Date: Friday Dec 11, 2015
Time: 1:30-‐2:30PM
Location: Basic Science Theatre F
Presentation : “Atypical” routes to academia
Presenter: Dr. Meghan Azad
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health and Community Health Sciences,
University of Manitoba
Learning Objects: Dr. Azad will share her unique experiences in her pathway towards Academia. Dr. Azad will dwell upon her own encounters and highlight alternative ways to achieve an academic position, including many enriching and enlightening opportunities throughout her journey.
Showing posts with label Departmental Seminar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Departmental Seminar. Show all posts
Monday, 7 December 2015
Dec 9 - BMG Deparmental Seminar
Name:
Dr. Wayne Xu
Department:
Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Title:
Forming and Proofing an Innovative Idea: Two Opposing Effects (Yin and Yang) in
Cancer
Date:
Wednesday, December 9
Time:
12:00 – 13:00
Place:
341 Klaus Wrogemann Conference Room
Friday, 23 October 2015
Oct 26 - Research in Progress by Dr Afshin Raouf
Immunology Seminar
October 26th
11:00 - 12:00
Alex Sehon Seminar Room (477 Apotex Centre)
"Understanding the molecular regulation of healthy human breast epithelial progenitors provides a framework for studying breast cancer initiation and progression"
October 26th
11:00 - 12:00
Alex Sehon Seminar Room (477 Apotex Centre)
"Understanding the molecular regulation of healthy human breast epithelial progenitors provides a framework for studying breast cancer initiation and progression"
Monday, 5 October 2015
Oct 7 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Speaker: Laura Thompson (PhD student with Dr. Kirk McManus)
Title: A High-Content Screen to Identify Novel Chromosome Instability Genes
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Time: Noon to 13:00
Place: 341 BMSB
Monday, 9 February 2015
Feb 11 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Presenter : Veronica Lau - M.Sc. Student with Dr. Jim Davie
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Time: 11:30 – 12:00 pm
Location: 341 BMSB
Seminar Title: The Nucleosomal Response in Colorectal Cancer
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Time: 11:30 – 12:00 pm
Location: 341 BMSB
Seminar Title: The Nucleosomal Response in Colorectal Cancer
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Feb 4 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Presenter #1: Lexi Ciapala - M.Sc. Student
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Time: 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Location: 626 BMSB
Seminar Title: Investigating the Role of Src Family Kinase, Feline Gardner-Rasheed, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the characteristics of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Describe the protein Feline Gardner-Rasheed (FGR) and its functions in several cell types
• Evaluate the experiments that have been designed to determine FGR's function in CLL
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Presenter #2: Miriam Derksen – M.Sc. Student
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Time: 12:45 – 1:15 pm
Seminar Title: Effects of Oxidative Stress on the Expression, Localization and Function of Cell Death Regulatory Protein BNIP3
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the structure and function of BNIP3
• Outline the characteristics of Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
• Explain what is known about how BNIP3 affects GBM patient outcome
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Time: 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Location: 626 BMSB
Seminar Title: Investigating the Role of Src Family Kinase, Feline Gardner-Rasheed, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the characteristics of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Describe the protein Feline Gardner-Rasheed (FGR) and its functions in several cell types
• Evaluate the experiments that have been designed to determine FGR's function in CLL
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Presenter #2: Miriam Derksen – M.Sc. Student
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Time: 12:45 – 1:15 pm
Seminar Title: Effects of Oxidative Stress on the Expression, Localization and Function of Cell Death Regulatory Protein BNIP3
Learning Objectives:
• Describe the structure and function of BNIP3
• Outline the characteristics of Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
• Explain what is known about how BNIP3 affects GBM patient outcome
Monday, 26 January 2015
Jan 28 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Presenter: Amani Moraya - M.Sc. Student with Dr. Mark Nachtigal
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Time: 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Location: Theatre E – Dentistry Building
Seminar Title: The Problem of Chemotherapy Resistance in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC)
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the importance of chemotherapy resistance in human epithelial ovarian cancer
• Define clinical chemotherapy resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer
• Understand the approach to testing novel drugs for re-sensitizing chemotherapy resistant epithelial ovarian cancer cells
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Time: 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Location: Theatre E – Dentistry Building
Seminar Title: The Problem of Chemotherapy Resistance in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC)
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the importance of chemotherapy resistance in human epithelial ovarian cancer
• Define clinical chemotherapy resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer
• Understand the approach to testing novel drugs for re-sensitizing chemotherapy resistant epithelial ovarian cancer cells
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Dec 3 - Departmental Seminar
Presenter : Yi Yan –Ph.D. Student with Dr. Etienne Leygue
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine” (2nd floor BMSB, to your right and across the hall)
Seminar Title: The bi-faceted SRA/SRAP system regulates cancer cell migration/mobility.
Learning Objectives:
• SRA/SRAP: Bifaceted Genetic System
• Approach to differentiate SRA RNA or SRAP function
• Live cell mobility assay
Monday, 17 November 2014
Nov 21 - Pharmacology Seminar
Date: Friday, November 21, 2014.
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: S211 Medical Services Building
Topic: "Targeting metabolic dependencies in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia."
Speaker: Dr. Versha Banerji
For more information:
Dr. Vernon Dolinsky
Seminar Series Coordinator
vdolinsky@mich.ca
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: S211 Medical Services Building
Topic: "Targeting metabolic dependencies in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia."
Speaker: Dr. Versha Banerji
For more information:
Dr. Vernon Dolinsky
Seminar Series Coordinator
vdolinsky@mich.ca
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Nov 12 - GCCRD presentation
Presenter: Dr. Ludger Klewes
Topic: GCCRD (Core Facility) capabilities and opportunities the core facility has to offer.
Date: Wednesday, November 12th
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: 341 BMSB
Topic: GCCRD (Core Facility) capabilities and opportunities the core facility has to offer.
Date: Wednesday, November 12th
Time: 1:30-2:30pm
Location: 341 BMSB
Monday, 3 November 2014
Nov 6 - Senior Scientist Lecture
Presenter: Dr. Wayne Xu
Date: Thursday, November 6th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00.
Location: CancerCare Lecture Theatre
Title : “Cancer Biomarker Discovery".
Date: Thursday, November 6th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00.
Location: CancerCare Lecture Theatre
Title : “Cancer Biomarker Discovery".
Nov 5 - Dr Stephen Robbins & CIHR
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Robbins from CIHR
Date: Wednesday, November 5th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00.
Location: CancerCare Lecture Theatre
Title: "An update from the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research: building to 2020".
Date: Wednesday, November 5th
Time: 11:00 - 12:00.
Location: CancerCare Lecture Theatre
Title: "An update from the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research: building to 2020".
Nov 5 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Presenter: Sanzida Jahan - Ph.D. student with Dr. Jim Davie
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and Transcriptionally Active Chromatin Domains
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the role of Protein arginine methyltransferase in higher order chromatin structure
2. Delineate chromatin domain and barrier element
3. Explore the mechanisms that maintain chromatin domain structure
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and Transcriptionally Active Chromatin Domains
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the role of Protein arginine methyltransferase in higher order chromatin structure
2. Delineate chromatin domain and barrier element
3. Explore the mechanisms that maintain chromatin domain structure
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Sept 24 - Departmental Seminar
Presenter: Brent Guppy, PhD student with Dr. Kirk McManus
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A 'Mezzanine' (2nd floor BMSB, across from the elevator and on your right)
Seminar Title: Mitotic Increases in Di-methylated Lysine 79 of Histone H3 are Required for Genome Stability in Human Cells and Occur Independently of Mono-Ubiquitinated Histone H2B
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A 'Mezzanine' (2nd floor BMSB, across from the elevator and on your right)
Seminar Title: Mitotic Increases in Di-methylated Lysine 79 of Histone H3 are Required for Genome Stability in Human Cells and Occur Independently of Mono-Ubiquitinated Histone H2B
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
March 19 - BMG Departmental Seminar
Presenter: Dr. Versha Banerji, Department of Internal Medicine & Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: "Inhibiting Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) to kill Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia cells"
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine”
Seminar Title: "Inhibiting Nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase (NAMPT) to kill Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia cells"
Thursday, 20 February 2014
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.
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.
Monday, 10 February 2014
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
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
Friday, 31 January 2014
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
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
Monday, 6 January 2014
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.
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.
Thursday, 21 November 2013
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
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
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