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".

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".

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

Monday, 20 October 2014

Oct 22 - BMG departmental seminar

Presenter: Laura Thompson - Ph.D. student with Dr. Kirk McManus
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Location: Theatre A “Mezzanine” (2nd floor BMSB, across from the elevator and on your right)
Seminar Title: A High-Content Screen to Identify Novel Chromosome Instability Genes

Learning Objectives:
· Define chromosome instability (CIN) and discuss the importance of CIN gene identification
· Describe the assays developed in this study
· Explain how CIN assays are utilized for high-content screening and why gene validation is required

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Nov 3 - Cell Biology Club

CCMB Lecture Theatre
2:00 - 3:00
Rebecca Dielschneider - "Targeting susceptible signaling pathways in CLL"
Chrissie Bruce - "mTOR/ERd interaction in breast cancer cells"


October 23- Laurence Pelletier

Terry Fox Research Institute presents Dr Laurence Pelletier
"Centrosome Biogenesis and the function in human cells"
CCMB Lecture Theatre
10:30 - 11:30

October 24 - Mary Marko's retirement party

We bid a fond farewell and wish Mary a relaxing (and well earned) retirement.
2:30 - 4:00
Thompson Room