Archived Molecular Genetics Seminars

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 11:00am

Evolution of intracellular eukaryotic microsporidian parasites that naturally infect C. elegans Dr. Aaron Reinke University of California, San Diego Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Alan Davidson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Reinke Poster.pdf

Monday, February 13, 2017 - 11:00am

Antimicrobial Stress Response in Bacteria Dr. Srujana Samhita Yadavalli University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Monday, February 13, 2017 - 11:00am Host: Dr. William Navarre CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Yadavalli Poster.pdf

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 9:00am

The pleiotropic roles of Yorkie in planarian homeostasis and regeneration Alex Lin Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Bret Pearson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Lin Poster.pdf

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 11:00am

Mechanisms of mitochondrial inheritance and function in germline stem cells Dr. Thomas Hurd NYU School of Medicine Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Marc Meneghini CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Hurd Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 2:00pm

A Hdac1/Rpd3-poised circuit balances continual self-renewal and rapid restriction of developmental potential during asymmetric stem cell division Dr. Cheng-Yu Lee University of Michigan Thursday, February 16, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Bret Pearson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lee Poster.pdf

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:00am

A core viral protein binds host nucleosomes to sequester immune danger signals Dr. Daphne Avgousti University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Lori Frappier CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Avgousti Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 9:30am

Repurposing the kinetochore machinery for neuronal morphogenesis Dr. Dhanya Cheerambathur University of California, San Diego Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 9:30am Host: Dr. Julie Brill CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Faculty Recruitment Seminar Poster available: Cheerambathur Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 11:00am

Reprogramming of the epithelial cell surface by oncogenic KRAS Dr. Philippe P. Roux University of Montreal Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Andrew Emili MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Roux Poster.pdf

Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 2:00pm

Regulation of Hippo Pathway Kinases MST1/2 by DLGS and Other Signaling Factors Julian Kwan Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Emili MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Kwan Poster.pdf

Monday, February 27, 2017 - 10:00am

Unraveling cell polarity dynamics with single-cell biochemistry Dr. Daniel Dickinson University of North Carolina Monday, February 27, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Brent Derry CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: Dickinson Poster.pdf

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 9:00am

Alterations in transcription and connectivity in stem-cell derived neurons of children with neurodevelopmental disorders Kirill Zaslavsky Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. James Ellis PGCRL 03.9310 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Zaslavsky Poster.pdf

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 1:00pm

An in vivo screen for genes involved in central nervous system control of obesity identifies diacylglycerol kinase as a regulator of insulin secretion Irene Trinh Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Gabrielle Boulianne PG CRL Rm 3b, 3rd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Trinh Poster.pdf

Monday, May 8, 2017 - 9:00am

Role of an alternative splicing regulatory program in nervous system development disorders Mathieu Quesnel-Vallières PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Monday, May 8, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Drs. Ben Blencowe and Sabine Cordes CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Quesnel Vallieres Poster.pdf

Monday, May 8, 2017 - 2:00pm

Arginine methylation and QUAKING as regulators of CNS myelination Dr. Stéphane Richard McGill University Monday, May 8, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Ben Blencowe CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Richard Poster.pdf

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 10:00am

Revealing phylogenetic relationships and CRISP-Cas functionality in legionella pneumophila using next generation sequencing Chitong Rao PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Alex Ensminger MSB 2172 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Rao Poster.pdf

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 3:00pm

Integration of gene exchange into a bacterium’s physiology Dr. Andrew Lang Memorial University Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Alex Ensminger MSB 2170 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lang Poster.pdf

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 10:00am

The Natural History of Antibiotic Resistance Dr. Gerry Wright McMaster University Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Frank Sicheri CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Wright Poster.pdf

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 1:30pm

Structure-function study of the IpaH family of bacterial E3 ubiquitin ligases Alexander Keszei Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 1:30pm Supervisor: Dr. Frank Sicheri MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Keszei Poster.pdf

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 1:00pm

Whole genome analysis in autism and related disorders Dr. Ryan Yuen The Hospital For Sick Children Tuesday, June 13, 2017 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Leah Cowen MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Search Candidate Poster available: Yuen Poster.pdf

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 10:00am

Functional characterization of N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine biosynthesis by the universally conserved Sua5/YrdC and Kae1/Qri7/YgjD protein families Leo Wan Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Frank Sicheri MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Wan Poster.pdf

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 2:00pm

Two tales about RNA modification by pseudouridine synthases: why pseudouridines are not fake Dr. Ute Kothe University of Lethbridge Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Frank Sicheri CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kothe Poster.pdf

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 10:00am

Functional Consequences of Mammalian-Specific Alternative Splicing Events in RNA Binding Proteins Serge Gueroussov Monday, June 26, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Ben Blencowe CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Gueroussov Poster.pdf

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 2:00pm

Non-Classical Immunity: Recognition and Restriction of Microbes by Cells of Non-Immune Origin Dr. Ryan Gaudet, HHMI Fellow of the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Yale University Monday, June 26, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Leah Cowen MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Special Seminar Poster available: Vivash 2017 Poster.pdf

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 3:00pm

Impact of RNA Sequence and Structural Context on Protein-RNA Interactions Dr. Chris Burge MIT Monday, June 26, 2017 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Ben Blencowe CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 3:00pm

Viewing protein fitness landscapes through a next-gen lense Dr. Daniel Bolon University of Massachusetts Medical School Thursday, July 6, 2017 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Frederick Roth CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bolon Poster.pdf

Friday, July 7, 2017 - 10:00am

Extending the atlas of variant effects in human disease genes Jochen Weile Friday, July 7, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Fritz Roth MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Weile Poster.pdf

Friday, July 14, 2017 - 10:00am

Lsr2 mediates adaptation of mycobacterium tuberculosis to changing oxygen levels and interaction with host cells Jingqian Liu Friday, July 14, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Jun Liu Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Liu Poster.pdf

Friday, July 14, 2017 - 2:00pm

From Exciton to Optimon: the Enzymology of PagP Dr. Russell Bishop McMaster University Friday, July 14, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Jun Liu CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bishop Poster.pdf

Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 9:00am

Deconvolution of leukemic evolution through initiation, progression and relapse Stephanie Dobson PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. John Dick CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Dobson Poster.pdf

Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 2:00pm

Genetics and mechanisms of relapse and resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia Dr. Adolfo Ferrando Columbia University Thursday, July 20, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. John Dick CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ferrando Poster.pdf

Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 2:00pm

How Phosphorylation Controls Ubiquitination by Parkin, a Key E3 Ligase in Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease Dr. Gary Shaw University of Western Ontario Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Sachdev Sidhu CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Shaw Poster.pdf

Friday, July 28, 2017 - 9:00am

Development of E2 enzyme modulators using phage displayed ubiquitin variants Pankaj Garg PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Friday, July 28, 2017 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Sachdev Sidhu Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Garg Poster.pdf

Monday, July 31, 2017 - 11:00am

Nuclear actin: a regulator of chromatin organization and nuclear envelope architecture Dr. Tina Tootle University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine Monday, July 31, 2017 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb MaRS 2, Room 1522 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Tootle Poster.pdf

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 2:30pm

Rearrangements of 7q11.23: disorders of the epigenome Emma Strong Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 2:30pm Supervisor: Dr. Lucy Osborne Best Institute, 112 College St., Rm #114 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Strong Poster.pdf

Monday, September 18, 2017 - 4:00pm

Human pancreas development and disease through the lens of pluripotent stem cells Dr. Danwei Huangfu Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre Monday, September 18, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. James Ellis Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Huangfu Poster.pdf

Monday, September 25, 2017 - 4:00pm

Spatial genomics and single cell lineage dynamics by seqFISH and MEMOIR Dr. Long Cai California Institute of Technology Monday, September 25, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Lefebvre Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Cai Poster.pdf

Monday, October 2, 2017 - 4:00pm

Rethinking stress-triggered aggregation Dr. Allan Drummond University of Chicago Monday, October 2, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Mikko Taipale Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Drummond Poster.pdf

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 10:00am

Rapid cAMP signaling regulates postsynaptic modification underlying synaptic plasticity and memory Thomas Tyler Luyben PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 10:00am Supervisor: Dr. Kenichi Okamoto C. David Naylor Building, 6 Queen's Park Crescent, Room 6 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Luyben Poster.pdf

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 3:00pm

Neuron-astrocyte communication in brain homeostasis Dr. Keith Murai The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Kenichi Okamoto MSB 2172 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Murai Poster.pdf

Monday, October 16, 2017 - 4:00pm

Reading and writing epigenetic marks for genome expression and stability Dr. Jacques Côté L'Université Laval Monday, October 16, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Eric Campos Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Cote Poster.pdf

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 4:00pm

Signaling mechanisms regulating neural circuit formation and their relevance to neurodevelopmental disorders Dr. Karun Singh McMaster University Monday, October 23, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Lefebvre Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Singh Poster.pdf

Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 3:00pm

RNAi mechanisms in gene regulation and epigenetic memory Dr. Thomas Duchaine McGill University Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb and Dr. Craig Smibert MaRS2, Room 1522 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Duchaine Poster.pdf

Monday, October 30, 2017 - 4:00pm

Learning the Secrets of Sequences with Deep Generative Models Dr. Debora Marks Harvard University Monday, October 30, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Gary Bader Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Marks Poster.pdf

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 9:30am

Limb Regeneration in Axolotls: the TGF-ß superfamily from beginning to end! Dr. Stéphane Roy Université de Montreal Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 9:30am Host: Dr. Bret Pearson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Roy Poster.pdf

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 1:00pm

The planarian TCF/LEF factor Smed-tfc1 is required for the regeneration of dorsal-lateral neuronal subtypes David Brown PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Bret Pearson MSB 2173 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Brown Poster.pdf

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 4:00pm

Dynamic Interactions on Virus & Host Genomes during Virus Infection Dr. Matthew Weitzman University of Pennsylvania Monday, November 6, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Lori Frappier Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Weitzman Poster.pdf

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 4:00pm

Posttranscriptional Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression Dr. Eric Shoubridge McGill University Monday, November 13, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Shoubridge Poster.pdf

Monday, November 20, 2017 - 4:00pm

ADARs, Dicer, and the dsRNAome Dr. Brenda L. Bass University of Utah Monday, November 20, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bass Poster.pdf

Monday, November 27, 2017 - 4:00pm

Towards identifying innate genetic immunity mechanisms in eukaryotes: How do cells distinguish chromosomal from non-chromosomal DNA? Dr. Yves Barral ETH Zurich Monday, November 27, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Marc Meneghini Fitzgerald Building, Room #103 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Barral Poster.pdf

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 4:00pm

Reversing aberrant phase transitions of RNA-binding proteins connected to ALS and FTD Dr. James Shorter Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Mikko Taipale CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jim Shorter poster.pdf