Weekly Seminars Schedule
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Seminar Program 2015/16
Fridays in MSB 282 12:30pm – 1:30pm
(unless otherwise noted)
Month | Day | Speaker | Title |
September | 4 | No seminar | No seminar |
11 | Graduate Student Meeting Sarah Caughlin and Danielle Brewer |
||
18 | Dr. Peeyush Lala Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
“Control mechanisms in placental invasion of the uterus in healthy pregnancy and preeclampsia” | |
25 | Dr. Alison Allan Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
"Organ tropism of breast cancer metastasis: a balance between the “seed” and the “soil”” | |
October | 2 |
Dr. Bill Kapralos |
“The Application of Virtual Simulation, Serious Gaming, and Virtual Reality-Based Technologies for Anatomy Education and Training” |
9 | Dr. Dean Betts Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University |
“Understanding pluripotency regulation in a preclinical animal model of stem cell therapy” | |
11:30am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
16 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Silvia Penuela Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University |
“Pannexin channels and their role in cancer, inflammation and obesity” |
23 | 22nd Annual Murray Barr Lecture (9:30 am Aud. A, UH, LHSC) Dr. Marc G. Caron James B. Duke Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Duke University |
“Functional Selectivity of GPCR Signalling: Physiological implications and therapeutic potentials” | |
30 |
Dr. Milos Popovic |
”Neuroprosthetic systems for enhancement of neuroplasticity following stroke and spinal cord injury” | |
November | 6 | Michael Jewer Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
”Enrichment of Cancer Stem Cells Phenotypes of Hypoxic Stresses” |
11:30am - 12:30 pm | 13 |
New Faculty Lecture Series |
“Molecular-Genetic Imaging Technologies for Disease Detection and Cell Tracking” |
20 |
Dr. Martin Duennwald |
“Protein misfolding and protein quality control in neurodegenerative diseases” |
|
27 | TBA | TBA | |
December | 4 | Dr. Fred Possmayer Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Ob/Gyn, Western University |
"Pulmonary Surfactant for Treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress” |
11:30am - 12:30pm | 11 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Hon Leong Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology, and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
“Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: How Tumor Microparticles/Exosomes Can Have Clinical Impact in Oncology” |
18 | No Seminar | ||
January | 8 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Stephen Renaud Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University |
“Transcriptional and Immune Regulation of Placental Development” |
8 | Dr. Noelia Weisstaub Investigator, Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires |
“Serotonergic modulation of the Prefrontal Cortex during retrieval and reconsolidation of Recognition Memory in Rats” | |
15 | Dr. Daniel Hardy Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University |
“The Role of ER stress in Placental Insufficiency and Long-term Metabolic Disease” | |
22 | Dr. Susanne Schmid Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University | “De-cluttering the mind-mechanisms of sensory filtering” | |
29 | Dr. Jean Langlois Department of Emergency Medicine, CIUSSS d l’Estrie – CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC |
“Spatial Abilities, Anatomy Knowledge Assessment and Performance in Technical Skills" | |
February | 5 | Dr. Timothy Burkhart Research Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, Western University |
“Injury and Orthopaedic Biomechanics: Engineering meets Anatomy” |
11:30am - 12:30pm | 12 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Samuel Asfaha Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Western University |
“Colonic Stem Cells in Inflammation and Cancer” |
19 |
Dr. Brenda Kwak Chanson |
“Connexins, shear stress-induced endothelial communication compartments and atherosclerosis” | |
26 |
Dr. Daniel Schramek |
“Rapid in vivo RNAi- and CRISPR-based screening to elucidate novel cancer genes and cancer vulnerabilities” | |
March | 4 |
Danielle Brewer |
“Cognition, (sub)Concussion, and Contact Sport” |
11:30am - 12:30pm | 11 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Arlene MacDougall Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry |
“Recovery-Oriented Interventions for People Living with Serious Mental Illness: Here at Home and Abroad” |
18 |
Dr. Lesley MacNeil |
“Using C. elegans as a model to study the impact of diet and microbiota on neuronal health” | |
25 | Good Friday, No Seminar | TBA | |
April | 1 |
Sarah Caughlin |
"Uncovering the role of Gangliosides in neurodegeneration and aging using MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry" |
11:30am - 12:30pm | 8 |
New Faculty Lecture Series |
“Uncovering the Role of microRNA Regulators in Health and Disease” |
15 |
Dr. Georg Zoidl |
“Electrical Synapses: From Genes to Functions” | |
22 |
JT Walker |
“Investigating Matricellular Proteins as Modulators of Cell Recruitment and Differentiation in Wound Repair” | |
29 | Dr. Lyanne Schlichter Senior Scientist, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto |
“Microglial activation as a target for controlling CNS inflammation” | |
May | 6 |
Sagar Desai |
TBA |
11:30am - 12:30 pm | 13 | New Faculty Lecture Series | TBA |
20 |
Dr. Thomas Preuss Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Hunter College and CUNY Biopsychology Graduate Program, New York |
TBA | |
27 | TBA | TBA | |
June | 3 | Lauren Allen Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
TBA |
10 | TBA | TBA |