2025
Monday, December 8 Jude Mitchell: "Neural mechanisms of active vision in marmoset monkeys"
This seminar is sponsored by the Translational Neuroscience Group at the Robarts Research InstituteMonday, December 1 Phillip Karpowicz: "Circadian rhythms in the gastrointestinal tract during colitis and regeneration"
Monday, November 24 Robert Wong: "Connecting the Connexins: Structural Determinants of Gap Junction Channel Formation"
Monday, November 17 Lisa Porter: "Atypical cell cycle regulation over stem cell fate in the developing brain reveals novel strategies in the treatment of aggressive brain cancers"
Monday, November 10 Michelle French: "Crafting Careers and Questions: Innovations in Science Curriculum and Assessment"
Monday, October 27 Julio Martinez-Trujillo: "Growing Brains in a Dish: The Trials and Triumphs of an Electrophysiologist"
Monday, October 20 Eugene Wong: "Advancing Radiation Treatment for Cancer Metastases: from Clinic to Lab"
Monday, October 6 Won Hee Lee: "The Hidden Risks of Vaping: Impacts on Cardiovascular and Mental Health"
Monday, September 29 Michael Rieder: "Drug Hypersensitivity - New Insights into an Old Problem"
Monday, September 22 Andras Nagy: "Safe and Immune-Evasive Cell Transplants for Therapy and Biologic Delivery"
Monday, September 15 - CANCELLED Ermina Hadzic: "Exploring pathways driving Osteoarthritis"
Monday, September 8 Moacyr Rego: "Consortium for Medical Pharmaceutical Innovation on Pancreatic and Biliary Tract Tumors (PanColangio Alliance): Prospection of new biomarkers and drug candidates"
Monday, May 26 Julien Muffat: “Modeling Microglial Contributions to Normal and Pathological Human Brain Processes Using iPSC-derived Cultures and Organoids”
Monday, May 5 Joshua Pemberton: “Understanding the functional implications of membrane lipid composition”
Monday, April 28 Jimmy Dikeakos: "HIV-1 Accessory Proteins: From Membrane Trafficking to Disease"
Monday, April 13 Annemarie Dedek: "Investigating spinal pain physiology across sex and species"
Monday, April 7 Frank Mazza: "Using detailed brain models to identify mechanistic EEG biomarkers of depression"
This is a VIRTUAL ONLY seminar.Monday, March 31 Ute Schwarz: "OATP uptake transporters in pancreatic islets and potential relevance to statin drug therapy"
Monday, March 24 Karnig Kazazian: "Detecting consciousness in unconscious patients"
Monday, March 17 Opening Doors to Exciting Careers - Hosted by PPGSC
Monday, March 10 John Kelly: "Molecular Imaging in the Era of CRISPR"
Monday, March 3 Dr. Kirsty Duncan, MP: "In Conversation: How the Sciences Discourage Girls & Women - The Argument for Institutional Change"
Physiology and Pharmacology, in conjunction with BrainsCAN, are hosting Dr. Kirsty Duncan, Member of Parliament: "In Conversation: How the Sciences Discourage Girls & Women - The Argument for Institutional Change". Please note it will be held in DSB 1002 at 3:15 pm and registration is required.Monday, February 24 Jessica Grahn: “How music moves us: The neuroscience of rhythm”
Monday, February 10 Robert Grant: "Multimodal characterization of pancreatic and biliary cancers for research and clinical care"
Monday, February 3 Lyle Muller: "Neural traveling waves shape dynamics and computation across maps of sensory space"
Monday, January 27 Shawn Whitehead: "Microglia as a focus for biomarker discovery and therapeutic targeting"
Monday, January 20 Gonca Erdemci-Tandogan: "Modelling Developmental Processes"
Monday, January 13 Jennifer Carleton: “Exploring the tissue specific expression patterns and roles of Shroom3 in the mouse”
