BIochemistry & Medical Genetics Department Seminar

Presenter: Aleksander Ilic, M.Sc. Student with Dr. Jim Davie
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Time: 12:45 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: Role of UCHL1 in regulating gene expression in prostate cancer cells
Learning Objectives:
· Discuss the primary role of UCHL1 as a deubiquitinating enzyme
· Describe the UCHL1 interaction with genomic DNA and its possible role in regulating gene expression in prostate cancer
· Explain how ChIP and ChIP-seq can be utilized to map the genomic location of protein binding sites

February 3 - Cell Biology Club

February 3 - Cell Biology Club
Project updates from Sanzida Jahan and Yingfeng Zheng
2:00 - 3:00
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor CancerCare Manitoba

Jan 20 - Cell Biology Club

January 20th - Cell Biology Club
Project updates from Sumanta Chatterjee and Pratima Basak
2:00 - 3:00
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor CancerCare Manitoba

Jan 9 - Sanzida Jahan

BMG Departmental Seminar…
Presenter: Sanzida Jahan, PhD student with Dr. Jim Davie
Title: Characterization of transcriptionally active novel histone H5 chromosomal domain using avian erythrocyte cells
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Learning objectives:
1. To understand the higher order chromatin structure separated by chromatin boundaries.
2. To identify signatures to characterize chromatin boundaries.
3. To characterize the mechanism of maintaining open chromatin domain.

Jan 6 - Cell Biology Club

January 6 - Speaker- Lawrence Ryner, PhD, Dept of Medical Physics, CCMB
"Enhanced MRI for Cancer Assessment"

Abstract- MRI is capable of much more than exquisite images of soft-tissue. It can non-invasively probe the biochemistry of tissue, provide markers of angiogenesis, assess tumour cellularity, and much more. Dr. Ryner will review the basics of MR imaging and move on to review the additional information available for cancer assessment through enhanced MRI techniques.

Followed by a project update by Dr. Sajesh Babu (PDF)
2:00 - 3:00
Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre

Dec 20 - MICB Christmas party

Dec 20 at CanadInns Aalto's from 12:00 - 3:00
Please sign up at the front office before December 6th.

November 27 - Brent Guppy

Presenter: Brent Guppy, PhD student with Dr. Kirk McManus
Title: Characterizing the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of RNF20 in Colorectal Cancer
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Learning objectives:
- Define the differences between histone mono-ubiquitylation and protein poly-ubiquitylation
- Discuss how aberrant histone H2B ubiquitylation may lead to tumorigenesis
- Describe the trans-histone pathway