Previous Seminars

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00am

Why does Populus trichocarpa need cuticular waxes? Looking for the answer in natural accessions Dr. Eliana Gonzales-Vigil Department of Wood Science University of British Columbia Department of Wood Science University of British Columbia Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00am Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Search Candidate

Single-cell measurement and control to unravel yeast signaling networks Megan N. McClean, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Grant W. Brown, Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Megan McClean 12 Apr 2018 donnelly poster.pdf

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 12:00pm

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 1:00pm

14th Annual Sarkar Lecture: Engineering Synergistic Innate and Adaptive Cancer Immunotherapy K. Dane Wittrup, PhD C.P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering & Biological Engineering, Associate Director, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Molecular Medicine PDF Committee PGCRL Gallery (2nd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Sarkar_2018[2].pdf

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 2:00pm

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 4:00pm

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 9:00am

Biogenesis and Function of human Centriolar Appendages Bahareh Adhami-Mojarad PhD Candidate Friday, April 13, 2018 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Laurence Pelletier MSB 3278 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Adhami-Mojarad Poster.pdf

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 10:30am

Re-defining the oncogenic miR-17~92 / PTEN pathway Dr. Thomas Duchaine Dept. of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Research Centre; McGill University Friday, April 13, 2018 - 10:30am Host: Dr. Julie Claycomb MaRS2, Room 1522 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Duchaine Poster.pdf

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 2:00pm

A CSR-1 guided H3K36me3 Signature Maintains Germline Gene Expression Programs In Caenorhabditis elegans Christopher Wedeles PhD Candidate Friday, April 13, 2018 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Julie Claycomb MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Wedeles Poster.pdf

How does the mitochondrial tail-anchored protein AtTTM1 mediate programmed cell death in plants? Purva Karia, Graduate Student Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Friday, April 13, 2018 - 2:00pm Host: Professor Keiko Yoshioka Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Departmental Seminar

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 2:30pm

Membrane trafficking breaks ground for the construction of the primary cilium Dr. Christopher Westlake Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, National Institute of Health Friday, April 13, 2018 - 2:30pm Host: Dr. Lawrence Pelletier MSB 4279 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Westlake Poster.pdf

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 4:00pm

Translational Control and Oxygen-Sensing in Cancer Progression Jim Uniacke University of Guelph Friday, April 13, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Toronto RNA Club CCBR Black Room Toronto RNA Club Special Seminar Poster available: Toronto RNA Club Apr 2018.pdf

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 10:00am

Value based genomics -­‐ Role of MET RTK in Lung Cancer Dr. Ravi Salgia Arthur & Rosalie Kaplan Chair in Medical Oncology, Associate Director, Clinical Sciences Research City of Hope's Comprehensive Cancer Center Monday, April 16, 2018 - 10:00am Host: Drs. Geoffrey Liu and Ming Tsao PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 Department of Medical Biophysics Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Special Lecture_RaviSalgia.docx_.pdf

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 11:00am

Monday, April 16, 2018 - 4:00pm

Sequential lncRNA expression regulates chromatin state and architecture at the HOXA gene cluster CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON , Josée Dostie, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Research Center McGill University Monday, April 16, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Karim Mekhail, PhD, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster JDostie.pdf

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:00pm

A novel developmental role for 'tumor suppressor' genes in protecting the fetus from reactive oxygen species Dr. Peter G. Wells Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Toronto Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Leonardo Salmena MSB 4171 Poster available: Wells Poster April 17.pdf

DNA Replication Toolbox: Visualizing DNA Replication and Repair Dynamics Brandon Ho Dr. Grant Brown Lab, Donnelly Centre Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Donnelly Centre TechTalks CCBR Red Room Donnelly CCBR Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: TechTalk_April17.pdf

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm

Cardiovascular diseases risk after very preterm birth Dr. Anne-Monique Nuyt Professor Pediatrics, University of Montreal Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Zhong-Cheng Luo Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Anne Monique Nuyt Poster.pdf

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 5:00pm

13th Annual Schachter Lecture Mr. Richard Bozzato, PhD Senior Advisor at MaRS Discovery District Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 5:00pm Host: BGSU Music Room, Hart House Department of Biochemistry Schachter series Poster available: Schachter poster2018.pdf

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 9:00am

Penetrance, Pleiotropy and Psychiatry Jacob Vorstman, MD, PhD Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, SickKids, Department of Psychiatry, Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology Program Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 9:00am Host: Monica Justice, PhD Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1246 Black Wing Distinguished Lecturer Series Poster available: Vorstman2018April19.pdf

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 11:00am

Fat4 cadherin regulation of Ret tyrosine kinase signaling in mammalian kidney development Helen McNeill, PhD Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Science | Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Professor of Developmental Biology & BJC Investigator, Washington University School of Medicine Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Penney Gilbert, The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Helen McNeill 19 Apr 2018.pdf

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 1:00pm

Molecular architecture of the cilia by cryo-EM and proteomics. Khanh Huy Bui, PhD Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 1:00pm PG CRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Bui.pdf

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 4:00pm

Friday, April 20, 2018 - 1:30pm

Proteomic and genetic approaches to decipher RAB functions. Steve Jean, PhD Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Sherbrooke Friday, April 20, 2018 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jean.pdf

Monday, April 23, 2018 - 9:00am

Structure-Function Studies of CorA-Mrs2-Alr1 Superfamily of Magnesium Channels: Bacterial CorA and Yeast Alr1 Natalya (Natasha) Kruglyak Monday, April 23, 2018 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Emil Pai MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Natasha.Kruglyak.pdf

Monday, April 23, 2018 - 11:00am

Monday, April 23, 2018 - 1:00pm

Toxoplasma gondii SRS superfamily of surface adhesins regulate parasite entry, complement activation and thymic involution: a structure-function perspective Michael Grigg, PhD Chief, Molecular Parasitology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, NIAID Monday, April 23, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. John Parkinson PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Drs. Grigg & Gilberger.pdf

Monday, April 23, 2018 - 4:00pm

Metabolic regulation of stem cell function and fate decisions Mireille Khacho, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa Monday, April 23, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Karim Mekhail, PhD, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca MSB 2173 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster MKhacho.pdf

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 12:00pm

Signaling through primary cilia: How cellular antennae work Dr. Jeremy Reiter Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Laurence Pelletier Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Jeremy Reiter Poster.pdf

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 4:00pm

Predicting and using metadata - the last mile of data integration Dr. Jeff Leek Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: TorBUG CCBR Red Room Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: TorBUG_PosterApr25-18.pdf

TBD Jeff T. Leek Associate Professor, Biostatistics, John Hopkins University Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: TorBUG CCBR Red Room TorBUG Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 12:00pm

Cracking the bioelectric code: targeting endogenous physiological networks for advances in regenerative medicine and synthetic bioengineering Michael Levin Tufts University Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Keith Pardee Pharmacy Building Room 850 Global Speaker Series Special Seminar Co-sponsor: Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine Poster available: GlobalSpeakerSeries_Poster_April.pdf

Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 1:00pm

Biophysical Analysis of Molecular Interactions with Electro-Switchable Biosurfaces Dr. Daisylea de Souza Paiva Dynamic Biosensors Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Chris Marshall MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor Poster available: Lunch LearnSeminar_switchSENSE_University of Toronto April 26th 2018.pdf

Thursday, April 26, 2018 - 5:30pm

Friday, April 27, 2018 - 1:30pm

Engineering protein-protein interactions to probe and rewire ubiquitin signaling. Wei Zhang, PhD Cancer Research Society Postdoctoral Fellow, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto. Friday, April 27, 2018 - 1:30pm PG CRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Zhang.pdf

Friday, April 27, 2018 - 2:00pm

Trachea-esophageal Development and Birth Defects: from animal models to human organoids Professor Aaron Zorn Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Friday, April 27, 2018 - 2:00pm Host: Professor Maurice Ringuette Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432 Dept of Cell and Systems Biology Invited Speaker Seminar

Force generation and signal propagation in developing tissues Dr. Julien Vermot Team Leader, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Strasbourg, France Friday, April 27, 2018 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Brian Ciruna Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1246 Black Wing Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Special Seminar Poster available: Julien Vermot Seminar Announcement.pdf

Sunday, April 29, 2018 - 2:00pm

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am

Magic numbers in protein phase transitions Prof. Ned Wingreen Princeton University Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Prof. Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: NWingreen_Apr30.pdf

Focal Adhesion Kinase regulates collagen degradation Professor Christopher McCulloch Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am Fitzgerald Building, Room #237 Matrix Dynamics Group Seminar Research Group Seminar

The Role of the Early Life Microbiota in Asthma and Malnutrition Brett Finlay University of British Columbia Monday, April 30, 2018 - 11:00am Peter Bronfman Learning Centre (Heaslip House, 297 Victoria Street 7th floor Molecular Science Seminar Series (Ryerson)

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Optimizing Protein Stability for Sustained Delivery to the Central Nervous System Marian Hettiaratchi Donnelly Centre Monday, April 30, 2018 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Molly Shoichet CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Postdoc/Research Associate Seminar series Poster available: Marian Hettiaratchi.pdf

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 1:00pm

Intrinsic disorder in protein regulation: From allostery to phase separation Jörg Gsponer, MD, PhD Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia Monday, April 30, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Régis Pomès PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Poster available: MM Seminar - Dr. Gsponer April 30.pdf

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 3:00pm

Monday, April 30, 2018 - 4:00pm

Choreography of DNA repair in mouse and human heterochromatin Evi Soutoglou, PhD INSTITUT DE GENETIQUE DE BIOLOGIE MOLECULAIRE ET CELLURAIRE (IGBMC), Department of Development and Stem cells, Laboratory of Cell Biology of Genome Integrity, France Monday, April 30, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Karim Mekhail, PhD, karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Poster ESoutoglou.pdf

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - 4:00pm

G-quadruplexes and the replication of mitochondrial DNA Neal Sondheimer, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Paediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto & Associate Scientist, Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Ana Andreazza MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Poster available: Sondheimer Poster May 1.pdf

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 12:00pm

Sub-populations of spinal V3 interneurons form layered microcircuits and play different roles in locomotor control Dr. Ying Zhang Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Mei Zhen Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Ying Zhang Poster.pdf

Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 12:00pm

Using Structure-Function and Single-Molecule Approaches to Decipher How Cytoplasmic Dynein Generates Force and Motion Arne Gennerich Albert Einstein College of Medicine Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Walid Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: ArneGennerich_May 3_2018.pdf

Thursday, May 3, 2018 - 4:00pm