Previous Seminars

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 12:00pm

Mitochondria as signaling organelles: How Iron man meets an uncertain death Heidi McBride McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Victoria Ricco MSB 2170 George Connell Lecture Series Poster available: Connell poster_McBRIDE.pdf

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 1:30pm

FHDC1 and actin-dependent regulation of ciliogenesis Dr. John Copeland Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 1:30pm PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Copeland.pdf

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 3:00pm

Pluripotent stem cell-based models of human peri-implantation development Dr. Deborah Gumucio Professor, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Tae-Hee Kim PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Deborah Gumucio Seminar Announcement.pdf

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 11:00am

Identifying Vulnerabilities in Fungal Pathogens Through Functional and Chemical Genomic Analysis Leah E. Cowen, PhD Professor & Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics, UofT | Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Infectious Disease | Co-Director, CIFAR Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 11:00am Host: Grant W. Brown, PhD | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Leah Cowen Donnelly poster.pdf

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 12:00pm

Divide and conquer: how deleterious mitochondrial DNA is eliminated in the germline Dr. Thomas Hurd Department of Molecular Genetics University of Toronto Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Walid A. Houry McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Thomas Hurd_Nov 14_2019.pdf

Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 4:00pm

Friday, November 15, 2019 - 1:30pm

Mechanisms of Shigella flexneri spread from cell to cell. Dr. Hervé Agaisse Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Friday, November 15, 2019 - 1:30pm PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Agaisse.pdf

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 1:00am

Bacterial Surface Lipoproteins Used to Overcome Nutritional Immunity Trevor Moraes, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto Monday, November 18, 2019 - 1:00am Host: Dr. Roman Melnyk PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Trevor Moraes Nov 18.pdf

Monday, November 18, 2019 - 11:10am

"Thymic Proteasomes for T Cell Selection" Dr. Yousuke Takahama Senior Investigator, Thymus Biology Section Experimental Immunology Branch Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute (NIH) Monday, November 18, 2019 - 11:10am Host: Dr. Naoto Hirano MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Final Poster_Dr. Takahama.pdf

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 1:00pm

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 12:00pm

Maintaining Genome Stability: Nuclear and Mitochondrial Agnel Sfeir Skirball Institute, NYU Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Tajinder Ubhi MSB 2170 George Connell Lecture Series Poster available: Connell poster_SFEIR.pdf

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:00am

Every biological study will be enlightened by an accompanying genome sequence Stephen W. Scherer, PhD, FRSC Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics | Director, McLaughlin Centre, University of Toronto, & The Centre for Applied Genomics, SickKids Research Institute Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:00am Host: Charles M. Boone, PhD, FRSC | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Poster available: Stephen Scherer Donnelly poster 21 Nov 2019.pdf

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 12:00pm

Hybridization, divergence, and sex in plant genomes Dr. Joanna Rifkin Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Anton Zilman McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: JRifkin_Nov212019.pdf

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 4:00pm

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 11:00am

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 1:30pm

Do single epithelial cells count calories? Molecular evidence for cell-autonomous sensors of cellular caloric uptake. Dr. Ran Kafri Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Friday, November 22, 2019 - 1:30pm PGCRL Rm 2a, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Kafri.pdf

Monday, November 25, 2019 - 1:00pm

A Fantastic Voyage into the Cell: The Biological Consequences of Crowding and Compression Liam Holt, PhD Institute for Systems Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Langone Monday, November 25, 2019 - 1:00pm Host: Jonathon Ditlev PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Liam Holt Nov 25.pdf

Monday, November 25, 2019 - 4:00pm

It takes a village…the path to promotion. Advancing transfusion medicine research Jeannie Callum, MD, FRCPC Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Monday, November 25, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Rita Kandel, MD, FRCPC MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: JCallum Lectureship.pdf

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 12:00pm

Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:00pm

Integrating protein biophysics and population dynamics to predict microbial evolution Dr. Adrian Serohijos Department of Biochemistry Cedergren Center in Bioinformatics and Genomics Université de Montréal, Canada Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Hue Sun Chan McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Adrian Serohijos_Nov 28_2019R.pdf

Delineating the genetic basis of S. aureus host cell adhesion Dr. Georgina Cox Thursday, November 28, 2019 - 12:00pm Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Friday, November 29, 2019 - 11:00am

Friday, November 29, 2019 - 1:30pm

Mechanisms of beneficial actions of adiponectin in metabolic syndrome. Dr. Gary Sweeny Department of Biology, York University Friday, November 29, 2019 - 1:30pm PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Sweeney.pdf

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 9:00am

Mechanistic and Regulatory Insights into the Biosynthesis of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Exopolysaccharide Pel Gregory Whitfield Monday, December 2, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Howell CCBR Black Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Gregory.Whitfield.pdf

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 11:00am

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 11:10am

cancelled - "Altered immune cell states in human disease" Dr. Nir Hacohen Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Cancer Immunotherapy Monday, December 2, 2019 - 11:10am Host: Dr. Tracy McGaha MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Cancelled Poster_Dr. Hacohen.pdf

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 1:00pm

Will a Chinese Herb Save Cathepsin K as an Anti-Osteoporotic Drug Target? Dieter Brömme, PhD Canada Research Chair in Proteases & Diseases, Faculty of Dentistry & Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia Monday, December 2, 2019 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Jason Maynes PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Dr. Dieter Bromme Dec 2.pdf

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:00pm

Regulation of Immune Responses by Human Innate Lymphoid Cells Sarah Crome, PhD Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute & UHN Transplant. Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster SC.pdf

Biosynthesis and Regulation of a Unipolar Polysaccharide Adhesin in a Model Bacterial Pathogen Clay Fuqua, PhD Department of Biology, Indiana University Monday, December 2, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Lynne Howell PGCRL Event Room 1 (02.9320, 2nd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Special Seminar Special Seminar Poster available: MM Special Seminar - Clay Fuqua Dec 2.pdf

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 10:00am

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 12:00pm

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 2:00pm

Structure and function of the RING-like protein RTF2 Andrew Zhai Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 2:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Gil Prive CCBR Red Room Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Andrew.Zhai_.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:00am

Uncovering ‘Cryptic’ Natural Products from Streptomyces Bacteria Martin Daniel-Ivad Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:00am Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell Medical Sciences Building, Room 3278 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Martin.Daniel.Ivad_.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:30am

STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTORECEPTOR COMPLEXES BY EPR SPECTROSCOPY Wei-Lin Ou Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 9:30am Supervisor: Dr. Oliver Ernst MSB 4279 Department of Biochemistry Seminar PhD Oral Seminar Poster available: Ph.D.Poster.Wei-Lin.Ou_.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 12:00pm

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 2:00pm

Revisiting natural products to address the antibiotic resistance crisis Dr. Gerry Wright Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 2:00pm Host: Martin Daniel-Ivad MSB 2173 Department of Biochemistry Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Seminar Dec 5 -Gerry Wright.pdf

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 4:00pm

The Lymphoid Cancer Families Study: Investigations of Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors Angela Brooks-Wilson Distinguished Scientist, BC Cancer Genome Sciences Centre; Chair and Professor, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University; Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Michael Hoffman PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice for Posting_Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson.pdf

Friday, December 6, 2019 - 11:00am

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:00am

MYC: Interferin with immune visibility in pancreatic cancer Daniel J. Murphy, PhD Reader & Head: Oncogene-Induced Vulnerabilities Group, University of Glasgow, Institute of Cancer Sciences, CRUK Beatson Institute Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:00am Host: Dr. Linda Penn MaRS- TMDT R# 4-204, 4th floor Invited Speaker Seminar Co-sponsor: Medical Biophysics, U of T Poster available: Special Seminar Notice_D_Murphy.pdf

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:10am

"Decisions Determine Destiny: modulation of macrophage fate choice and disease outcome during influenza virus infection " Dr. Jie Sun Associate Professor of Immunology Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:10am Host: Dr. Tania Watts MSB 2170 Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series Departmental Seminar Poster available: Dr. Sun Poster.pdf

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 1:00pm

Developing an Atlas of Human Liver Diversity Sonya MacParland, PhD Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI), Departments of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology (LMP) and Immunology, University of Toronto Monday, December 9, 2019 - 1:00pm Host: Dr. Christine Bear PGCRL Event Rooms 3A/3B (03.9310, 3rd Floor), 686 Bay St. Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: MM Seminar - Sonya MacParland Dec 9.pdf

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 4:00pm

Decode the noncoding cancer genome Housheng Hansen He, PhD Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Monday, December 9, 2019 - 4:00pm Host: Jason Fish, PhD MSB 2170 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar Departmental Seminar Poster available: Poster HHHe.pdf

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm

The yin and yang of the epigenetic markers in gestational diabetes Professor Luigi Bouchard Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke and Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the university-affiliated Chicoutimi Hospital (QC, Canada) Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Zhong Cheng Luo Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Advertising Dr. Bouchard.pdf

Neurog2 and Ascl1 co-expression defines a population of Notch ligand-expressing niche cells that control cortical neurogenesis. Sisu Han PhD Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm Supervisor: Dr. Carol Schuurmans, Supervisory Committee members: Dr. David Andrews, Dr. JoAnne McLaurin MSB 2170 Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series Departmental Seminar

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 11:00am

Argonomics: A Systematic Study of Argonaute/small RNA Pathways in C. elegans. Julie M. Claycomb, PhD Canada Research Chair in Small RNA Biology | Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator | Associate Chair, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 11:00am Host: Grant W. Brown, PhD | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto CCBR Red Room Donnelly Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Julie Claycomb donnelly poster 12 Dec 2019.pdf

Methods to Decode Cellular Signaling Justin G. English, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Bryan Roth, UNC Chapel Hill, Department of Pharmacology Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 11:00am Host: Ali Salahpour, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Supervisor: Bryan Roth MD PhD Pharmacy Building Room 850 Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar Special Seminar Co-sponsor: Faculty of Pharmacy Poster available: English Dec 11.pdf

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 12:00pm

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 2:00pm

CNVs and common fragile sites: different outcomes of replication-transcription conflicts in highly unstable large genes Thomas Glover Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Pediatrics and Pathology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 2:00pm Host: Dr. Christopher Pearson PGCRL Rm 3a, 3rd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Department of Molecular Genetics Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Thomas Glover Guest Speaker.pdf

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 4:00pm