Seminar Series
dThe Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar Series occurs weekly on Fridays between 12:30pm and 1:30pm and will be held virtually on Zoom unless otherwise noted. The Series features talks by Faculty, PhD Candidates, External and Internal guests, all presenting on a variety of topics. Everyone is welcome to attend, for details on a specific seminar see our events calendar or follow the links below. You may also contact anatomy@uwo.ca with any questions or for more information.
All Graduate Students are required to attend the weekly departmental seminar series and all absences are to be reported via the Seminar Registration Form.
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar Series 2020-2021
| Date | Speaker | Title |
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| January 1, 2021 | New Years Day | |
| January 8, 2021 | Braeden Medeiros PhD Candidate Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University Host: Alison Allan |
"Elucidating the role of extracellular vesicles in mediating breast cancer metastasis to the lung” |
| January 15, 2021 | Jacky Goetz, PhD Researcher, INSERM Strasbourg, France Host: Patrick Lajoie |
Cancelled |
| January 22, 2021 | Caitlin Symonette, PhD Assistant Professor and Suregeon Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Western University, LHSC Host: Alison Allan |
“Hyaluronic Acid Phosphatidylethanolamine (HA-PE): A Novel Skin Technology” |
| January 29, 2021 | Austyn Roseborough PhD Candidate Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University Host: Shawn Whitehead |
"Exosome-mediated propagation of inflammation: Implications for age, blood brain barrier dysfunction and white matter pathology" |
| February 5, 2021 |
New Faculty Lecture Series
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| February 12, 2021 | Cory Lefebvre PhD Candidate Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University Host: Alison Allan |
“Understanding the kinomic contributions of tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance in triple negative breast cancer” |
| February 19, 2021 | Jenna Kitz PhD Candidate Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University Host: Alison Allan |
“Elucidating the role of complete and partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition on circulating tumor cell generation, phenotype, and metastasis in prostate cancer patients” |
| February 26, 2021 | Paul Trainor, PhD Professor, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, USA Host: Katherine Willmore |
“Making faces: neural crest cells and their roles in craniofacial development, evolution and disease”? |
| March 5, 2021 |
New Faculty Lecture Series |
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| March 12, 2021 | Dr. Claudia Bagni, PhD Professor, University of Lausanna, Switzerland Host: Susanna Schmid |
"Molecular Complexes Underlying Motor and Social Skill Development" |
| March 19, 2021 |
Emily Carrothers, MSW RSW |
Wellness and Mental Health Workshop |
| March 26, 2021 | Donna Zhang, PhD Professor, Musil Family, Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona Host: Matthew Borrelli |
“The intricacies of NRF2 in Cancer" |
| April 2, 2021 | Good Friday | |
| April 9, 2021 |
New Faculty Lecture Series |
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| April 16, 2021 | Mariayan Jeyarajah PhD Candidate Anatomy & Cell Biology, Western University Host: Stephen Renaud |
"Identifying Novel Transcriptional Regulators in Trophoblast Development" |
| April 23, 2021 | TBA | TBA |
| April 30, 2021 | Paula Foster, PhD Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University Host: Alison Allan |
TBA |
| May 7, 2021 |
New Faculty Lecture Series |
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| May 14, 2020 | Soren Nielsen, PhD Researcher, University of Aalborg, Denmark Host: John Kiernan |
TBA |
| May 21, 2021 | Victoria Day - Western Holiday | |
| May 28, 2021 | John Dick, PhD, FRS Professor, University of Toronto Host: Peeyush Lala |
TBA |
| June 4, 2021 | Patricia Martin, PhD Professor, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland Host: Silvia Penuela |
TBA |
| June 11, 2021 | Axel Montagne, PhD Chancellor's Fellow & UK DRI Group Leader, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland Host: Shawn Whitehead |
TBA |
