Lab Medicine & Pathobiology Seminars

Monday, May 7, 2018 - 4:00pm

BRCA1 function and mammary differentiation control Emmanuel Farber Distinguished Visiting Lectureship, David M. Livingston, M.D. Emil Frei Professor of Genetics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Deputy Director, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Monday, May 7, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: K. Mekhail, PhD & R. Hakem, PhD, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca & rhakem@uhnres.utoronto.ca Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: 2018 EFarber Lectureship.pdf

Monday, May 14, 2018 - 4:00pm

Single Cell Genomics Reveals Distinct Macrophage Populations in the Human Liver Sonya MacParland, PhD Assistant Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Departments of LMP and Immunology Monday, May 14, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD, jason.fish@utoronto.ca MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster SMacParland.pdf

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 4:00pm

Ex Africa semper aliquid novi: Unusual and novel forensic medical cases from Southern Africa DR. FREDERICK JAFFE MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP IN, FORENSIC MEDICINE:, Professor Gert Saayman Head: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Chief Specialist: Forensic Pathology Service (Pretoria), Gauteng Province Department of Health, South Africa Monday, October 1, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Pollanen, BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster Dr Jaffe Lectureship 2018.pdf

Monday, October 29, 2018 - 4:00pm

How cells control protein aggregation under stress Hyun Kate Lee, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto. Monday, October 29, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Rita Kandel, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster KLee.pdf

Monday, November 26, 2018 - 4:00pm

The Endothelium and the Pathogenesis of Heritable Aortopathies, Muscular Dystrophy and Dyslipidemias: old dog, new tricks Pascal Bernatchez, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Heart & Lung Innovation. University of British Columbia Monday, November 26, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Michelle Bendeck, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster P.Bernatchez.pdf

Monday, December 10, 2018 - 4:00pm

Developing inhibitors for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing Karen Maxwell, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Monday, December 10, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Jeffrey Lee, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster KMaxwell.pdf

Friday, January 11, 2019 - 10:00am

Innate immune defense against intracellular pathogens: lessons learned from Legionella pneumophila Sunny Shin, PhD Sunny Shin, PhD Associate Professor in Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Friday, January 11, 2019 - 10:00am Host: Stephen Girardin, PhD MSB 7231 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar.pdf

Monday, January 14, 2019 - 4:00pm

Investigating the architecture and function of key modules of the Autophagy machinery Calvin Yip, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia. Monday, January 14, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jeffrey Lee, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster CY.pdf

Monday, January 28, 2019 - 4:00pm

Control of innate immunity by a novel cytosolic unfolded protein response (cUPR) pathway Stephen Girardin, PhD Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto Monday, January 28, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Rita Kandel, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: SGirardin Lectureship final.pdf

Monday, February 4, 2019 - 4:00pm

LMP WEBINAR - A NEW FEATURE OF THE LMP MONDAY 4 PM SEMINAR SERIES Susan Done, MA, MB, BChir, MBA, PhD, FRCPC, FCAP, Pathologist, UHN Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN, Associate Professor, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Monday, February 4, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Myron Cybulsky, MD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: LMP_webinar_Done_2019-02-04.pdf

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 4:00pm

Metabolic impact of small intestinal nutrient sensing Tony Lam, PhD John Kitson McIvor Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research, University Health Network, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Diabetes and Obesity, Senior Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Professor, Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto Monday, February 11, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster TL.pdf

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 4:00pm

Efferocytosis in the Resolution of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis Ira Tabas, MD, PhD Richard J. Stock Professor and Vice-Chair of Research Department of Medicine, Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology (in Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center Monday, February 25, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Myron Cybulsky, MD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster IT.pdf

Monday, March 4, 2019 - 4:00pm

LMP WEBINAR - A NEW FEATURE OF THE LMP MONDAY 4 PM SEMINAR SERIES Aristotelis Tsirigos, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories, New York University School of Medicine Monday, March 4, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Rita Kandel, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: LMP_webinar_Aris T_2019-03-04.pdf

Monday, April 1, 2019 - 4:00pm

Deconstructing tumors for precision medicine DSR Sarma Lectureship in Oncologic Pathology, Jen Jen Yeh, MD Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pharmacology, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Surgery, Co-Director of Clinical Research, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Monday, April 1, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Ohh, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: DSR Sarma 2019.pdf

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 4:00pm

Starving to kill: uncovering crosstalk in antimicrobial and starvation induced autophagy Ryan Russell, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Monday, April 29, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Ohh, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster RR.pdf

Monday, May 6, 2019 - 4:00pm

Insights into endothelium control of vascular function B. Lowell Langille Vascular Biology Lectureship, William Sessa, PhD Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Vice Chairman, Pharmacology; Director, Vascular Biology & Therapeutics Program; Yale University Monday, May 6, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Michelle Bendeck, PhD Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Lowell Langille 2019.pdf

Monday, May 13, 2019 - 4:00pm

The SMX Tri-Nuclease: Making it Safe to Play with Knives Haley Wyatt, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Monday, May 13, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: K. Mekhail, PhD, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster HW.pdf

Monday, May 27, 2019 - 4:00pm

Distinguishing and defining the coding and non-coding transcriptomes in the mammalian genome Emmanuel Farber Distinguished Visiting Lectureship, Nicholas Proudfoot FRS Professor of Molecular Biology, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford Monday, May 27, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: K. Mekhail, PhD & R.Hakem, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca & rhakem@uhnres.utoronto.ca MSB 2172 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: EFarber Lectureship 2019.pdf

Monday, September 23, 2019 - 4:00pm

Developmental emergence of adult neural stem cells: unraveling the influence of the niche Scott Yuzwa, PhD Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto Monday, September 23, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster SY.pdf

Monday, September 30, 2019 - 4:00pm

Vascular tumors then and now Annual John B. Walter Dermatopathology Lectureship, Steven Billings, M.D. Co-Section Head of Dermatopathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Monday, September 30, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Danny Ghazarian MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster JB Walter Lectureship 2019.pdf

Monday, October 7, 2019 - 4:00pm

Identification in Forensic Practice; Opportunities and Challenges in Uganda DR. FREDERICK JAFFE MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP IN, FORENSIC MEDICINE:, Dr. Sylvester Onzivua Consultant Pathologist, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, Head, Forensic Unit, Department of Pathology Monday, October 7, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Michael Pollanen, BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster Dr Jaffe Lectureship 2019.pdf

Monday, October 21, 2019 - 4:00pm

Developing new ways to non-invasively image kidney fibrosis Darren Yuen, MD, FRCPC, PhD Assistant Professor, St. Michael’s Hospital Monday, October 21, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster DY.pdf

Monday, November 25, 2019 - 4:00pm

It takes a village…the path to promotion. Advancing transfusion medicine research Jeannie Callum, MD, FRCPC Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Monday, November 25, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Rita Kandel, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: JCallum Lectureship.pdf

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:00pm

Regulation of Immune Responses by Human Innate Lymphoid Cells Sarah Crome, PhD Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute & UHN Transplant. Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster SC.pdf

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 4:00pm

Decode the noncoding cancer genome Housheng Hansen He, PhD Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Monday, December 9, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster HHHe.pdf

Monday, December 16, 2019 - 4:00pm

Identifying the regulatory pathways that govern neocortical neurogenesis and gyrification Carol Schuurmans, PhD Senior Scientist and Dixon Family Chair in Ophthalmology Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute. Professor - Department of Biochemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Monday, December 16, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Scott Yuzwa, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster CS.pdf

Saturday, January 11, 2020 - 9:30am

"Go With Your Gut: A Conference on the Microbiome" Speakers:Dr. Dana Philpott, Dr. Stephen Girardin, , Nathaniel Winsor, Dr. Alberto Martin,, Dr. John Parkinson, Dr. Susan Poutanen, and Dr. Shaiya Robinson Saturday, January 11, 2020 - 9:30am Host: Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology Student Union (LMPSU) MSB 2158, JJR Macleod Auditorium Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Poster available: Poster Program Bios.pdf

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 4:00pm

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of resistance against microsporidia, an eukaryotic intracellular parasite Aaron W. Reinke, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto. Monday, January 20, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Stephen Girardin, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster AR.pdf

Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:00pm

Roles of the mucus layer and microbiota in innate host defense and disease Kris Chadee, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Gastrointestinal Inflammation, University of Calgary, Monday, February 3, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Stephen Girardin, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster KC.pdf

Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:00pm

Better Data, Better Outcomes: Combatting antimicrobial resistance with analytics Andrew G. McArthur, PhD Associate Professor Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research and Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Samira Mubareka, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster AM.pdf

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm

Identification of Novel Lipid Droplet Factors that Regulate Lipophagy Mireille Ouimet, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Biology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster MO.pdf

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:00pm

B. Lowell Langille Vascular Biology Lectureship: Human Genetics, Cellular Metabolism, and Targeted Nanomedicine in Endothelial Mechanotransduction and Vascular Disease Yun Fang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Biology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Lowell Langille 2020.pdf

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 4:00pm

DSR Sarma Lectureship in Oncologic Pathology: Breast Cancer Evolution - Insights from Single Cell Genomics Nicholas E. Navin, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics, Dept. of Bioinformatics, Director, Single Cell Genomics Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center Monday, March 23, 2020 - 4:00pm Host: Scott Yuzwa, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: DSR Sarma 2020.pdf

Monday, September 14, 2020 - 4:10pm

Spatial positioning & regulation of the lncRNA CISTR-ACT Philipp Maass, PhD Scientist | Principal Investigator, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Genetics & Genome Biology Program, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto. Canada Research Chair in Non-coding Disease Mechanisms (Tier II) Monday, September 14, 2020 - 4:10pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD Via Zoom Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster PM.pdf

Monday, September 21, 2020 - 4:10pm

RNA-centric nanotechnologies for regenerative medicine applications Omar F. Khan, PhD Assistant Professor, Medicine by Design Investigator, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto Monday, September 21, 2020 - 4:10pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD Via Zoom Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster OFK.pdf

Monday, October 5, 2020 - 4:00pm