Weekly Seminars Schedule
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Seminar Program 2016/17
Fridays in MSB 282 12:30pm – 1:30pm
(unless otherwise noted)
Month | Day | Speaker | Title |
September | 9 | Graduate Student Meeting | |
16 | Lauren Allen Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
“Teaching Neuroanatomy Virtually: An Interactive Learning Resource for Improved Neuroanatomy Education” | |
23 | No Seminar | ||
30 | Dr. Frank Beier Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Health, Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University |
“Osteoarthritis: A key piece in the aging puzzle” | |
October | 7 |
Dr. Georg Feigl |
“Brachial plexus block techniques: anatomical problems and news” |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
14 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Marlys Koschinsky Scientific & Executive Director, Robarts Research Institute |
“The Story of Lipoprotein(a) and Vascular Disease: Making Sense of Complexity” |
9:30 am - 10:30 am Aud A, UH |
21 | 23rd Annual Murray Barr Lecture Dr. Brian MacVicar Co-Director, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia |
“Neuron-Glial Interactions in the Life and Death of Neurons” |
28 | Dr. Chris Ellis Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University |
“The microvasculalture and regulation of the distribution of oxygen supply” | |
November | 4 | Dr. John Vessey Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph |
“Dividing Cells Asymmetrically in the Developing Brain: A Role for RNA-Binding Proteins and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation” |
11 | Dr. Ian Furst Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon at Coronation Dental, Cambridge Memorial Hospital, ON |
“Applied Head and Neck Anatomy” | |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
18 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Luciano Sposato Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University |
“Atrial Fibrillation Detected after Stroke. Pathophysiological and Prognostic Implications” |
25 | Dr. Jessica Esseltine Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
“Modelling connexin43-linked mutations in the human context” | |
December | 2 | No seminar |
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11:30 am - 12:30 pm | 9 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Art Poon Department of Pathology, Western University |
“Failure to launch: challenges in bringing next-generation sequencing into the clinical HIV laboratory” |
16 | Dr. Matthew Vickaryous Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph |
“Scar-free wound healing and tissue regeneration: lessons from lizards” | |
January | 6 | No seminar | |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
13 | New Faculty Lecture Series Cancelled |
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20 | Sonya Van Nuland Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
“The Anatomy of E-Learning Tools” | |
27 | Dr. David Edgell Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Western University |
“Improving the awesome power of CRISPR for gene editing” | |
February | 3 | Dr. Lisa Porter Translational Research Director, Windsor Cancer Research Group, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor |
“Checkpoint Adaption: A Nexus Between Development and Cancer” |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
10 | New Faculty Lecture Series Dr. Sunil Parapuram Assistant Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
"Seeing through Fibrosis” |
17 | Dr. Mathias Dietz Associate Professor, National Centre for Audiology, Canada Research Chair, School of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Western University |
“Estimating Synaptic Input Parameters of Binaural Neurons Through the Temporal Analysis of Spike Trains” | |
24 | Dr. Anne Simon Department of Biology, Western University |
TBA | |
March | 3 | Dr. Geoff Pickering Professor, Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Medical Biophysics, Western University |
TBA |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
10 | New Faculty Lecture Series TBA |
TBA |
17 | Tyler Beveridge Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
TBA | |
24 | Nicole Pinto Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
TBA | |
31 | Dr. David Litchfield Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Western University |
TBA | |
April | 7 | TBA | TBA |
14 | Good Friday (no seminar) | ||
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
21 | New Faculty Lecture Series TBA |
TBA |
28 | Ashley Schormans Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
TBA | |
May | 5 | Tim Han Ph.D. Student, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University |
TBA |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Aud A, UH |
12 | New Faculty Lecture Series TBA |
TBA |
19 | Dr. Jerry Yakel Ion Channel Physiology Group National Institute of Environmental Health Science, NC |
TBA | |
26 | Dr. Leigh Ann Swayne Associate Professor, Division of Medical Sciences, Associate Director, Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Victoria, BC |
TBA | |
June | 2 | Dr. Steve Hauschka Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington |
“Skeletal & Cardiac Muscle Transcriptional Controls and the Design of Muscle-Specific Expression Cassettes for Gene Therapy” |