August 31st - Deadline for Simon and Sarah Israels Graduate Thesis Prize

The Simon and Sarah Israels Graduate Thesis Prize is an award of $2,000 for the best thesis submitted by a Graduate student at MICB.

Eligibility: All Graduate students whose supervisors hold appointments as a Senior Research Scientist or Research Affiliate Scientist at MICB and who have successfully completed a program of studies leading to a Master or Ph.D. degree at UofM in Sept 2012 - Aug 2013.

Submit three unbound copies to Cecile by August 31st.

August 15th - Dr Philippe Georgel

August 15th 2:00 - 3:00
Dr Phillipe Georgel
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Cell Differentiation and Development Center
Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
Marshall, University
"Investigating the complex interplay between diet, epigenetics and cancer"
CCMB Lecture Theatre

August 23 - MICB Annual BBQ Potluck

Friday, August 23rd, 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Kildonan Park - 2012 Main Street. Exact picnic site to be determined.
RSVP by August 19th.

This is a family event so your spouse and kids are invited too.
Please sign up with what you will be bringing for the potluck and the number of guests.
BMG/MICB will be supplying the hamburgers and hotdogs.

Come out and enjoy the food and fellowship!

May 28 - Ju-Yoon Yoon PhD Thesis Defense

Ju-Yoon Yoon, PhD Oral Examination for Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
"Elderly patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Predicting their survival and managing their disease with Valproic Acid and Fludarabine"
Time: 2pm
Place: Thompson Room (ON6005)

May 30 - Dr. Ryan Zarychanski

11:00 am – 12:00 pm – ON2134
"The use of anticoagulants to modulate host inflammation in sepsis: The HALO research program"
Dr. Ryan Zarychanski, MD. MSc.
Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba,
Sections of Hematology/Medical Oncology and Critical Care

May 28 - Dr David Spaner

10:30 – 11:30 pm – ON2134
"Nuclear receptors and fatty acid oxidation as therapeutic targets for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia"
Dr. David Spaner, M.D. Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Sunnybrook Research Institute

May 16 - Dr Stephen Pistorius

11:00 am – 12:00 pm – ON2134
"Turning Noise into Numbers: Progress in using scattering to improve diagnostic imaging"
Dr. Stephen Pistorius, Ph.D. M.Sc.
Senior Research Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba
Director: Medical Physics Academic Program
Vice Director: Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Professor: Physics and Astronomy, U of M
Associate Professor: Radiology

May 8 - Dr Christine Vande Velde

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ON2134
"The Cell Biology of Lou Gehrig's Disease"
Dr. Christine Vande Velde, Ph.D.
CIHR New Investigator
Associate Professor, Research
Department of Medicine, Universite de Montreal

April 18 - Annual Arnold Greenberg Lecture

Dr Benjamin Neel, Director of the Ontario Cancer Institute and internationally recognized expert in cancer biology and cellular signal transduction, will be presenting "Shp2 and its Binding Proteins in Health and Disease".
Lecture Theatre, 11:00 - 12:00 Lunch reception to follow.
Students can schedule meetings with Dr Neel after 1pm in the Executive Boardroom.