Our Department hosts leaders in their fields to present their research during our weekly “Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology” seminar series. Graduate students present their research during regular work-in-progress seminars (WIPS) to the department. (Schedule will be listed below)
The MCDB Seminars are held on Mondays at 11:45 am in Stewart Bio N2/2.
Refreshments will be served at 11:30 am.
Fall 2023
| Date/Time | Speaker | Title | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Monday, September 11th, 2023 |
Masato Kanemaki National Institute of Genetics |
Exploring human DNA replication with an improved auxin-inducible degron technology [view poster] | Rodrigo Reyes |
| Monday, October 2nd, 2023 | Tomoko Ohyama McGill University |
Comparative connectomics and escape behavior in larvae of closely related Drosophila species |
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| Monday, October 16th, 2023 |
Arkady Khoutorsky |
Peripheral and central mechanisms of chronic pain | Jon Sakata |
| Monday, October 23rd, 2023 | Lisa Munter McGill University |
Alzheimer's disease and the physiological function of amyloid precursor protein (APP) |
Alanna Watt |
| Monday, October 30th, 2023 |
Vincent Archambault |
Molecular mechanisms that regulate the cell division cycle | Nam-Sung Moon |
| Monday, November 6th, 2023 |
Anne-Lise Routier |
Mechanical factors controlling plant shape, from single cells to organs | Hugo Zheng |
| Monday, November 13th, 2023 |
Justin Kollman |
Enzyme polymerization provides allosteric mechanisms for metabolic control | Jackie Vogel |
| Monday, November 20th, 2023 | Eric Dufresne Cornell University |
Living droplets get to work | Jackie Vogel |
| Monday, November 27th, 2023 |
Christian Lesterlin |
DNA transfer by conjugation in live-cells | Rodrigo Reyes |
Molecular Biology - Work in Progress Seminars (WIPS)
Our Work in Progress seminars are intended primarily for Doctoral candidates to prepare for or deliver their Ph.D. Seminar presentations. Master's students are also welcome to discuss their research and seek feedback. The student reps for WIPs are Maggie Chang (maggie.chang [at] mail.mcgill.ca) and Shannon Sim (shannon.sim [at] mail.mcgill.ca).
WIPS are held on Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm in Stewart Bio, N7/1.
| Date | Presenter 1 | Presenter 2 |
|---|---|---|
| October 19th, 2023 | Eric Cheng (Gerhold) | N/A |
| October 26th, 2023 | Maddy Shred (Brouhard) | Mary Nicoll (Dankort) |
| November 2nd, 2023 | Pablo Rascon Perez (Reyes) | Qiyao Lin (Hayer) |
| November 9th, 2023 | McLean Sherrin (Roy) | Alexandra Paquette (Brouhard) |
| November 16th, 2023 | Alison Kem-Seng (Gerhold) | Baishali Mukherjee (Hayer) |
| November 23rd, 2023 | Claire Ramsay (Lasko/Abouheif) | Elena Jurczak (Roy) |
| November 30th, 2023 | Noah Lilienfeldt (Hekimi) | Ana Paulina Gutierrez Alejandre (Reyes) |
| December 7th, 2023 | Sabih Rashid (Roy) | Peng A (Weber) |
| December 14th, 2023 | PhD Seminar: Christopher Wong (Roy) | N/A |
| January 4th, 2024 | Maria Manea (Dankort) | Timea Papp (Dankort) |
| January 11th, 2024 | Nada El Baba (Hayer) | Kaitlin Mac Donald (Nilson) |
| January 18yj, 2024 | Katherine Morelli (Vogel) | Rodrigo Migueles Ramirez (Hayer) |
| January 25th, 2024 | Silma Subah (Zetka) | Priscila Medrano Gonzalez (Gerhold) |
| February 1st, 2024 | Khalid Al-Naemi (Vogel) | Bruna Soares de Souza (Watt) |
| February 8th, 2024 | Noor Randhawa (Moon) | Colten Peters (Vogel) |
| February 15th, 2024 | Alyssa Centonza-Brenie (Zetka) | Masoumeh Shafiei Darabi (Reyes) |
| February 22nd, 2024 | PhD Seminar: Kelvin Ip (Nilson) | N/A |
| February 29th, 2024 | PhD Seminar: Shannon Sim (Vogel) | N/A |
| March 14th, 2024 | PhD Seminar: Navei Cerda Hernandez (Bureau) | N/A |
| March 21st, 2024 | Mariam Anwar (Lasko/Abouheif) | Sara Zdanovskis (Weber) |
| March 28th, 2024 | Nikolai Ho (Schöck) | Long Truong-Ong (Hekimi) |
| April 4th, 2024 | Tanaka Mutsayi (Vogel) | Jose Medina (Schöck) |
| April 11th, 2024 | Yifan Tai (Hekimi) | Arghya Das (Moon) |
| April 18th, 2024 | Seph Marshall-Burghardt (Hayer) | Amirhossein Pezeshki Najafabadi (Zetka) |
| April 25th, 2024 | PhD Seminar: Viridiana Lopez Jauregui (Reyes) | N/A |