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


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


Monday, 20 January 2014

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

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.

Monday, 2 December 2013

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.