Archived Molecular Genetics Seminars

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 3:00pm

Chromosome therapy: rescue of ring chromosomes by cellular reprogramming Dr. Anthony Wynshaw-Boris Case Western Reserve University Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Sabine Cordes Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Wynshaw-Boris Poster.pdf

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 3:00pm

A new class of NLSs targeting membrane proteins off the beaten path Dr. Gino Cingolani Thomas Jefferson University Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Alan Davidson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Cingolani Poster.pdf

Monday, March 9, 2015 - 4:00pm

Snail proteins regulate maintenance and size of the stem cell compartment in diverse tissues: from the Drosophila testis to the mouse intestinal epithelium Dr. Gary Hime University of Melbourne Monday, March 9, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Brill MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Hime Poster.pdf

Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 5:00pm

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch Dr. Lewis Dartnell University of Leicester Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 5:00pm Host: Dr. Daniel Durocher MSB 2158, JJR Macleod Auditorium Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 10:00am

In situ imaging of germline stem cell division and architecture during C. elegans development Dr. Jean-Claude Labbé University of Montreal Monday, March 16, 2015 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Peter Roy MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Labbe Poster.pdf

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 4:00pm

New insights into targets and functions of the human La protein Dr. Mark Bayfield York University Monday, March 16, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bayfield Poster.pdf

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:00am

Alternative splicing regulatory networks in development and their disruption in disease Dr. Thomas Cooper Baylor College of Medicine Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Ben Blencowe CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Cooper Poster.pdf

Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 2:30pm

Copy Number Variation in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Dr. Anath Lionel 2013-2014 Barbara Vivash Award Recipient Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Scherer MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, May 1, 2015 - 2:00pm

Sweet are the uses of adversity: insights into adaptation and speciation using experimental evolution Dr. Frank Rosenzweig University of Montana Friday, May 1, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Marc Meneghini CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Rosenzweig Poster.pdf

Monday, May 4, 2015 - 2:00pm

Integrating layers of next generation genomic data to capture alternative epigenetic processes shaping responses to environment or disease Dr. Philip Awadalla Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Candidate for Faculty Appointment Monday, May 4, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Awadalla Poster.pdf

Friday, May 8, 2015 - 2:00pm

Localized mRNA expression: motors and messages Dr. Kimberly Mowry Brown University Friday, May 8, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mowry Poster.pdf

Monday, May 11, 2015 - 4:00pm

Targeting ion channels in brain cancer Dr. Xi Huang, Candidate for Faculty Appointment SickKids Research Institute Monday, May 11, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Huang Poster.pdf

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 10:00am

Brain Tumors: of Mice and Men Eric C. Holland, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Peter Dirks MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Holland Poster.pdf

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 11:00am

21st century medicine and congenital disorders of glycosylation Dr. Hudson Freeze Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. James Dennis MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Freeze Poster.pdf

Monday, June 8, 2015 - 4:00pm

Mechanisms of mRNA regulation by Pumilio proteins: master regulators of development, fertility, and neurological functions Dr. Aaron Goldstrohm University of Michigan Medical School Monday, June 8, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Craig Smibert MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Goldstrohm Poster.pdf

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 3:00pm

Chromatin architecture defines eukaryotic origins of DNA replication Dr. David MacAlpine Duke University Medical Center Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb MSB 2172 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MacAlpine Poster.pdf

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 2:30pm

Claudins and Tubule Formation during Kidney Development Dr. Indra Gupta McGill University Friday, June 19, 2015 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Helen McNeill Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Indra Gupta_June 2015_Special Seminar.pdf

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 10:00am

Imposing Order in the Developing Eye of Drosophila Dr. Justin P. Kumar Indiana University Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Helen McNeill MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kumar Poster.pdf

Monday, September 21, 2015 - 4:00pm

The ancient antiviral properties of sirtuins: lessons from proteomics Dr. Ileana Cristea Princeton University Monday, September 21, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Cristea Poster.pdf

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 12:00pm

Chemical and Proteomic Dissection of Cell Division Dr. Jorge Torres UCLA Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Andrew Wilde MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Torres Poster.pdf

Monday, September 28, 2015 - 2:00pm

Connecting transcription with chromatin and RNA processing Dr. Stephen Buratowski Harvard Medical School Monday, September 28, 2015 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Jack Greenblatt CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Buratowski Poster.pdf

Monday, September 28, 2015 - 4:00pm

The curious and winding road from poxvirus tropism to oncolytic virotherapy Dr. Grant McFadden University of Florida Monday, September 28, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Lori Frappier Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: McFadden Poster.pdf

Monday, October 5, 2015 - 4:00pm

Building a genome immune system Dr. William E. Theurkauf University of Massachusetts Monday, October 5, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 11:00am

CANCELLED: Tit for Tat: Antibiotic resistance and microbial fitness in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Dr. Ann Jerse Uniformed Services University Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Scott Gray-Owen Medical Sciences Building, Room 2170 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jerse Poster.pdf

Monday, October 19, 2015 - 4:00pm

Identity information and its role in bacterial group behaviors Dr. Karine Gibbs Harvard University Monday, October 19, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Ensminger Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Gibbs Poster.pdf

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 4:00pm

MicroRNA, pseudo-miRNA and a tale of new birth Dr. Swathi Arur The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Monday, October 26, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Arur Poster.pdf

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 10:00am

When genome integrity and cell cycle decisions collide: Roles of polo kinases in cellular adaptation to DNA damage Dr. Damien D'Amours University of Montreal Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Laurence Pelletier CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: D'Amours Poster.pdf

Monday, November 2, 2015 - 4:00pm

Aneuploidy and adaptation in yeast Dr. Maitreya Dunham University of Washington Monday, November 2, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Amy Caudy Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dunham Poster.pdf

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 4:00pm

Sexual reproduction and the evolution of eukaryotic microbial pathogens Dr. Joseph Heitman Duke University Medical Centre Monday, November 9, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Leah Cowen Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Heitman Poster.pdf

Monday, November 16, 2015 - 4:00pm

Connecting DNA damage with splicing decisions Dr. Benoit Chabot Université de Sherbrooke Monday, November 16, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alan Cochrane Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Chabot Poster.pdf

Monday, November 23, 2015 - 4:00pm

Epigenetic Mechanisms and Leukemia Stem Cell Development Dr. Scott Armstrong Sloan Kettering Monday, November 23, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. John Dick Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Armstrong Poster.pdf

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 4:00pm

Three stories about the cancer genome Dr. Rameen Beroukhim Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Centre Monday, December 7, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Fritz Roth Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Beroukhim Poster.pdf

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 4:00pm

Transcriptional control and cellular interactions during gut vascular morphogenesis Dr. Natasza Kurpios Cornell University Monday, December 14, 2015 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Tae-Hee Kim Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kurpios Poster.pdf

Monday, January 11, 2016 - 4:00pm

Genetic screening strategy to identify the targets that decrease the levels of the disease-driving proteins Dr. Jeehye Park SickKids Research Foundation, Candidate for Faculty Appointment Monday, January 11, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Barbara Funnell MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Park Poster.pdf

Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:00am

TBA Dr. Sohrab Shah University of British Columbia Monday, January 18, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Lincoln Stein MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, January 22, 2016 - 11:00am

Hipk kinase regulates Jak/Stat signaling, cancer and metastatic behavior Dr. Esther Verheyen Simon Fraser University Friday, January 22, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Helen McNeill MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Verheyen Poster.pdf

Monday, January 25, 2016 - 4:00pm

CRISPR meets its match: Bacteriophages inactivate CRISPR-Cas function Dr. Joseph Bondy-Denomy University of California, San Francisco Monday, January 25, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Howard Lipshitz, Seminar and Award Presentation: Barbara Vivash Award in Molecular Genetics MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Special Seminar Poster available: Vivash 2016 Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 11:00am

Recognition, partitioning, and asymmetrical segregation of protein aggregates – links to aging Thomas Nyström, Professor Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 11:00am Host: Charles Boone, Professor, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room The Donnelly Centre and the Department of Molecular Genetics seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Co-sponsor: The Donnelly Centre | Department of Molecular Genetics Poster available: Thomas Nystrom 25 Feb 2016.compressed.pdf

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 2:00pm

Light-induced depigmentation in planarians – an animal model of acute porphyrias Dr. Jason Pellettieri Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Keene State College Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Bret Pearson MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Pellettieri Poster.pdf

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 4:00pm

Coordinated molecular events control the activity of ATXR5; the curious case of an atypical PHD domain Dr Jean-Francois Couture Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa Monday, October 3, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Eric Campos Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 4:00pm

Single cells get together – dynamics of cell lineage specification in the mouse embryo Dr. Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis Professor, Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY Monday, October 17, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Tae-Hee Kim Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar

Monday, October 24, 2016 - 4:00pm

Centromeres impersonating telomeres, and other forms of deception at the chromosome end Dr Julie Cooper Head, Telomere Biology Section, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD Monday, October 24, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Barb Funnell Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:00pm

Oncohistone-Associated Cancers: a Tale of Histone Tail Dr. Nada Jabado Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children’s Hospital and The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Xi Huang Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 4:00pm

Oncolytic Viruses as Biological Machines to Treat Cancer Dr John Bell Senior Scientist, Centre for Innovative Cancer Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Professor, Depts. of Medicine and Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology University of Ottawa Monday, November 21, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Martha Brown Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, November 28, 2016 - 4:00pm

Alternative model organisms: new tools, new insights into the evolution of development Dr Cassandra Extavour Harvard University Monday, November 28, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr Julie Lefebvre Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics

Monday, December 5, 2016 - 4:00pm

Legionellae and their diverse hosts Dr. Howard Shuman Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Chicago Monday, December 5, 2016 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Ensminger Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Poster available: Shuman Poster.pdf

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 10:00am

Functional and Chemical Genomic Analyses Identify Vulnerabilities in Human Fungal Pathogens Dr. Teresa O'Meara University of Toronto Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Scott Gray-Owen CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: OMeara Poster.pdf

Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:30am

New approaches to old problems: drug resistance and functional genomics in M. tuberculosis Dr. Jeremy Rock Harvard School of Public Health Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 9:30am Host: Dr. Jun Liu CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: Rock Poster.pdf

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 10:00am

Revealing Host Pathogen Dynamics with the Next Generation of Systems Virology Approaches Dr. Judd Hultquist University of California Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Lori Frappier CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: Hultquist Poster.pdf

Monday, February 6, 2017 - 10:00am

Establishment and maintenance of early embryonic chromatin structure Dr. Shelby Blythe Princeton University Monday, February 6, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Leah Cowen CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Blythe Poster.pdf