Seminars

~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Monday, June 8, 2020, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Dr. Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
Assistant Professor,
Université de Sherbrooke,
Canada Research Chair in Applied Microbial Ecology

Seminar Title: "Impact of host-microbe interactions on ecosystem functions "

Hosted by: Dr. Daniel Figeys

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TECHNOlogies for MIcrobiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)
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Seminar presented as part of the series of special seminars on Microbiomes for the Technologies for Microbiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)

~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Monday, May 25, 2020, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Dr. Adriano Brandelli
Professor,
Department Food Science,
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Seminar Title: "Fish intestine Bacillus lipopeptides as versatile antimicrobial weapons "

Hosted by: Dr. Daniel Figeys

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TECHNOlogies for MIcrobiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)
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Seminar presented as part of the series of special seminars on Microbiomes for the Technologies for Microbiome Science and Engineering (TECHNOMISE)

Monday, March 9, 2020, RGN 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Dr. Edward Chouchani
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Department of Cancer Biology
Harvard Medical School I-Department of Cell Biology
Seminar Title: "A quantitative tissue-specific landscape of protein redox regulation during aging"

Hosted by: Dr. Mary-Ellen Harper

Friday, February 14, 2020, RGN 2003, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Paola Marignani
Professor,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Dalhousie University
Seminar Title: "Characterizing lung cancer heterogeneity by single-cell genomic profiling"

Hosted by: Dr. Michael Downey

~ Primary-Appointee Seminar Series ~
Monday February 10, 2020, RGN 1007, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Dr. Kristin Anderson
Senior Post-doctoral Fellow
Greenberg Lab
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
University of Washington
Seminar Title: "Engineering adoptive T Cell therapy to overcome immune suppression in ovarian cancer"

Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

Friday, February 7, 2020, RGN 2003, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Ho Sung Rhee
Assistant Professor,
Department of Cell & Systems Biology,
University of Toronto
Seminar Title: "Genomic Mechanisms of Gene Regulation during Stem Cell Differentiation into Motor Neurons"

Hosted by: Dr. Simon Chen and Dr. Kyoung-Han Kim

~ Primary-Appointee Seminar Series ~
Tuesday February 4, 2020, RGN 1007, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Kossay Zaoui
Research Associate
University of Montreal
CHUM Research Center
Seminar Title: "Ran GTPase signaling: Role in ovarian cancer development, metastasis and opportunity for therapeutic targeting"

Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

Friday, January 31, 2020, RGN 2003, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Judith Mandl
Assistant Professor,
Canada Research Chair in Immune Cell Dynamics,
McGill University
Seminar Title: "Unexpected hazards of immune cell migration: crowding, shattering and nuclear rupture"

Hosted by: Dr. Subash Sad

Friday January 17, 2020, RGN 2003, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Bryan Coburn
Clinician-Scientist,
Infectious Diseases and Advanced Diagnostics,
University Health Network and
Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Seminar Title: "The last mile problem: Challenges translating microbiome biology to management of human diseases"

Hosted by: Dr. Austin Yan (Dr. Stintzi Lab)

Thursday, January 16, 2020, RGN 2113, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Dr. Zhu-Xu Zhang
Associate Professor,
Department of Pathology, Medicine
University of Western Ontario
Seminar Title: "Is Necroptosis the missing link for tissue injury and transplant rejection"

Hosted by: Dr. Subash Sad