Seminars

Friday, May 10, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. John Ussher
Assistant Professor
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Alberta
Seminar Title: "Muscle Ketone Metabolism as a Novel Target for Glucose Lowering in Type 2 Diabetes"
Hosted by: Dr. Kyoung-Han Kim

~ Primary-Appointee Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, RGN 2021, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Dr. Purna Joshi
University of Toronto
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Seminar Title: "Lineage tracing stromal progenitors during epithelial growth in the mammary gland"

Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

~Cross-Appointed Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 30, 2019, RGN 1007, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Dr. Synthia Guimond
Scientist, IMHR
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Ottawa
Seminar Title: "Subcortical brain alterations in psychosis"

Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes

Friday, April 26, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Christian Naus
Professor Emeritus
Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Life Sciences Institute
University of British Columbia
Seminar Title: "Targeting gap junction channels and hemichannles in stroke"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste

Friday, April 5, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Warren C. W. Chan
Director, Distinguished Professor
ACS Nano Editor
Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Seminar Title: "Challenge of delivering nanoparticles to solid tumors"
Hosted by: Dr. Suresh Gadde

Friday, March 22, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Todd Graham
Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
Seminar Title: "The Flip Side of Membrane Biology in Health and Disease"
Hosted by: Dr. Jyh-Yeuan Lee

CANCELLED

Friday, March 15, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Dario Vignali
Frank Dixon Chair in Cancer Immunology
Vice Chair and Professor of Immunology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Seminar Title: "Inhibitor Mechanisms in Cancer and their Therapeutic Manipulation"
Hosted by: Dr. Jonathan Hodgins

Friday, February 22, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Nina Jones
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph
Seminar Title: "Phosphotyrosine signalling pathways controlling cell morphology and movement"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Iro

Friday, February 15, 2019, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Aashiq H. Kachroo
Assistant Professor
Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology
Department of Biology, Concordia University
Seminar Title: "Humanized yeast - an evolution guided approach to engineering biology"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Downey

Wednesday, January 16, 2019, RGN 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Dr. Gabrielle Siegers
Research Associate
Postovit Laboratory
Departmental of Experimental Oncology
University of Alberta
Seminar Title: "Toward γδ T Cell Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer – Lessons Learned Along the Way"
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes