Past Events

Olivia Roscow, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. Baozhong Meng. Thesis Title:  "Development of a full-length infectious clone of Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus strain Syrah and production of GFP-tagged and VIGS vectors for Vitis vinifera".

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome our final MCB's Seminar Series speaker of the semester, Dr. Hansen He, on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019. Seminar time: 10:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee  Title: Decode the noncoding cancer genome

Connor Randall, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3317.  His advisor is Dr. Marc Coppolino. Thesis Title:  "The role of syntaxin-4 N-terminal peptide interaction with Munc18c in cell-matrix adhesion and front-rear polarity during cell migration". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Lisa Porter as part of MCB's Seminar Series on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019. Seminar time: 10:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee  Title: Dissecting Growth Properties of Normal and Tumorigenic Neural Stem Cells

Get ready for the 15th annual MCB United Way Raffle! Tickets will be sold at the raffle: 5 for $2  or  15 for $5    **Draws will take place starting at 2:00 pm**  Music by Christian Carlucci! Prizes include:  The Parmalat Gift Basket, Sharom Wine Cellar bottle, CN Tower tickets, birdhouses, plants, Astley-Gilbert voucher, bike helmet, gift cards, Doreen's Famous Butter Tarts, .... and so much more!

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Sabine Cordes as part of MCB's Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019. Seminar time: 10:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee Title: Post-transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms shaping vertebrate social behavior

All graduate students registered in the MCB*6500 and MCB*7500 courses are required to participate in and attend the graduate seminar presentations. Today's seminars: 12:00 p.m. - Shoshana Buckhalter (MSC.MCB+Neur, Drs. Perreault/Akhtar) 12:45 p.m. - Nicholas Prudhomme (MSC.MCB, Dr. Geddes-McAlister) All welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Mark Bayfield as part of MCB's Seminar Series on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019. Seminar time: 10:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee  Title: La proteins use distinct RNA binding modes to alternate function between tRNA processing and mRNA translation

All graduate students registered in the MCB*6500 and MCB*7500 courses are required to participate in and attend the graduate seminar presentations. Today's seminars: 12:00 p.m. - Safia Sauty (MSC.MCB, Dr. Yankulov) 12:45 p.m. - Michael Jones (PHD.MCB, Dr. Dawson) All welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Sylvain Moineau as part of MCB's Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019. Seminar time: 10:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee Title: Phages and CRISPR-Cas Systems: The ongoing battle