Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminars

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 4:00pm

Phosphoinositide acyltransferases: Greasing the Signal Transduction and Trafficking Machinery Dr. Roberto Botelho Professor and CRC in Organelle Function and Adaptation Dept. of Chemistry and Biology Toronto Metropolitan University Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Botelho.pdf

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 4:00pm

Dissecting the Autophagic-Lysosomal Pathway in Neurodegeneration and Risk Factors that Promote Proteinopathy Dr. W. Haung (Ho) Yu Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 4:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Yu.pdf

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 4:00pm

Stress and behaviour – A synaptic perspective Jaideep Bains, PhD Senior Scientist, & Director, Krembil Research Institute Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Ali Salahpour MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Bains SPECIAL SEMINAR Feb 28[10] - Read-Only.pdf

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 11:00am

A Disease at the Crossroads: Developments for Huntington's Disease Therapeutic Strategies Jeffrey Carroll, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Washington Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 11:00am Host: Rachel Harding MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Carroll Poster[42] - Read-Only.pdf

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 3:00pm

Finding new ligands to the SARS CoV2 Macrodomain using Fragments, Neurons and Entropy Dr. James Fraser, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 4171 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Fraser Poster.pdf

Monday, October 16, 2023 - 10:00am

Biological factors associated with the onset of psychosis Dr. Boris Chaumette Associate Professor, Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, France and Adjunct professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGillUniversity, Montreal, Canada. Monday, October 16, 2023 - 10:00am Host: Presented by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicologyand the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Room UC 85, University College. 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON. Joint Pharmacology and Psychiatry Special Lecture Special Seminar Poster available: Joint Pharmacology and Psychiatry Special Lecture poster - PRINT.pdf

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 3:00pm

Discovery of novel small-molecule ligands targeting the WD40 repeat proteins using AI-driven hit finding technologies Levon Halabelian Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Principal Investigator, Structural Genomics Consortium Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Leonardo Salmena & Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Halabelian_Nov 7 Poster[42].pdf

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 3:00pm

Cannabis, Cannabinoids in Mental Illness: Therapeutic Perspectives Arun Ravindran, MB, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, FRCPsych Professor, Psychiatry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Centre, CAMH. Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: RAvindran Jan 9 poster.pdf

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 3:00pm

Bringing clarity to the complexities of the Huntington disease protein Rachel Harding Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Principal Investigator, Structural Genomics Consortium Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Rachel Harding poster.pdf

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 3:00pm

Synthesis and preclinical evaluation of novel PET imaging probes for neurodegenerative diseases Chao Zheng Ph.D. CAMH, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Chao Zheng Poster.pdf

Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 3:00pm

From pleasure to pain: Understanding the mechanisms of depression and suicide risk Sakina Rizvi PhD, MACP, RP ASR Suicide and Depression Studies Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Departments of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Sakina Rizvi poster.pdf

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 3:00pm

The Intersection of Ontogeny, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Safety in the Neonatal ICU Tamorah Lewis M.D., Ph.D. Division Head, Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology,  The Hospital for Sick Children, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toronto Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Tamorah Lewis Poster.pdf

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 3:00pm

Investigating Endocannabinoid System in Social Anxiety Disorder Stefan Kloiber M.D. CAMH, Department of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Stefan Kloiber Poster.pdf

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 3:00pm

Accelerating the Identification of Leukemia Stem Cell Vulnerabilities: New Tools for a Long-Standing Problem Helena Boutzen, Ph.D. Scientific Associate, John Dick Laboratory, Princess Margaret Cancer Center Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Helena Boutzen poster.pdf

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 3:00pm

Pharmacogenomics of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders: From Risk Identification to Precision Therapeutics Meghan Chenoweth, Ph.D. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), University of Toronto Friday, May 3, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Chenoweth JOB TALK.pdf

Monday, May 6, 2024 - 3:00pm

Structure-guided and biochemical insights into huntingtin, the Huntington’s disease protein Rachel Harding Ph.D. Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), University of Toronto Monday, May 6, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Harding JOB TALK.pdf

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 1:00pm

Proteostasis to Precision Medicine in Alzheimer’s and Related Neurodegenerative Diseases Haung (Ho) Yu Ph.D. University of Toronto Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 1:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Yu JOB TALK.pdf

Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 3:00pm

Evolved antimicrobial strategies for multi-drug resistant pathogens Kirsten Meyer, Ph.D. University of Toronto Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 3:00pm Supervisor: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Meyer JOB TALK.pdf

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 1:00pm

Understanding the roles of antioxidants in disease Issac Harris, Ph.D University of Rochester Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 1:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Harris JOB TALK.pdf

Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 1:00pm

Imaging and Engineering Cytokine Signalling Nathanael Caveney, PhD. University of British Colombia Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 1:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Caveney JOB TALK.pdf

Friday, May 17, 2024 - 3:00pm

New Approaches to PRRedicting and PRReventing Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity Amit Bhavsar, Ph.D. University of Alberta Friday, May 17, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Ali Salahapour & The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology MSB 2172 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Bhavsar JOB TALK.pdf

Friday, October 31, 2025 - 11:00am

Inflammation and Anhedonia in Depression: Biomarkers, Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications Dr. Jennifer Felger Associate Professor Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Emory University School of Medicine Friday, October 31, 2025 - 11:00am Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Myhal Centre Room MY150, 55 St. George Street Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: NEW Felger Poster DLBP 2025 - Read-Only.pdf