Previous Seminars

Friday, June 8, 2018 - 11:00am

Global investigation of cell lineage and specification in the vertebrate brain with single-cell transcriptomics Dr. Bushra Raj, PhD Harvard University Friday, June 8, 2018 - 11:00am CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Postdoc/Research Associate Seminar series Poster available: Bushra Raj.pdf

Friday, June 8, 2018 - 1:00pm

Phage Display for the Development of Synthetic Antibodies Targeting Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Max London PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Friday, June 8, 2018 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Sachdev Sidhu and Dr. Charlie Boone MSB 4279 PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: London Poster.pdf

An Investigation of Bacteriophage Anti-CRISPR and Anti-CRISPR Associated Proteins Sabrina Stanley PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics Friday, June 8, 2018 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Alan Davidson MSB 3278 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Stanley Poster.pdf

Monday, June 11, 2018 - 12:00pm

Remaining challenged, engaged, and relevant on my Science Jungle Gym Dr. Leanne Wybenga-Groot, PhD Sick Kids Research Institute Monday, June 11, 2018 - 12:00pm CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Postdoc/Research Associate Seminar series Poster available: Leanne Wybenga-Groot.pdf

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 4:00pm

Science 2.0: Open Science Matthieu Schapira Ph.D. PI, Structural Genomics Consortium Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Leonardo Salmena MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: Schapira.pdf

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

Novel Cell Cycle Regulation of Adult Stem Cell Populations; Implications in Neural Tumorigenesis Dr. Lisa Porter Translational Research Director, WCRG; Professor, University of Windsor Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Rod Bremner Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Lisa Porter Poster.pdf

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 1:00pm

Molecular signatures of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in young adults assessed by NMR metabolomics in large cohorts Peter Wurtz, PhD Nightingale Health Ltd., Finland Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Zdenka Pausova PG CRL Rm 3.9320, 3rd Fl. Multi-Media Room, 686 Bay St., Sickkids Translational Medicine Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: TM Invited Speaker 180613.pdf

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 9:00am

Diseases of the primary cilium: A wide spectrum from polycystic kidney disease to obesity Meral Gunay-Aygun, MD Staff Clinician, National Human Genome Research Institute, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 9:00am Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1246 Black Wing Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Rounds Poster.June_.14.18.pdf

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 12:00pm

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 2:00pm

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - 4:00pm

Friday, June 15, 2018 - 12:00pm

Bioenergetics and bioinformatics: Connecting postmortem brain and drug discovery to develop new treatment strategies for severe mental illness Robert E. McCullumsmith, MD PhD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH USA Friday, June 15, 2018 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Amy Ramsey, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 4279 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: McCullumsmith.pdf

Friday, June 15, 2018 - 1:00pm

Using protein side-chain dynamics to probe an enzymatic transition state and allosteric enzymatic regulation Flemming Hansen, PhD Professor & Chair of NMR Spectroscopy, Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology, University College London Friday, June 15, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Julie Forman-Kay PGCRL Multi-Media Room (03.9320, 3rd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Dr. Hansen June 15.pdf

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:00pm

Structural Basis of Nucleotide Sugar Transport Across the Golgi membrane Dr. Simon Newstead Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Reinhart Reithmeier MSB, Room 5231 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SimonNewstead_June 19_2018-1.pdf

Self-Organization and symmetry breaking in intestinal organoids Prisca Liberali, PhD Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Jeff Wrana CCBR Red Room Global Speaker Series Special Seminar Co-sponsor: Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine Poster available: Prisca Liberali Global Speaker Series Poster June - Revised May 30.pdf

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 4:00pm

Clinical and Biological Effects of Metformin in Early Breast Cancer Ryan Dowling Ph.D. Affiliate Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Leonardo Salmena MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Dowling.pdf

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 11:00am

Genome stability during DNA replication and repair Jennifer A Cobb, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Grant W. Brown, Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: J Cobb poster.pdf

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 12:00pm

The dependence receptor notion: from a bizarre cell death mechanism to a first-in-man trial in advanced solid cancers Dr. Patrick Mehlen Director of Translational Research and Innovation at Centre Léon Bérard; Deputy Director of the Research Cancer Center of Lyon Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Rod Bremner Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Patrick Mehlen Poster.pdf

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 1:00pm

Rad5 Recruitment and Function in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Replication Stress Response David Gallo Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Grant Brown CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Dave_.Gallo_.pdf

Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 9:00am

Single-cell RNA sequencing to describe the cellular landscape of solid organ tissue: Lessons from liver Sonya MacParland, PhD Assistant Professor, Departments of Immunology and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology,University of Toronto, Assistant Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute Thursday, June 21, 2018 - 9:00am Host: Michael Wilson, PhD Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1246 Black Wing Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: GGB Dis Lecture.June_.21.18.pdf

Friday, June 22, 2018 - 1:00pm

Watching Membrane Protein Folding In Singulo Professor Michael Schlierf Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Technische Universität Dresden, Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB) Friday, June 22, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Charles Deber PGCRL Multi-Media Room (03.9320, 3rd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Dr. Schlierf June 22.pdf

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 1:00pm

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 4:00pm

Targeting Tumour Cell Metabolism in Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Rob C. Laister Ph.D. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Tuesday, June 26, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Leonardo Salmena, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: laister.pdf

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 12:00pm

Tumor Agnostic Drug Development; Revisiting the Score Card in 2018 Dr. Alexander Drilon Clinical Director, Early Drug Development Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Rod Bremner Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Alexander Drilon Poster.pdf

Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 9:00am

The Organization and Evolution of Biological Networks in Bacteria Cedoljub Bundalovic-Torma Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. John Parkinson MSB 4171 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Ceda_.pdf

Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 4:00pm

Monday, July 9, 2018 - 11:00am

Driving forces for dimerization of the CLC Cl-/H+ antiporter in membranes Janice Robertson, PhD Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, The University of Iowa Monday, July 9, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Charles Deber PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Dr. Robertson July 9 (11AM).pdf

Monday, July 9, 2018 - 1:00pm

Atomistic Simulation of Biomolecular Function: Ribosomal translation and ligand binding heterogeneity Helmut Grubmueller, PhD Theoretical & Computational Biophysics Dept., Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Monday, July 9, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Drs. Régis Pomès and Sarah Rauscher PGCRL Event Rooms 2A/2B (02.9310, 2nd Floor) Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Dr. Grubmueller July 9 (1 PM).pdf

“Identification of Small Molecules to Shine Light on Dark Kinases" Dr. Tim Willson Research Professor Chief Scientist, SGC-UNC UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill Monday, July 9, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Peter Brown Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower (PMCRT) - 4th Fl, rm 204 (MaRS East Tower) SGC Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: SGC Seminar Notice_ Tim Willson July 9 2018.pdf

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 1:00pm

Peptide-based studies of hydrophobicity in membrane environments Tracy Stone Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Charles Deber MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Tracy_.Stone_.pdf

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 3:00pm

Anti-VEGF Therapies and the Cardiovascular System: Clinical Consequences and Experimental Approaches Jeanette Woolard Ph.D. Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, The Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Ruth Ross MSB 2170 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: woolard.pdf

Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 2:00pm

Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 2:45pm

Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 3:00pm

Isoform-selective expression and nociceptive functions of Drosophila TrpA1 ion channels revealed by genome editing Dr. Yang Xiang Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Amherst Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Xi Huang PG CRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Special Seminar Poster available: Yang Xiang Seminar Announcement.pdf

Monday, July 16, 2018 - 12:00am

The Process of Becoming a PI: Part I Dr. Hannes Rőst Donnelly Centre Monday, July 16, 2018 - 12:00am Host: Donnelly Centre Postdoc and RA Seminar Series CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Postdoc/Research Associate Seminar series Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar.pdf

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 10:00am

Molecular pathogenesis and therapy of clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid transformation Dr. Ross Levine Physician-Scientist, Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research, Director, MSK Center for Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Daniel De Carvalho, Senior Scientist and Dr. John Dick, Senior Scientist MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor OCI Special Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice.pdf

Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 8:30am

Scientific Symposium in Honor of Professor Emil F. Pai: Why Structure Matters All Day Event Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 8:30am MSB 2172 Poster available: Emil F Pai Symposium Schedule July 19 2018.pdf

Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 4:00pm

Structure and mechanism of a master regulator of cell fate determination in the human immune system: Two heads really are better than one Gregory Petsko Professor of Neuroscience, Brain and Mind Research Institute , Weill Cornell Medical College and Arthur J. Mahon Professor of Neuroscience, Brain and Mind Research Institute , Weill Cornell Medical College Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Scientific Symposium in Honor of Professor Emil F. Pai: Why Structure Matters MSB 2172 Department of Biochemistry George Connell Lecture Poster available: Emil F Pai Symposium Schedule July 19 2018.pdf

Monday, July 23, 2018 - 11:00am

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 9:00am

BioC 2018: Where software and Biology Connect Dr. Brenda Andrews, Dr. Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Dr. Michael Hoffman, Dr. Tim Hughes, Dr. Elana Fergig, Dr. Charlotte Soneson Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 9:00am Victoria College Building (OLD VIC), University of Toronto Poster available: Bioc2018_Poster.pdf

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 11:00am

Enter the Matrix: Factorization Uncovers Knowledge from Omics Dr. Elana Fertig Associate Professor, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University; Assistant Director of the Research Program in Quantitative Sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Michael Hoffman MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor Special Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice for Posting- Dr. Elana Fertig.pdf

Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 9:30am

Challenging the Morphology-Virulence Paradigm in Candida Species Dr. David Kadosh, Associate Professor University of Texas, San Antonio Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 9:30am Host: Dr. Leah Cowen MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kadosh Poster.pdf

Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 1:00pm

Molecular Analysis of Phenotypic Diversity in Human Fungal Pathogens Sang Hu (David) Kim, PhD Candidate Department of Molecular Genetics Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 1:00pm Supervisor: Dr. :Leah Cowen MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Kim, Poster.pdf

Monday, July 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

The Process of Becoming a PI: Panel Discussion Dr. Hannes Rőst, Dr. Aaron Reinke, Dr. Erin Styles, Dr. Thomas Hurd University of Toronto Monday, July 30, 2018 - 12:00pm Host: Donnelly Centre Postdoc and RA Seminar Series CCBR Red Room Donnelly Centre Postdoc/Research Associate Seminar series Special Seminar Poster available: Special Seminar.pdf

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 10:00am

Translating Human Heart Development to Novel Biological Pacemaker Therapies Dr. Stephanie Protze McEwean Centre for Regenerative Medicine Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 10:00am Host: Leah Cowen MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Protze Poster.pdf

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 9:00am

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 4:00pm

Positioning nuclei in skeletal muscle cells Edgar Gomes Insituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 4:00pm Host: Alex Palazzo MaRS West Tower, 15th floor Summer Seminar Poster available: Edar Gomes Talk.pdf

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 11:00am

Cell Signalling in Planarian Regeneration and Scaling Dr. Christian Petersen Northwestern University Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Bret Pearson CCBR Red Room Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Petersen poster.pdf

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 1:00pm

Adult Stem Cell Lineage Specification in the Freshwater Flatworm Schmidtea Mediterranea Shu Jun Zhu Department of Molecular Genetics Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 1:00pm MSB 4171 Department of Molecular Genetics PhD Exam Seminar Poster available: Zhu poster.pdf

How endosomes and actin initiate Alzheimer's disease Claudia Almeida Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 1:00pm Host: Alex Palazzo MaRS West Tower, 15th floor Summer Seminar Poster available: Claudia Almeida Talk.pdf