2013/14 Events

July 4, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – Martin Holcik

“Selective translation: tipping the scales of cancer,” by Martin Holcik, Scientist, CHEO Research Institute, Director, Molecular Biomedicine Program, CHEO Research Institute, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 @ 12:30 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

June 30, 2014

Elizabeth Dunn – Doctoral Exam

“Investigation of Free U6 snRNA Structure and Function”, by Elizabeth Dunn. Tuesday, July 29 @ 12:30 pm, Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road Read More

June 30, 2014

BMBDG Seminar – PhD Exit Seminars: Ren Qian and Alex Leung

Qian Ren – Thesis title, “Characterization of alternative reading frame selection by a viral internal ribosome entry site.” Alex Leung – Thesis title, “Biophysical Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Nucleic Acid Polymers as Produced by Microfluidic Mixing.” Monday, July 7, 2014, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More

June 23, 2014

Alex Leung – Doctoral Exam

Thesis title: “Biophysical Characterization of Lipid Nanoparticles Containing Nucleic Acid Polymers as Produced by Microfluidic Mixing” by Alex Leung.  Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 9:00 am in Room 203, Graduate Student Centre, 6371 Crescent Road. Read More

June 23, 2014

BMBDG Seminar: Elizabeth Dunn

“Investigation of Free U6 snRNA Structure and Function”, by Elizabeth Dunn. Monday, June 23rd @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More

June 5, 2014

BMBDG Seminar: Daniel Durocher

“Regulation of the response to DNA double-strand breaks during the cell cycle,” by Daniel Durocher, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics of the DNA Damage Response, Thomas Kierans Chair in Mechanisms of Cancer Development, Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.  Thursday, July 10th, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

June 3, 2014

BMBDG Seminar: Christina Smolke

“Designing synthetic regulatory RNAs: new tools for temporal and spatial control in biological systems”, by Christina Smolke, Associate Professor, University of Stanford. Friday, June 6, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

May 27, 2014

BMBDG Seminar: Jeroen Roelofs

“The Role of Proteasome-specific Chaperones and Quality Control in Assembly of the 26S Proteasome” by Jeroen Roelofs, Division of Biology, Kansas State University.  Monday, June 2, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

May 14, 2014

BMB, CPS and MEDG Presents – Janet Rossant

“Making a mouse blastocyst,” by Janest Rossant, Senior Scientist and Chief of Research, Hospital for Sick Children. Monday, May 26, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall. Read More

May 8, 2014

BMBDG Seminars – PhD Exit Seminars: Wendy Bernhard and Nancy Fang

Wendy Bernhard – Thesis title, “The effect of YY1 and small molecules on HIV-1 expression.” Nancy Fang- Thesis title, “Good riddance to bad proteins: Identification of novel protein quality control pathways targeting cytosolic misfolded proteins for degradation.” Monday, May 12th @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall Read More