Cell & Systems Biology Seminars

Friday, September 24, 2021 - 11:00am

Chaperoning Histone H3: In Health and Disease' Professor Eric Campos Molecular Biology, University of Toronto/SickKids Friday, September 24, 2021 - 11:00am Host: Professor John Calarco Virtual Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 1, 2021 - 11:00am

Studying gene expression in the era of big data Professor Marek Mutwil Nanyang Technological University Friday, October 1, 2021 - 11:00am Host: Professor Nicholas Provart Virtual Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 8, 2021 - 11:00am

Understanding & Rewriting the Molecular Music of Stem Cells in Aging Professor Carlos Aguilar University of Michigan Friday, October 8, 2021 - 11:00am Host: Professor Penney Gilbert Virtual Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:00am

Regulation of cell fate and integrity through nuclear mechanotransduction Dr. Sara Wickström Director at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Molecular Biomedicine Friday, March 11, 2022 - 11:00am Host: CSB Graduate Union – Fernando Valencia (PhD Candidate, Plotnikov Lab) Earth Sciences Building (22 Ursula Franklin Street), Room 1050 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar Poster available: CSB Seminar - Prof Sara A Wickström.pdf

Friday, March 25, 2022 - 11:00am

Extracellular matrix viscoelasticity and its impact on cells Dr. Ovijit Chaudhuri Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Friday, March 25, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Sergey Plotnikov Earth Sciences Building (22 Ursula Franklin Street), Room 1050 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, September 30, 2022 - 11:00am

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases beyond decoding Professor Haissi Cui University of Toronto, Department of Chemistry Friday, September 30, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor John Calarco Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 14, 2022 - 11:00am

Increasing the resilience of the plant immune system to a warming climate Professor Christian Danve Castroverde Wilfrid Laurier University Friday, October 14, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor Keiko Yoshioka Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, October 21, 2022 - 11:00am

Maintaining mitotic fidelity in complex in vivo environments Professor Abigail Gerhold McGill University Friday, October 21, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Kailynn MacGillivray Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 12:00pm

Decoding the evolutionary genetics of sleep and nocturnality Maxwell Shafer, MSc, PhD Biozentrum at the University of Basel Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 12:00pm Host: Professor Nicholas Provart RW143 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, October 28, 2022 - 11:00am

Medullary control of REM sleep and pontine waves Professor Franz Weber, PhD University of Pennsylvania Friday, October 28, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor John Peever Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, October 31, 2022 - 1:00pm

Plant immunity and symbiosis signaling mediated by LysM receptors Dr. Hanae Kaku Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University Monday, October 31, 2022 - 1:00pm Host: Professor Keiko Yoshioka 25 Willcocks St, ES 3087 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, November 4, 2022 - 11:00am

Mapping the human metabolome for functional metabolomics Professor Rafa Montenegro-Burke Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Friday, November 4, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor Shelley Lumba Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:00am

Mechanical and Evolutionary Constraints on Cell Shape Professor Enrique Rojas Department of Biology, New York University Friday, November 11, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor Mei Zhen Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, November 18, 2022 - 11:00am

Folding tissues across length scales: cell-based origami Professor Adam Martin Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Friday, November 18, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor Sergey Plotnikov Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, December 9, 2022 - 11:00am

Programming multicellular interactions and organization using synthetic cell adhesion molecules Postdoctoral Scholar Adam Stevens University of California, San Francisco Friday, December 9, 2022 - 11:00am Host: Professor Sergey Plotnikov Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, January 27, 2023 - 11:00am

Modeling in Medicine: Case Studies in Cancer and COVID-19 David Odde University of Minnesota, Department of Biomedical Engineering Friday, January 27, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Sergey Plotnikov Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 3, 2023 - 11:00am

Regulation of actin and microtubules by TDP-43 and profilin Jessica L. Henty-Ridillaa SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Friday, February 3, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Ashley Bruce Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 17, 2023 - 11:00am

Multimodal deep learning for protein engineering Kevin Yang Microsoft Research, Senior Researcher Friday, February 17, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Alan Moses Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, March 3, 2023 - 11:00am

Tracking the impact of chromatin dysregulation on brain development and memory processes Professor Nathalie G Berube University of Western Ontario Friday, March 3, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Jennifer Mitchell Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, March 10, 2023 - 11:00am

A link between stress and restorative sleep Professor William Wisden Imperial College London Friday, March 10, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor John Peever Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:00am

Measuring, Modeling, and Targeting the Cell Cycle Jeremy Purvis Dept of Genetics, UNC School of Medicine Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Ian Tobias (postdoc - Mitchell lab) Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 10:00am

Transcriptomic profiling of hypothalamic feeding networks reveals neuropeptide diversity, conserved gene expression, and feeding state dependent regulation Caroline Wee Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*Star Singapore Friday, March 24, 2023 - 10:00am Host: Qian Lin Virtual Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, March 31, 2023 - 11:00am

Circuit mechanisms underlying the action selections in Drosophila larva Tomoko Ohyama Department of Biology, McGill University Friday, March 31, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Qian Lin Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, April 14, 2023 - 11:00am

Distinct and collective roles of different cytoskeletal machineries in cells Tanya Svitkina Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania Friday, April 14, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Sergey Plotnikov Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, April 21, 2023 - 11:00am

CRISPR-based functional genomic tools and applications to understanding antifungal resistance and fungal virulence Rebecca Shapiro Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph Friday, April 21, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Shelley Lumba Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 4:00pm

Fly Macrophages, Migration, and the Extracellular Matrix Brian Stramer, PhD Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Professor Ashley Bruce Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, June 16, 2023 - 11:00am

Nutritional adaptation by fungal pathogens Jim Kronstad, Ph.D. Professor, The University of British Columbia, Michael Smith Laboratories Friday, June 16, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Shelley Lumba Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 11:00am

Using Drosophila to study injury- and disease-associated pain Professor Michael Galko University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, September 15, 2023 - 11:25am

Chromosome acrobatics during embryonic development AHILYA N. SAWH, PhD Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Friday, September 15, 2023 - 11:25am Host: Professor John Calarco Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, September 22, 2023 - 11:00am

Mapping Genetic Interaction Networks in Yeast and Human Cells Charlie Boone, PhD Molecular Genetics / Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto Friday, September 22, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Shelley Lumba Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, September 29, 2023 - 11:00am

Cutting-Edge Trends in Plant Response Induction through Non-Thermal Plasma Irradiation to Seeds Takamasa Okumura, PhD Kyushu University, Japan, Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Friday, September 29, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Eiji Nambara Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 6, 2023 - 11:00am

Measuring, Modeling, and Targeting the Cell Cycle Jeremy Purvis, PhD Department of Genetics, UNC School of Medicine Friday, October 6, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Ian Tobias (postdoc - Mitchell lab) Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 11:00am

One cell divides into three things?--The curious story of the midbody remnant Ahna Skop, PhD University of Wisconsin, Madison, Department of Genetics Friday, October 20, 2023 - 11:00am Host: CSB Trainees - Tammy Lee, Saltzman Lab Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 3:00pm

Mechanism and Evolution of a Stolen Defense Jessica Goodheart, PhD Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Joint CSB / Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology Invitee / Ian Scott 160 College St, Donnelly Centre Red Room CSB / Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Goodheart CSDB poster Oct 25 2023.pdf

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:00am

A matter of time: temporal regulation of gastrulation morphogenesis Margot Williams, PhD Baylor College of Medicine Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Ashley Bruce Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, November 10, 2023 - 11:00am

Keeping silent takes self-control: Maintenance of epigenetic stability through intrinsic enzyme autoregulation Mark Currie, PhD Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto - Mississauga Friday, November 10, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Arneet Saltzman Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 11:00am

Neural circuits underlying the impact of stress on sleep Shinjae Chung, PhD University of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience Friday, November 17, 2023 - 11:00am Host: John Peever Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 11:00am

Guanidine degradation in bacteria reveals an enzyme family of previously unknown function Dr. Martin St. Maurice Marquette University, Department of Biological Sciences Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Dinesh Christendat Earth Sciences 3087 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Special Seminar

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 11:00am

Single-cell and spatial dissection of host-microbe interactions Tatsuya Nobori, PhD Salk Institute Friday, November 24, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Darrell Desveaux Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 11:00am

Arbovirus biology through the lens of miRNA interactions Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon, PhD Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, December 1, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor Arneet Saltzman Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 11:00am

Towards a molecular understanding of plant gall induction by aphids: the role of the huge, novel family of Bicycle effector proteins David Stern, PhD Janelia Senior Group Leader, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Friday, December 8, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Peter McCourt Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 11:00am

Developing LPS-targeting bacteriocins as strain specific antibiotics. David Baltrus, PhD School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona Friday, December 15, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Professor David Guttman Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, January 12, 2024 - 11:00am

Striatal neurovascular coupling during an auditory discrimination learning Qiaojie Xiong, Phd Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University Friday, January 12, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Professor Qian Lin Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 11:00am

Visualizing and manipulating cancer cell behavior Minna Roh-Johnson, PhD University of Utah Friday, January 19, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Professor Tony Harris Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, January 26, 2024 - 11:00am

Understanding RNA splicing with interpretable models Chris Burge, PhD Department of Biology, MIT Friday, January 26, 2024 - 11:00am Host: CSB Trainees Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am

Cross-regulation of Fusarium mycotoxin production through activation of plant stress signaling Elizabeth K. Brauer, PhD University of Ottawa/Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Friday, February 2, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Professor Keiko Yoshioka Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 9, 2024 - 11:00am

Role of Plasma Membrane Nanodomains in Plant Cell Signaling Xue Pan, PhD Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Friday, February 9, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Professor Daphne Goring Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 16, 2024 - 11:00am

Curvature defines the central theme of membrane traffic processes Jian Liu, PhD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Friday, February 16, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Fernando Valencia Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, February 23, 2024 - 11:00am

CANCELLED Bi-directional signaling along the microbiome-root-shoot axis CANCELLED Corné Pieterse, PhD Utrecht University, Institute of Environmental Biology Friday, February 23, 2024 - 11:00am Host: CSB Trainees Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am

Gene regulation in seeds: Glimpses of parental conflict? Satyaki Rajavasireddy, PhD Department of Biological Sciences, U of T Friday, March 1, 2024 - 11:00am Host: Professor Daphne Goring Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar