Genevieve Desjardins – Thesis title, “Structural characterization of DNA binding and auto-inhibition in the Ets1 transcription factor”
Kelvin Lau – Thesis title, ” Binding and Structural Studies of the Ryanodine Receptor”
Monday, November 3, 2014, LSC 3 at 3:00 pm
Dr. Michael Yuchi to receive the 2014 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award.
Award Presentation Michael Yuchi and Roger Page
“The Doormouse and the Doctor: Tales of Developmental Pharmacology”, by Abby Collier, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC. Monday, October 20, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
“Mutations in calmodulin affect cardiac contractility and can cause sudden cardiac death”, by Michael Overgaard, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 @ 3:30 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Gairdner Symposium – Monday, October 27, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 pm, LSC #2, UBC, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Two dynamic and high profiled researchers: Dr. James P Allison and Dr. Salim Yusuf
James P. Allison PhD
Recipient of the Canada Gairdner International Award, 2014
“For his discovery of immune checkpoint blockade and its successful application to immune therapy of cancer”
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Presentation Title: “Targeting Immune Checkpoints in Cancer Therapy: New Insights and Opportunities”
For information about Dr. Allison: http://www.gairdner.org/content/james-allison
Salim Yusuf, DPhil, FRCPC, FRSC, O.C.
Recipient of the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, 2014
“For his exceptional leadership in global clinical trials and population studies of cardiovascular disease that shaped best guidelines for prevention and treatment”
McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences
Presentation Title: TBA
To learn more about Dr. Yusuf: http://www.gairdner.org/content/salim-yusuf
See flyer for more information.
“The functional role of paddles and auxiliary subunits in the sodium channel signaling complex,” by Frank Bosmans, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Monday, October 6, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Thesis title: “Binding and Structural Insights of the Ryanodine Receptor” by Kelvin Lau. Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm in Room 2.310, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
“Chemical biology of O-GlcNAc: from enzyme mechanism to neurodegeneration”, by David Vocadlo, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University. Monday, September 15, 2014 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
“Regulatory interplay between calcium-binding EF-Hand protein and CH-domains: an NMR perspective”, by Hans Vogel, Professor and AHFMR Scientist, Director BioNMR Centre Research Institute, University of Calgary. Thursday, September 25, 2014 @ 3:30 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Benjamin Martin a PhD student in the Howe Lab is representing team Canada in field hockey at the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, 23 July to 3 August.
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