Seminars
Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series
Seminars are usually held on Fridays. Check individual seminar postings for updated times and locations. For further information please contact Dr. Yanick Benoit at: ybenoit@uottawa.ca.
Note: For more information, please contact Blanche Dinelle at: bdinelle@uottawa.ca
Other Seminars of Interest:
June 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Stephanie Grainger
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology,
Van Andel Research Institute,
Grand Rapids, MichiganSeminar Title: "Specific Wnt/Fzdrequirements in hematopoietic stem cell development"
Hosted by: Dr. David Lohnes
To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle
May 2022
~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Christopher E. Lawson
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry,
University of TorontoSeminar Title: “Retooling Microbiome Engineering for a Sustainable Future”
Hosted by: Dr. Leyuan Li, Research Associate in Figeys’ lab
To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.
Please feel free to contact Technomise if you have any questions or concerns.
Friday, May 6, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Dr. Josef Penninger
Department of Medical Genetics,
University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, B.C.Seminar Title: "Ace2 from fly hearts to the heart of a pandemic"
Hosted by: Haley Geertsma, PhD traineeTo register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle
April 2022
Friday, April 29, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00pm
Dr. Meena Madhur
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics,
Vanderbilt UniversitySeminar Title: "Can we reprogram T cells to treat hypertension"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste LacosteTo register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle
~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Lei Dai
Director of Center for Synthetic Microbiome,
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology,
Chinese Academy of SciencesSeminar Title: “Quantitative ecology of host-associated microbial communities”
Hosted by: Dr. Leyuan Li, Research Associate in Figeys’ lab
To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.
Please feel free to contact technomise@uottawa.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
March 2022
Friday, March 25, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00pm
Dr. Valentina Perissi
Associate Professor
Biochemistry Department,
School of Medicine,
Boston UniversitySeminar Title: "Regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis through PTMs – new insights on non-proteolytic ubiquitination and ADP-ribosylation"
Hosted by: Dr. Mireille KhachoTo register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle
Friday, March 18, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00pm
Dr. Lena Pernas
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing,
MPGRL Research Group Leader,
CECAD Principal Investigator,
Cologne, GermanySeminar Title: "Mitochondrial remodeling of infection"
Hosted by: Dr. Mireille KhachoTo register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle
~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, March16, 2022, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Dr. Cinzia Cantacessi
Professor of Parasite Infection Biology,
Department of Veterinary Medicine,
University of CambridgeSeminar Title: “How do schistosome affect the gut microbiome? And why should we care?”
Hosted by: Dr. Caitlin Simopoulos, Postdoctoral Associate in Figeys lab
To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.
Please feel free to contact technomise@uottawa.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
~ Special ''online'' Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Jianbo Zhang
Assistant Professor,
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbial Food Safety,
Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences,
University of AmsterdamSeminar Title: “Harnessing patient derived microphysiological system to study host-microbe interactions”
Hosted by: Dr. Leyuan Li, Research Associate in Figeys lab
To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.
Please feel free to contact technomise@uottawa.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
~ Virtual Zoom Mitochondrial Biology Seminar: Dr. Luca Pellegrini, CMM Faculty Candidate ~
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00pm
Dr. Luca Pellegrini
Professor,
Department of Molecular Biology,
Medical Biochemistry and Pathology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Laval,
Quebec, QCSeminar Title: "Meet the WrappER: the lipids pipeline of the cell"
Hosted by: Dr. David LohnesTo register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Blanche Dinelle