Dr. Vincent B. Young William Henry Fitzbutler Collegiate Professor Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases Department of Microbiology & Immunology University of Michigan Medical School Title:  "Man, Microbiome and Pathogen: Systems biology of Clostridium difficile infection" Date:  Tuesday, February 26 at 12:30pm in LSC 3 Abstract: The role of the microbiome in human health and disease is […]

Chaahat S.B. Singh Jefferies Lab PhD Candidate Medical Genetics Program, UBC March 4, 2019 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm in MSL 102 Auditorium Abstract: Vascular dysfunction is a crucial pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) where the amyloid beta peptide is shown cause an increase in blood vessels in the brains of AD mouse models, a […]

Dr. Karen Wing Yee Yuen Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences University of Hong Kong "Epigenetic Control in Chromosome Segregation: @ Centromere and Sister Chromatid Cohesion” Monday, Mar 4, 2019 3: 00 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Sheila Teves Abstract: Each chromosome must segregate equally to the two daughter cells in every cell cycle. Errors in […]

Dr. Laura Parfrey Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Zoology University of British Columbia "Microbiome assembly on seaweeds and seagrasses” Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019 12: 30 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Lisa Osborne Abstract: Multicellular marine organisms host diverse collections of microbes (bacteria, protists, and others) on their surface and within their tissues. These microbes are […]

Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai Professor and Director, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa "Signaling networks in symbiosis: Insights from the squid-vibrio system” Friday, Mar 15, 2019 12: 00 pm, IRC 1 Host: Dr. Kim Dill-McFarland & Dr. Steven Hallam Abstract: Symbiont colonization of host animals influences […]

Sara-Jane Dunn, PhD Scientist, Microsoft Research Limited "The Logic of Embryonic Stem Cell Decision-Making" March 18, 2019 12:00 - 1:00 pm BRC Room 351 - 2222 Health Sciences Mall Abstract: Published experimental protocols demonstrate our ability to induce cell identity via differentiation or reprogramming. Yet despite this wealth of research, an explanation of how and […]

Tamiza Nanji - PhD Exit Seminar University of British Columbia "Characterizing the assembly and molecular interactions of the fission yeast Atg1 autophagy regulatory complex” Monday, Mar 18, 2019 3: 00 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Calvin Yip Abstract: Macroautophagy, often referred to as autophagy, is a non-selective degradation mechanism used by eukaryotic cells to recycle cytoplasmic […]

Chemical Biology Discussion Group presents a seminar: Dr. Amy Glenwright Postdoctoral Speaker Michael Smith Laboratories The University of British Columbia   Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019 Time: 6:30 pm Location: UBC Chemistry Bldg - D215 Title: Understanding Bacterial Membrane Proteins to Improve Human Health

Dr. Meera G. Nair Assistant Professor Division of Biomedical Sciences University of California Riverside Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12:30pm to 1:30pm LSC 3 Abstract: My lab investigates the immune mechanisms underlying lung and intestinal helminth infection. We investigate macrophages, a critical innate cell-type that plays a role in immunity to helminths. Dependent on the activation […]

Chemical Biology Discussion Group presents a seminar: Dr. Louis Luk Research Fellow School of Chemistry Cardiff University   Date: Monday, April 8, 2019 Time: 6:30 pm Location: UBC Chemistry Bldg - D215 Title: Catalysis in Chemical and Synthetic Biology Research View Seminar Poster