Seminars

Friday, November 2, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Joanna Burdette
Professor
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Center for BioMolecular Sciences, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Illinois, Chicago
Seminar Title: "Unraveling the chemical and biological communication between the ovary and fallopian tube-derived high grade serous ovarian cancer"
Hosted by: Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden

~ Primary-Appointee Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, October 30, 2018, RGN 2113, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dr. Sara Tremblay
Scientist
The Royal Institute of Mental Health Research
Seminar Title: Multimodal neuroimaging to improve neuromodulation treatments for mental health disorders
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

~ CMM/NSC Reseach Day - Keynote Address ~
Thursday, October 25, 2018, Huguette Labelle Hall (TBT112), 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Michelle James
Assistant Professor
Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University
Seminar Title: "PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation: Visualizing Neuroimmune Interactions in CNS diseases"
Hosted by: Dr. Nadine Wiper-Bergeron

Friday, October 19, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Ethan Perlstein
CEO, Perlara
Public Benefit Company (PBC)
South San Francisco, California
Seminar Title: "Model organisms for n=1 drug discovery"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Downey

~ Faculty Candidate Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, RGN 1007, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dr. Jung-Chien Cheng
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute
Vancouver, British Columbia
Seminar Title: "The role of apelinergic system in human ovarian cancer progression"
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

Friday, October 12, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Lauren Sparks
Investigator
Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes
Florida Hospital & Sanford Burnham Prebys
Seminar Title: "Epigenomic regulation of exercise response variation in muscle mitochondrial function and insulin sensitivity"
Hosted by: Dr. Mary-Ellen Harper

~ Faculty Candidate Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, October 10, 2018, RGN 1007, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Dr. David Pepin
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Seminar Title: "Targeting chemoresistant ovarian cancer with gene therapy and gene editing"
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

~ Faculty Candidate Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, October 3, 2018, RGN 1007, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Dr. Yemin Wang
Research Associate
Ovarian Cancer Research Centre
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of British Columbia
Seminar Title: "Rare illuminates common: insights from studying non-epithelial ovarian cancer"
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

Friday, September 28, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Marcel Behr
Professor
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Seminar Title: "Horizontally-acquired DNA in the evolution of pathogenic mycobacteria"
Hosted by: Dr. Jim Sun

Friday, September 28, 2018, RGN 2149, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Dr. Howard Lipshitz
Professor
Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Seminar Title: "Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression during Drosophila development"
Hosted by: Dr. Woo Jae Kim