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MCB Seminar Series

The Molecular and Cellular Biology Seminar Series is a great opportunity to hear leading researchers in the scientific community discuss their work. These seminars are held on Wednesdays in SSC 2315. Everyone is welcome to attend. 

Seminar Series 2024-25

  • Sept. 25: Dr. Tim Audas, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University
  • Oct. 16: Dr. Christoph Benning, Professor, Director of MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab, Michigan State University
  • Nov. 20: Dr. Tony Mittermaier, Professor, Department of Chemistry, McGill University
  • Feb. 19: Dr. Mike Downey, Associate Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto
  • March 19: Dr. Laura Hug, Associate Professor, Environmental Microbiology, University of Waterloo
  • April 16: Dr. Carol Schuurmans, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
  • March 14: Dr. Lewis Kay, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto

Past Seminars

  • September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm in SSC 2315 - Dr. Sara Andres
     Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University (faculty host: Dr. M. Kimber)
  • October 25, 2023 at 10:30 am in SSC 1511 - Dr. Shelley Lumba
     Assistant Professor, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. R. Shapiro)
  • November 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm in SSC 2315 - Dr. Curtis Benson
      Associate Research Scientist, Centre for Neuroscience and Regeneration, Yale University and VA Connecticut (faculty host: Dr. M. Alpaugh)
  • November 22, 2023 at 2:00 pm in SSC 2315 - Dr. Alex Kostic
      Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Joslin Diabetes Centre, Harvard University (faculty host: Dr. E. Allen-Vercoe)
  • December 13, 2023 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Xue Pan
     Assistant Professor, Department of Cells & Systems Biology, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. Y. Xu)
  • January 17, 2024 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Minoru Koyama
      Assistant Professor, Department of Cells & Systems Biology, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. T. Van Raay)
  • February 7, 2024 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Sam Workenhe
      Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (faculty host: Dr. N. Jones)
  • March 6, 2024 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. James Houghland
      Professor and Biochemistry Director, Syracuse University (faculty host: Dr. S. Sanders)
  • March 20, 2024 at 10:30am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Spencer Freeman 
      Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. N. Jones)
  • April 3, 2024 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Veronique Miron
      Professor of Immunology, The John David Eaton Chair in Multiple Sclerosis, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. J. Lalonde)

  • September 28, 2022 at 10:30 am in SSC 1511 - Dr. Jean-Martin Beaulieu
     Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto (faculty host: Dr. J. Lalonde)
  • October 26, 2022 at 10:30 am in SSC 1511 - Dr. Rodrigo Reyes-Lamothe 
     Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, McGill University and Canada Research Chair Tier II in Chromosome Biology (faculty host: Dr. J. Uniacke)
  • November 23, 2022 at 1:30 pm in SSC 2315 - Dr. Rui Huang
     Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph (faculty host: Dr. Sivash Vahidi)
  • January 18, 2023 at 10:30 am - SSC 2315 - Dr. Hong Han
     Semi-independent Research Fellow, Donnelly Centre, Toronto (faculty host: Dr. W. Zhang)
  • February 15, 2023 at 10:30 am - SSC 2315 - Dr. Anita Sil
     Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Califronia San Francisco (faculty host: Dr. R. Shapiro)
  • March 1, 2023 at 10:30 am - SSC 2315 - Dr. Marie Brunet
     Assistant Professor, Medical Genetics Service, Pediatrics Department, Sherbrooke University (faculty host: Dr. J. Geddes-McAlister)
  • March 15, 2023 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Anirban Banerjee
    Senior Investigator, Unit on Structural and Chemical Biology of Membrane Protiens, NIS Intramural Research Program (faculty host: Dr. S. Sanders)
  • April 5, 2023 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Andy McGuire
     Associate Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre, Seattle, Washington (faculty host: Dr. M. Coppolino)
  • April 12, 2023 at 10:30 am in SSC 2315 - Dr. Erin Goley 
     Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, John Hopkins Medicine (faculty host: Dr. G. Cox)
  • April 26, 2023 at 10:30 am (virtual) and in SSC 2315 - Dr. Wendy Garrett
    Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School (faculty host: Dr. E. Allen-Vercoe)

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