winder Professor of Neuroscience, Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 10:00am Host: Professor Vince Tropepe Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar Poster available: CSB Special Seminar-Monica Vetter.pdf

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Ion Transport and Synaptic Function in Dendrites" Dr. Jean Christophe Poncer Research Director, INSERM Paris Friday, September 13, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Melanie Woodin <m.woodin@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar Poster available: CSB Deptl Seminar-Sept 13-2013.pdf

Friday, September 20, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Engineered Gene Circuits: From Oscillators to Synchronized Clocks and Biopixels" Professor Jeff Hasty Dept of Molecular Biology & Bioengineering, BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego Friday, September 20, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Sergio Peisajovich <sergio.peisajovich@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar Poster available: CSB Seminar-Jeff Hasty.pdf

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 3:00pm

"Evolution of the Germ Line: Conservation and Divergence of Molecular Mechanisms" Professor Cassandra Extavour Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Friday, September 27, 2013 - 3:00pm Host: Prof. Ashley Bruce <ashley.bruce@utoronto.ca> Supervisor: Joint CSB/EEB Ramsay Wright Building, Room 117 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 18, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Location, Location, Location: Polarizing Contractile Forces in Cells to Sculpt Tissues" Professor Adam Martin Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Career Development, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Friday, October 18, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Professor Tony Harris <tony.harris@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 25, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Combating Metastasis by Targeting Stromal Cells in Breast and Pancreatic Cancer" Dr. Rolf A. Brekken Division of Surgical Oncology & Hamon Center, for Therapeutic Oncology Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX Friday, October 25, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Maurice Ringuette <maurice.ringuette@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Force Generation and Actomyosin Dynamics during Embryonic Wound Repair" Prof. Rodrigo Fernandez Gonzalez Inst of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto Friday, November 1, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Tony Harris <tony.harris@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, November 15, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Cell and Tissue Mechanics in Zebrafish Gastrulation" Dr. Carl-Philipp Heisenberg Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria Friday, November 15, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Rudolf Winklbauer <r.winklbauer@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, November 29, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Convergence of Protein Kinase and Caspase Pathways: A Mechanism for Pathological Rewiring of Survival Pathways by an Oncogenic Protein Kinase?" Professor David W. Litchfield Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario Friday, November 29, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Sergio Peisajovich <sergio.peisajovich@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Population Epigenomics of the Drosophila Y Chromosome" Professor Bernardo Lemos Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University Friday, December 6, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Sue Varmuza <s.varumza@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 117 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar Co-sponsor: Joint CSB/EEB

Friday, December 13, 2013 - 2:00pm

"Mechanism and Evolution of Transcriptional Control in Drosophila embryos" Professor Angela DePace Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School Friday, December 13, 2013 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Alan Moses <alan.moses@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, January 10, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Protein Adsorption on a Degradable Polyurethane (D-PHI) Scaffold and Its Role in Human Monocyte and VSMC Interactions during Tissue Generation" Professor Paul Santerre Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Friday, January 10, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette <maurice.ringuette@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, January 17, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Making a Tube - Cellular Morphogenesis with Focus" Professor Anja Geitmann Plant Biology Research Institute, University of Montreal Friday, January 17, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Daphne Goring <d.goring@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, January 24, 2014 - 2:00pm

"PI4P Drives Cell Morphogenesis in Drosophila" Professor Julie Brill Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children Friday, January 24, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Ulrich Tepass <u.tepass@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, January 31, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Spatial Distribution and Dynamics of Cell Surface Receptors: Implications for Signalling" Professor Bebhinn Treanor Department of Biological Sciences University of Toronto Scarborough Friday, January 31, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Ashley Bruce <ashley.bruce@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 7, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Neural Adaptations to Sustained NMDA Receptor Hypofunction" Professor Amy Ramsey Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto Friday, February 7, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Melanie Woodin <m.woodin@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 14, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Molecular Clues to the Function of CRT1/MORC1 Family in Plant Immunity" Dr. Hong-Gu Kang Department of Biology, Texas State University Friday, February 14, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Keiko Yoshioka <keiko.yoshioka@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 28, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Exploring Gaps in Gap Junction Function" Professor Gautam Awatramani Department of Biology, University of Victoria Friday, February 28, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Melanie Woodin <m.woodin@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:00pm

"Image-derived Spatiotemporal Models of Subcellular Organization, Differentiation and Perturbation" Professor Robert Murphy Dept of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:00pm Host: Prof. Alan Moses <alan.moses@utoronto.ca> Bahen Centre Information Technology, Room 1220 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Research Group Seminar Co-sponsor: Dept of Computer Science

Friday, March 28, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Molecular Dialogues between Pollen and Pistil" Professor Mark Johnson Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown University Friday, March 28, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Daphne Goring <d.goring@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, April 4, 2014 - 2:00pm

"New Principles for Regulation of Cytoskeletal Dynamics by Rho GTPases" Professor William Bement Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison‎ Friday, April 4, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez (IBBME) Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, April 11, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Dialogue between Cell Adhesion and the Cytoskeleton in Morphogenesis" Dr. Nick Brown The Gurdon Institute and Dept of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK Friday, April 11, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Ulrich Tepass <u.tepass@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, April 25, 2014 - 2:00pm

"How Plants Evolve the Ability to Make So Many Aroma Compounds" Professor Eran Pichersky Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Friday, April 25, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Keiko Yoshioka <keiko.yoshioka@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, May 2, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Neurobiology of Sleep: Cerebral Slow Wave Form and Function" Professor Jonathan Wisor College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University Friday, May 2, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. John Peever <john.peever@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, May 9, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Breaching the Basement Membrane: Netrin Receptor Oscillations Help Guide the Way" Professor David Sherwood Department of Biology, Duke University Friday, May 9, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette <maurice.ringuette@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, June 6, 2014 - 2:00pm

"The Plant Immune System and its Interactions with the Root Microbiome" Dr. Jeffery Dangl Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, June 6, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Darrell Desveaux <darrell.desveaux@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Seeing the Beacon in the Storm: The EVA-1 Co-Receptor Enables UNC-40/DCC to Respond to a Localized Guidance Cue at the Expense of the more Globally-Distributed UNC-6/Netrin Cue" Prof. Peter Roy Dept of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, September 26, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 3, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Exploring Hormone Receptor Structures for Signalling Mechanism and Drug Discovery" Dr. H. Eric Xu Laboratory of Structural Sciences, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI Friday, October 3, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Peter McCourt Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 10, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Cytokinesis: Scaffolding the Contractile Ring ... and Beyond" Prof. Gilles Hickson Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Centre, and Dept. Pathology & Cell Biology, Université de Montréal Friday, October 10, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Tony Harris Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Cytoskeletal Regulation from Molecules to Morphogenesis" Prof. Mark Peifer Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Friday, October 17, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Dorothea Godt Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 24, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Function of Extracellular NAD(P) in Plant Immunity" Prof. Zhonglin Mou Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Friday, October 24, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Keiko Yoshioka Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 2:00pm

"LDB1 Contributions to Enhancer Chromatin Looping and Erythroid Gene Activation" Dr. Ann Dean Cellular & Developmental Biology, NIH Intramural, Bethesda, MD Friday, October 31, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Jennifer Mitchell Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, November 7, 2014 - 2:00pm

Evolution of Symbioses: Understanding the Impact of Genetic Diversity through a Systems Perspective Prof. John Parkinson Dept of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, November 7, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette <maurice.ringuette@utoronto.ca> Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, November 21, 2014 - 2:00pm

Coding and Decoding Calcium Signals in Plants Prof. Jeffrey Harper Biochemistry Department, University of Nevada Friday, November 21, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Keiko Yoshioka Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, December 5, 2014 - 2:00pm

Integration of Two Distinct Actin Networks by Focal Adhesions Mediates Cellular Mechanosensing Prof. Sergey Plotnikov Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Friday, December 5, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology

Friday, December 12, 2014 - 2:00pm

"Targeted Interrogation of Forebrain Networks Supporting Arousal" Prof. Patrick Fuller Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Friday, December 12, 2014 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. John Peever Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, January 30, 2015 - 2:00pm

"Gateway to the Trophoblast Epigenome; PcG SFMBT2 and Placenta Development" Prof. Susannah Varmuza Dept of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Friday, January 30, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Maurice Ringuette Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 6, 2015 - 2:00pm

"Cell Morphogenesis during Cell Division" Prof. Sébastien Carréno CIHR New investigator, IRIC - Université de Montréal Friday, February 6, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Dorothea Godt Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 13, 2015 - 2:00pm

Timothy Lo: "Sibling Rivalry: Functional Diversification of a Pseudomonas syringae Virulence Protein Family" and Francisco Rodrigues: "Examining an Essential Role for an Arf-GAP in Cell Division" Graduate Student Presentations, Timothy Lo (Prof. Guttman & Desveaux Labs), Francisco Rodrigues (Prof. Harris Lab) Dept of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto Friday, February 13, 2015 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Profs. David Guttman & Darrell Desveaux; Prof. Tony Harris Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, February 20, 2015 - 2:00pm

"Organelle-mediated Epigenomic Reprogramming in Plants and its Developmental Implications" Prof. Sally Mackenzie Centre for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friday, February 20, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Susannah Varmuza Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, February 27, 2015 - 2:00pm

"Dominance Hierarchy Rising from the Evolution of a Complex Small RNA Regulatory Network" Prof. Vincent Castric CNRS, Université de Lille Friday, February 27, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. Daphne Goring Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, March 6, 2015 - 2:00pm

"To Sleep or Not to Sleep: Optogenetics of Arousal" Prof. Luis de Lecea Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Friday, March 6, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Prof. John Peever (CSB), Prof. Richard Horner (Neuroscience) 610 Auditorium, Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street Joint Cell & Systems Biology and Neuroscience Research Group Seminar