Previous Seminars

Monday, October 30, 2023 - 1:00pm

Multipronged approaches to pandemic prevention MATTHEW MILLER Director, M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University Monday, October 30, 2023 - 1:00pm Host: Mike Tyers PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Poster available: MM Seminar - Matthew Miller_Oct 30.pdf

Multipronged approaches to pandemic prevention MATTHEW MILLER Director, M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, Canada Research Chair in Viral Pandemics, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University Monday, October 30, 2023 - 1:00pm Host: Mike Tyers PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Molecular Medicine Seminar Series Poster available: MM Seminar - Matthew Miller_Oct 30.pdf

Monday, October 30, 2023 - 3:00pm

Viral Modus Operandi: Transmission Within and Among Us Dr. Nihal Altan-Bonnet, NIH Monday, October 30, 2023 - 3:00pm Room 254 (MC) Mechanical Engineering Bldg Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Departmental Seminar - Bonnet[4].pdf

Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 4:00pm

Toward Targeting Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Myeloid Leukemia Dr. Ly Vu Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, and Scientist, Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice_Ly Vu_Nov 2.pdf

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 1:30pm

Caspase-7 activates ASM to intensify membrane repair Dr. Edward A. Miao, PhD Department of Integrative Immunology, Duke University School of Medicine Friday, November 3, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. John Brumell Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Miao.pdf

Monday, November 6, 2023 - 3:00pm

HIV-1 Assembly, Maturation, and Drug Resistance Dr. Eric Freed, NIH Monday, November 6, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Alan Cochrane Room 254 (MC) Mechanical Engineering Bldg Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: 8092.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

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 5:00pm

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 5:30pm

Friday, November 10, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, November 10, 2023 - 1:00pm

Monday, November 13, 2023 - 3:00pm

Mechanistic Insights and Advances in RNAi Therapeutics Platform Dr. Karyn Schmidt Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Monday, November 13, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Johanna Carroll Room 254 (MC) Mechanical Engineering Bldg Department of Molecular Genetics Departmental Seminar Poster available: Karyn Schmidt.pdf

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 4:00am

Tumor suppressive and oncogenic activities of p53 and Mdm2 Dr. Carol L. Prives Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Columbia University Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 4:00am Host: Dr. Daniel Schramek Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray St. Level 3 Conference Rooms, L3-201-202-203 LTRI Special Seminar Poster available: Dr. Carol Prives_Seminar Poster_Nov 14, 2023.pdf

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 3:00pm

Pathogen Invasion, ARDS, and the Provisional Matrix Dr. Janet S. Lee, MD Chief-Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor in Medicine, Professor of Pathology and Immunology-The John T. Milliken Department of Medicine Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Warren L. Lee On Zoom IDCCM Visiting Professor Rounds Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Janet Lee VP rounds flyer Nov 14.pdf

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 12:00pm

The neural Compression, computation, and sensory-driven rewiring at a small nervous system: insights from the C. elegans neural circuit Dr. Mei Zhen Molecular Genetics and Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Institute University of Toronto Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: Anton Zilman McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Mei-Zhen-Nov-16-2023.pdf

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 10:00am

Simplicity and Robustness are Key! High-throughput Translational Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery on 1,000s of Samples Dr. Hanno Steen Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Director of the Proteomics Center, Kirby Center, Boston Children's Hospital Friday, November 17, 2023 - 10:00am Host: Dr. Thomas Kislinger PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-605 Special Seminar Co-sponsor: Medical Biophysics Department Poster available: Special Seminar Notice_ Dr. Hanno Steen, Nov 17, 2023.pdf

Genetically Encoded Chemistries to Read and Write Professor Abhishek Chatterjee Boston College Friday, November 17, 2023 - 10:00am Host: Professor Haissi Cui Davenport Seminar Room, Chemistry Department, 80 St. George St. Chemistry Department Seminar Poster available: Colloquium Series talk-Nov17.pdf

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 12:00pm

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 1:00pm

Friday, November 17, 2023 - 1:30pm

MICAL monooxygenases: signal integration and cytoskeleton regulation Dr. Michael Olson, PhD Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University Friday, November 17, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Amira Klip PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Olson.pdf

Monday, November 20, 2023 - 1:00pm

Amyloid-Driven Allostery GIUSEPPE MELACINI Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences McMaster University Monday, November 20, 2023 - 1:00pm Host: Charles Deber PGCRL- 686 Bay St. (SickKids), Event Room 3A/3B (3rd Floor) OR Join on Zoom Poster available: MM Seminar - Giuseppe Melacini Nov 20 .pdf

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 11:00am

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 12:00pm

Structural diversity of mitochondria in the neuromuscular system across development Alexander Bae, PhD Seoul National University Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: Dr. Mei Zhen Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Ave, Room 1062 Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Alexander Bae - Seminar Advertising November 22, 2023.pdf

Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 4:00pm

Immune mediated mechanisms of adaptive and maladaptive tissue responses Shruti Naik, PhD NYU Grossman School of Medicine Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 4:00pm Host: Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604 OCI Seminar Series Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Seminar Notice_Shruti Naik_Nov 23.pdf

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, November 24, 2023 - 1:30pm

Mapping the Multiscale Human Dr. Gary Bader, PhD Professor, The Donnelly Centre, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto Friday, November 24, 2023 - 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: Bader.pdf

Monday, November 27, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm

Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:30pm

Endolysosomal cation channels as novel drug targets Dr. Christian Michael Grimm, PhD Professor, Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig Maximilians University Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein Via Zoom Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Grimm.pdf

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 3:00pm

Oscillating Evidence: How Do We Improve the Reproducibility of Research in Critical Care Medicine? Dr. Tom Stelfox, MD Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta & Alberta Health Services Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Warren L. Lee Virtual via Zoom IDCCM Visiting Professor Rounds Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: U of T IDCCM Visiting Professor Round Dec 5th 2023.pdf

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 1:30pm

Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 12:00pm

Detecting spatially-resolved cell-cell communication using deep learning Gregory Schwartz Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 12:00pm Host: Sid Goyal McLennan Physical Laboratories, Room MP606 BiophysTO Lunchtime Talks Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Schwartz_Dec7_2023.pdf

Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 1:00pm

Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 4:00pm

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 1:00pm

Friday, December 8, 2023 - 1:30pm

Alteration and modulation of host cell organelles by Leishmania Dr. Albert Descoteaux, PhD Professor, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biologique Université de Québec Friday, December 8, 2023 - 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: Descoteaux.pdf

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 2:00pm

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 3:00pm

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:00pm

Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 5:30pm

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 11:00am

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 1:30pm

Apolipoprotein control of antigen cross-presentation by dendritic cells Dr. Johnathan A, Canton, PhD Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary Friday, December 15, 2023 - 1:30pm Host: Dr. Sergio Grinstein PGCRL Rm 1, 2nd Fl, 686 Bay St., SickKids Program in Cell Biology Seminar Series  Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: Canton.pdf

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 3:00pm

The fate and impact of the endothelial glycocalyx during sepsis Dr. Eric Schmidt Chief and Andrew M. Tager, MD Endowed Chair Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 3:00pm Host: Dr. Warren L. Lee Via Zoom IDCCM Visiting Professor Rounds Invited Speaker Seminar Poster available: E Schmidt Harvard VP round Flyer - Jan 9.pdf

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

Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 4:00pm