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:
December 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Aaron Ring
Assistant Professor
Department of immunobiology
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Seminar Title: "Engineered cytokines for cancer immunotherapy"
Hosted by: Dr. Michele ArdolinoThursday, December 6, 2018, RGN 3248, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. José Arturo Londoño-Vallejo
Director of Research
Dynamics of the genetic information Fundamental bases and Cancer
Institute Curie University Pierre and Marie Curie -CNRS-PSL
Seminar Title: "RTEL1 safeguards nuclear envelope integrity by preserving the RAN-GTP/GDP gradient"
Hosted by: Dr. Damien D’AmoursThursday, December 6, 2018, RGN 1007, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Leigh Anne Swayne
Associate Professor
Division of Medical Sciences
University of Victoria
Seminar Title: "Pannexin 1 in cortical plasticity"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste
November 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018, RGN 2003, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Alexandre Maréchal
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
University of Sherbrooke, Quebec
Seminar Title: "Ubiquitylation on RPA-ssDNA : Helping the Cell Face DNA Replication Stress"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael DowneyMonday, November 12, 2018, RGN 2149, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Dr. Christine Vande Velde
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosciences
University of Montreal
Seminar Title: "TDP-43 loss of function as a mechanism in ALS pathogenesis"
Hosted by: Dr. Derrick GibbingsFriday, November 9, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Douglas C. Wallace
Professor
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Genetics
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Seminar Title: "A MITOCHONDRIAL ETIOLOGY OF COMMON “COMPLEX” DISEASES"
Hosted by: Dr. Catherine TsilfidisFriday, 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
October 2018
~ 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 LohnesFriday, October 26, 2018, RGN 2149, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Dr. Zhulun Wang
Executive Director of Research Biologics Amgen Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Seminar Title: "Unlocking the potential of Biology for Patients"
Hosted by: Julia Nunes~ 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