Previous Seminars

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm

Mireille Ouimet, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Biology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Monday, March 2, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Jason Fish, PhD
MSB 2170
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Poster MO.pdf

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 11:00am

Dr Michael Ohh
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Stephane Angers
Pharmacy Building Room 850
Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon 200303_CPO_Ohh_Print.pdf

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 4:00pm

Geoffrey Liu M.Sc. M.D.
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Medical Biophysics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Epidemiology, and IMS, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Alan Brown Chair in Molecular Genomics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Leonardo Salmena, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
MSB 2173
Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Liu.pdf

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 11:00am

Gloria A. Brar
Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 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: PDF icon Gloria Brar Donnelly 5 March 2020 poster.pdf

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 12:00pm

Dr. Jim Hu, Peter Zhou
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 12:00pm
Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room 1527, Hill Wing
Cystic Fibrosis Seminar

Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 2:00pm

Rafael Montenegro-Burke, PhD
Post-doctoral Associate, Center for Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry | Gary Siuzdak’s Laboratory | The Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, California
Thursday, March 5, 2020 - 2:00pm
Host: Hannes Röst, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Mass Spectrometry-based Personalized Medicine, Assistant Professor, The Donnelly, Department of Molecular Genetics, Department of Computer Science
CCBR Red Room
Special Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Rafael Montenegro-Burke 5-6 March 2020 Donnelly poster.pdf

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 11:00am

Pamela Geyer
Professor, University of Iowa, Department of Biochemistry
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Dorothea Godt
Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
Departmental Seminar
Yun Zhang, PhD
Professor, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology | Center for Brain Science, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA, USA
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Derek van der Kooy, PhD | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Imperial Oil Lecture Hall, David Naylor Building, Room 6
Special Seminar
Special Seminar
Co-sponsor: Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, Department of Molecular Genetics Poster available: PDF icon Yun Zhang March 6 2020 poster.pdf

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 11:10am

Dr. Pere Santamaria
Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases (MID) Chair, Immunology Research Group Chair, Julia McFarlane Diabetes Research Centre
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 11:10am
Host: Dr. Jayne Danska
MSB 2170
Department of Immunology Easton Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Dr. Santamaria Revised Poster.pdf

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 1:00pm

James Rini, PhD
Departments of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Toronto
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 1:00pm
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: PDF icon MM Seminar - James Rini Mar 9 .pdf

Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:00pm

Dr. Francesca Luca
Wayne State University
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Michael Wilson
PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Molecular Genetics
Departmental Seminar
Yun Fang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Biology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Jason Fish, PhD
MSB 2170
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Lowell Langille 2020.pdf

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 12:00pm

Dr. Shuya Huang
University of Toronto Mississauga
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 12:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Scott Prosser
PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids
NMR seminar series

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 1:00pm

Dr. Yasmine Hurd
Director | Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai, Professor | Pharmacological Sciences, Professor | Neuroscience, Professor | Psychiatry
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 1:00pm
Host: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Health Sciences Building, 6th floor Auditorium (HS610), 155 College Street
Distinguished Lecture in Behavioral Pharmacology
Poster available: PDF icon Hurd posters 2020.pdf

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 12:00pm

Karina Baksh
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 12:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Zamble; Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Trevor Moraes, Dr. Gil Prive
PGCRL Auditorium, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 12:00pm

Hanna Salman
University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Anton Zilman
McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606
BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Salman_poster.pdf

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 11:00am

Ashley Bruce
University of Toronto, Cell and Systems Biology
Friday, March 13, 2020 - 11:00am
Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432
Dept of Cell and Systems Biology
Departmental Seminar

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 1:30pm

Laurence Pelletier, PhD
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Friday, March 13, 2020 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. William Trimble
PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Pelletier.pdf

Monday, March 16, 2020 - 9:10am

Dr. Karen Maxwell
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 9:10am
Host: Dr. Grant Brown
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/902556130?pwd=bGpmSXBVbGY2aVR1OSs2TmtLc0VHQT09 Meeting ID: 902 556 130 Password: 753347 One tap mobile +16475580588,,902556130# Canada Dial by your location +1 647 558 0588 Canada Meeting ID: 902 556 130
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Departmental Search Candidate

Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 4:00pm

Jennifer S. Carew, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Hematological Malignancies Disease Team, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona
Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Aaron Schimmer
PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604
OCI Seminar Series

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 1:30pm

Julien Muffat, PhD
Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children
Friday, March 20, 2020 - 1:30pm
Host: Dr. John Brumell
PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Muffat.pdf

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 9:00am

Joel Swanson, PhD
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 9:00am
Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein
PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids
Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series 
Invited Speaker Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Joel Swanson.pdf

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 10:30am

Philip Ostrowski
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 10:30am
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Grinstein
Seminar will be shown online
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
PhD Oral Seminar

Monday, March 23, 2020 - 4:00pm

Nicholas E. Navin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Genetics, Dept. of Bioinformatics, Director, Single Cell Genomics Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Scott Yuzwa, PhD
MSB 2170
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon DSR Sarma 2020.pdf

Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 9:00am

Louis Ho
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nodwell , Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Craig Smibert, Dr. Leah Cowen
Seminar will be shown online - Access by permission only. Contact student's advisor for approval
PhD Exam Seminar

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 12:00pm

Chloe Mitchell
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 12:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Deber
Online seminar
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Departmental Seminar

Friday, May 1, 2020 - 11:00pm

Sri Kosuri, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO at Octant | Assistant Professor (on leave) Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, University of California, Los Angeles
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 11:00pm
Host: Frederick P. (Fritz) Roth, PhD | Canada Excellence Research Chair in Integrative Biology | Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Departments of Computer Science and Molecular Genetics | Senior Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum RI, Mount Sinai Hospital
CCBR Red Room
Invited Speaker Seminar

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:00pm

Special Guests: Drs. Trevor Moraes & Tomas Gverdyz
University of Toronto & PPD Laboratories (Wisconsin)
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Shivneet Gill (Grad Student from R. Melnyk Lab)
By Zoom Invitation
Department of Biochemistry Seminar
Special Seminar

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 12:00pm

K. Maxwell, J. Rini, S. Icho, A. Fitzpatrick
University of Toronto
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Kyla Germain (Grad Student from P. Kim's lab)
By Zoom Invitation
Special Seminar

Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 11:00am

Dr. Andrea Sottoriva
Professor of Cancer Genomics and Evolution Director of the Centre for Evolution and Cancer The Institute of Cancer Research, London, U.K.
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Dr. John Dick
Zoom meeting
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, May 25, 2020 - 4:00pm

Bita Labibi
Monday, May 25, 2020 - 4:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Liliana Attisano, Co-supervisor: Dr. Jeff Wrana, Committee members: Drs Boris Steipe & Luca Scardovi
Held Remotely - Please contact Students Advisor for approval
PhD Oral Seminar

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 12:00pm

Drs. Igor Staglijar & Ashleigh Tuite
University of Toronto
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Walid Houry
By Zoom Invitation
Special Seminar

Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 4:00pm

Joan Massague, PhD
Director, Sloan Kettering Institute, Member, Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. John Dick
Zoom meeting
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 12:00pm

Dr. Yunoung Li then Dr. David Gallo
University of Toronto (Li) , Repare Therapeutics Inc (Gallo)
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Doorsa Tarazi and Amogh Natu Supervisor: Dr. Jason Maynes, Repare Therapeutics Inc.
Zoom Link
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Special Seminar

Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 11:00am

Dr. Ji-Young Youn
SickKids Research Institute
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Dr. Leah Cowen
Zoom For access, please register in advance: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElduhpjsvHtYNNi8dMwBlLG8SBLNYhCpN
Department of Molecular Genetics
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Youn_Ji Young_ Seminar Poster[1].pdf
Dr. Ji-Young Youn
SickKids Research Institute
Thursday, June 11, 2020 - 11:00am
Host: Dr. Leah Cowen
Zoom For access, please register in advance: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElduhpjsvHtYNNi8dMwBlLG8SBLNYhCpN
Department of Molecular Genetics
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Youn_Ji Young_ Seminar Poster[1].pdf

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 12:00pm

A. Levin, J. Heffer, Isha Berry, Jean-Paul Soucy
Henry Ford Health, York University, University of Toronto
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Nick Demers
Zoom Link
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Special Seminar

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 12:00pm

Drs. A.Olaya-Castro, M Miller, M.Bordonaro
University College London, University of Toronto, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Claire McMurray & James Otis
Zoom Link
Department of Biochemistry, Graduate Student Seminar Series
Special Seminar

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 2:00pm

Darren Yong
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Prive, Supervisory committee members: Dr. Trevor Moraes and Dr. Frank Sicheri
Online - Attendance must be approved by Students Advisor
PhD Exam Seminar

Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 4:00pm

Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen, PhD
Senior Investigator and Lab Chief at National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)/NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Gang Zheng
Zoom meeting
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 10:30am

Tara Akhshi
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 10:30am
Supervisor: Dr. William Trimble, Committee Members: Dr. Stephane Angers, Dr. John Brumell and Dr. Laurence Pelletier
Held Remotely - Please contact Students Advisor for approval
PhD Oral Seminar

Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 4:00pm

Dr. Lauren Byers, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 4:00pm
Host: Dr. Benjamin Lok
Join Via Zoom
OCI Seminar Series
Invited Speaker Seminar

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 9:00am

Mandeep Gill
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 9:00am
Supervisor: Dr. Liliana Attisano, Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. William Trimble, Dr. Stephane Angers, Dr. Daniela Rotin
Held Remotely - Please contact Students Advisor for approval
PhD Oral Seminar

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 2:00pm

Anjali Balakrishnan
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 2:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. Carol Schuurmans, Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Alain Dabdoub, Dr. Micahel Ohh
Held Remotely. Please contact Students Advisor for Permission to Attend
PhD Oral Seminar

Monday, September 14, 2020 - 3:00pm

Dr. Daniela Witten
University of Washington
Monday, September 14, 2020 - 3:00pm
Host: CANSSI Ontario, Department of Statistical Sciences
Zoom
Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar
Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, September 14, 2020 - 4:10pm

Philipp Maass, PhD
Scientist | Principal Investigator, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Genetics & Genome Biology Program, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto. Canada Research Chair in Non-coding Disease Mechanisms (Tier II)
Monday, September 14, 2020 - 4:10pm
Host: Jason Fish, PhD
Via Zoom
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Poster PM.pdf

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 12:00pm

Dr. Mike Seed and Dr. Steven Miller
DR. SEED, Head, Division of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Centre; Associate Scientist, Translational Medicine, SickKids; Associate Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Medical Imaging, University of Toronto AND DR. MILLER, Head, Division of Neurology and Centre for Brain & Mental Health; Senior Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health, SickKids; Bloorview Children's Hospital Chair in Paediatric Neuroscience; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto WITH PANELISTS: Nomazulu Dlamini, Vanna Kazazian, Christopher Macgowan, Davide Marini, John Sled and Steven Schwartz.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 12:00pm
Host: Research Connections Seminar Series
Join via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/98878943307?pwd=Qzdya3k5TDMvalVXL2hJUWloQXpHUT09 Meeting ID: 988 7894 3307 Passcode: 146372
SickKids Research Connections Seminar Series
Special Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Seed & Miller in Research_Connections.pdf

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 1:00pm

Zev Ripstein
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 1:00pm
Supervisor: Dr. John Rubinstein, Co-Supervisor: Dr. Lewis Kay; Supervisory Committee Members: Dr. Cordula Enenkel, Dr. Alex Vitkin
Held Remotely - Please consult students Supervisor for approval to attend
PhD Oral Seminar

Monday, September 21, 2020 - 3:00pm

Dr. Alexandra Chouldechova
Carnegie Mellon University
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 3:00pm
Host: Department of Statistical Sciences, CANSSI Ontario
Zoom
Data Science Applied Research and Education Seminar
Invited Speaker Seminar

Monday, September 21, 2020 - 4:10pm

Omar F. Khan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine by Design Investigator, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 4:10pm
Host: Jason Fish, PhD
Via Zoom
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Seminar
Departmental Seminar
Poster available: PDF icon Poster OFK.pdf

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