February 26 - BMG Departmental Seminar

Berardino Petrelli, M.Sc. Student with Dr. Geoff Hicks
Time: 12:45 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: A FASD Mouse Model: Biochemically Mimicking Alcohol Exposure using Gsc promoter driven Cyp26A1 cDNA
Learning Objectives:
· Describe Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the FASD continuum.
· Describe the clinical features of FAS in humans and explain the resultant phenotypic effects obtained in murine models of FAS.
· Explain the rationale for the molecular strategy and targeting of the CYP26A1:eGFP cassette to the Goosecoid (Gsc) locus and describe cassette validation techniques in vitro and in vivo.

March 3 - Cell Biology Club

Presentations by Sanzida Jehan
March 3rd
14:00 – 15:00
CCMB Lecture Theatre

Feb 12 - BMG Departmental Seminar

Presentation: Laura Thompson, M.Sc. Student with Dr. Kirk McManus
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Time: 12:45 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: Developing a High-Content Screen to Identify Human Chromosome Instability Genes

Learning Objectives:
· Define chromosome instability (CIN) and discuss the importance of CIN gene identification
· Describe the complementary assays that are capable of detecting CIN
· Explain how CIN assays can be utilized in a high content screen of candidate genes