~ Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series ~
Monday, December 1, 2025, 10:00 to 11:00 am
In-person RGN room 1007
Dr. Andrew Purssell, PhD 
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Department of Medicine New Investigator Chair
Associate Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Infectious Diseases Physician, The Ottawa Hospital

Seminar Title: "Novel Approaches for Prediction of Antimicrobial Resistance"
Hosted by: Dr. Thien-Fah Mah

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
Silke Nuber, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology
Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Seminar Title: "A-Synuclein Tetramer Abrogation Biochemically Advances PD Mouse Models with Implications in Lipid Metabolism and Estrogen-Pathways"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Schlossmacher

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, December 5, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. James Johnson
Professor
Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Surgery 
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia

Seminar Title: "Insulin hypersecretion as a risk factor for obesity, diabetes, and cancer: Towards precision medicine in metabolism"
Hosted by: Dr. Nadine Wiper-Bergeron 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
Artur Kania, PhD
IRCM Research Professor
Montreal Clinical Research Institute

Seminar Title: "Developmental Insights into the Functional Logic of the Anterolateral System"
Hosted by: Dr. Simon Chen 

~ OISB and CMM Rising Stars Seminar Series ~
Friday, December 12, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr. Marie Brunet, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
FMSS Department of Pediatrics
Université de Sherbrooke

Seminar Title: "Learning translation to better understand our biological systems in health and diseases."
Hosted by: Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam 

~ Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 10:00 to 11:00 am
In-person RGN room 1007
Dr. Eric Déziel, PhD., Mcb.A. 
Professor – Researcher
Chairholder, Canada Research Chair in Fundamental and Applied Sociomicrobiology
Armand-Frappier Health Biotechnology Centre
National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS)

Seminar Title: "Surface-active metabolites (biosurfactants) as socially beneficial exoproducts in cooperative bacterial behaviours"

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, December 19, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Gary Bader, PhD
Professor
Private Investigator
Department of Molecular Genetics – Ontario Research Chair in Biomarkers of Disease
Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research Centre
University of Toronto

Seminar Title: "Mapping the multiscale human"
Hosted by: Dr. Mathieu Lavallée  

~ Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series ~
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr. Hadeesha Piyadasa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Pathology
Stanford University, USA

Seminar Title: "Integrative Spatial Multi-Omics of Human Pathology"

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, November 7, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Paul Masset
Associate Professor | Department of Psychology
McGill University
Associate Academic Member 
Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Montreal, QC

Seminar Title: "Distributed reinforcement learning in the brain"
Hosted by: Dr. Richard Naud

~ Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series ~
Monday, November 10, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 1007
Dr. Yanlei Zhang
Postdoctoral Researcher 
Milla -Quebec Al Institute and University of Montreal

Seminar Title: "Geometric and Generative Modeling of Biological Systems: From Cellular Omics to Neural Circuits"

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr. Vincent Archambault 
Principal Investigator, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer
Full Professor | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
University of Montreal

Seminar Title: “Roles of PP2A in nuclear reassembly after mitosis”
Hosted by: Dr. Damien D’Amours

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
John Baenziger, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Ottawa

Seminar Title: "Capturing Structures Along the Pathway Leading to Activation at the Neuromuscular Junction – Implications for Drug Design"
Hosted by: Dr. Paul Albert  

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
David Picketts, PhD
Deputy Scientific Director, and Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Professor, 
Department of Medicine, BMI and CMM
University of Ottawa

Seminar Title: "The Growing Impact of Nucleosome Remodelling on Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders"
Hosted by: Dr. Paul Albert  

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, November 28, 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Eric Lecuyer
Director 
RNA Biology Research Unit 
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
University of Montréal

Seminar Title: "Forays into the Subcellular Travels of Cellular RNAs and RNA Binding Proteins"
Hosted by: Dr. Maxime Rousseaux and Dr. Derrick Gibbings 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, October 3, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Caroline Ménard
Associate Professor | Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
Faculty of Medicine
Laval University 

Seminar Title: "Leveraging astrocytic signaling to promote stress resilience and reduce brain inflammation"
Hosted by: Dr. Armen Saghatelyan

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
Stephen Ferguson, PhD
Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 
Distinguished Research Chair in Neurodegeneration, 
Director, Behaviour and Physiology Core Facility

Seminar Title: "G Protein-Coupled Receptors, Vesicular Glutamate Transporters and Beta-Arrestin2 as Targets to Attenuate Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression"
Hosted by: Dr. Paul Albert  

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, October 10, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Steve Jean
Professor and Chair
Department of Immunology and Cell Biology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Sherbrooke

Seminar Title: "RAB GTPases in endosomal sorting and lipid transport: implications in neurodevelopment diseases and cancer"
Hosted by: Dr. Ryan Russell

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Tami Martino
Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University of Guelph
Director, Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI)
Career Investigator, Heart & Stroke Foundation: Circadian Medicine & Heart Health
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College

Seminar Title: "Circadian Medicine: Transforming Cardiovascular, Cancer, Neuroscience, and Metabolic Health “

 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 5, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Aaron Goodarza, PhD
Professor | Charbonneau Cancer Institute
University of Calgary
Director | Robson DNA Science Centre 
Scientific Director | Evict Radon National Study

Seminar Title: "The natural radiation hypersensitivity of the brains of young children – it’s all about DNA repair"
Hosted by: Dr. Jean-Francois Couture

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 2005 and Zoom
Jean-Claude Béïque, PhD
Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 
Assistant Dean, Research and Special Projects, uOttawa

Seminar Title: "A Tale of Serotonin’s Value: From Release Dynamics to Behavioral Regulations"
Hosted by: Dr. Diane Lagace 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Executive Director, Clinical Research Unit
Director, BGA1-Canada Initiative
Director, Neurodegenerative Disorders Research Group
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery 
Department of Human Genetics

Seminar Title: "Neurogenomics and Precision Medicine"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Schlossmacher 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 26, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Sabine Elowe, PhD
Professor, Department of pediatrics, faculty of medicine, Université Laval
Principal investigator, CHU de Québec Research centre
Co-director, PROTEO FRQNT strategic cluster
FRQS, Senior Research Scholar

Seminar Title: "Positioning for Division: Spatial Logic of Mitotic Kinase Regulation"
Hosted by: Dr. Jean-Francois Couture

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 2003 and Zoom
Baptiste Lacoste, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
Director, Regenerative Medicine Program,
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute 
Scientific Director, uOttawa’s Electron Microscopy Core Facility 

Seminar Title: "Purinergic Switch to Unlock the Regenerative Potential of Brain Endothelial Cells in Autism"
Hosted by: Dr. Paul Albert 

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr.  Brian Luke 
Associate Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Adjunct Director, Institute of Molecular Biology
Mainz, Germany

Seminar Title: "Mechanisms of cellular aging: from telomeres to taurine"
Hosted by: Dr. Katalin Tóth and Dr. Damien D’Amours

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr.  Claudia Gentile 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kadoch Laboratory 
Department of Pediatric Oncology 
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

Seminar Title: "Chromatin Remodeling Complexes” Molecular bridges linking oncogenic signaling pathways to gene expression"
Hosted by: Dr. Katalin Tóth and Dr. Damien D’Amours

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Monday, August 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
In-person RGN room 3248
Dr.  Damian Dudka
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 
Department of Biology 
University of Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia, PA USA

Seminar Title: "Rapid Evolution of Chromosome Segregation: From Mechanisms to Health Implications"
Hosted by: Dr. Katalin Tóth and Dr. Damien D’Amours

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr.  Maria Aristizabal 
Assistant Professor, Biology Department
Queen’s University 
Kingston, Ontario

Seminar Title: "Structural and molecular consequences of cancer histone mutations"

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Talk: Thursday, June 19, 2025, 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
Chalk Talk: Friday, June 20, 2025, 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
To obtain the Zoom meeting link, please contact Michela Gentile 
Elisa Bergamin, PhD.
Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC)

Seminar Title: "Structural and functional studies of the mammalian SWI/SNF complex in health and disease"

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Ed Ruthazer, PhD
James McGill Professor of neurology and Neurosurgery, Director, McGill University Integrated Program in Neuroscience Graduate Program

Seminar Title: "GLIA in Visual System Circuit Developmental Refinement"
Hosted by: Dr. Katalin Toth 

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Alessandro Treves 
Liminar Investigations of Memory and Brain Organization
Cognitive Neuroscience, SISSA, Trieste, Italy

Seminar Title: "The Hippocampus and memory: Disorders messes up the standard model"
This event is organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy of Canada.

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 am
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Taufik Valiante
Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Director, Surgical Epilepsy Program, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, April 11, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. David Olagnier, PhD
Associate Professor and Group Leader | Lundbeck Foundation Fellow
Principal Investigator for Center for Immunology of Viral Infections (CiViA)

Seminar Title: "Empowering Oncolytic Virotherapy with Electrophilic Sensitizers"
Hosted by: Dr. Tommy Alain 

~ Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr.  Jan-Ulrik Dahl
Associate Professor, Microbiology
Dr. Fred Gletten Endowed Chair of Biological Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Illinois State University

Seminar Title: "Bacterial responses during oxidative stress"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael Downey 
 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Leigh Anne Swayne, PhD
Professor, Division of Medical Sciences
University of Victoria

Seminar Title: "Brain & Heart Cellular Plasticity Within a Landscape of Genetic and Environmental Influences"
Hosted by: Dr. Arezu Jahani-Asl  

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 2005 and Zoom
Franck Polleux, PhD
Professor, Columbia University
Department of Neuroscience,
Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Seminar Title: "Human-Specific genetic modifiers of synaptic development and their impact on circuit function and disease expression"
Hosted by: Drs. Baptiste Lacoste and Simon Chen 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, April 25, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2005
Dr. Sarah Sabatinos, PhD
Associate Professor, Molecular Science Graduate Program Director,
Department of Chemistry and Biology, 
Toronto Metropolitan University

Seminar Title: "Modulating genome instability as a disease-fighting tool, and a predictor of change"
Hosted by: Dr. Kin Chan 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 2113 and Zoom
Caroline Ménard, PhD
Associate Professor, Department and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine & CERVO Brain Research Centre, Université Laval

Seminar Title: "Neurovascular Adaptations Underlie Stress Vulnerability vs Resilience in Mice and Human Depression"
Hosted by: Drs Baptiste Lacoste and Paul Albert 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Numa Dancause, Bsc (PT), PhD
Professor, Associate Director Département de Neurosciences, Faculté de Médecine, Scientific Director Centre Interdisciplinaire de recherche sur le cerveau et l’apprentissage (CIRCA) 
Université de Montréal

Seminar Title: "Using Animal Models to Improve Neuromodulatory Approaches that Increase Stroke Recovery"
Hosted by: Dr. Greg Silasi 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Louis-Eric Trudeau, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology and neurosciences
Faculty of Medicine | Montreal University 

Seminar Title: "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Vulnerability Factors Leading to Dopamine Neuron Loss in Parkinson’s Disease"
Hosted by: Dr. Max Rousseau  

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, March 21, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2005
Dr. Stephen Wilkens PhD
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Upstate Medical University

Seminar Title: "TLDc Proteins – a New Family of V-ATPase Influencers"
Hosted by: Dr. Jyh-Yeuan (Eric) Lee  

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Sabrina Berretta, MD
Director, Havard Brain Tissue Resource Center | Director Translational Neuroscience Laboratory
McLean Hospital, Mailman Research Center 
Associate Professor of Psychiatry 
Harvard Medical School

Seminar Title: "Collaborations among Peers: Neuron-GLIA Interactions in Health and Disease"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, March 28, 2025, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2005
Dr. Devika S. Manickam
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics | Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences 
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Seminar Title: "Delivery of mitochondria-containing extracellular vesicles to the BBB"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Julie Lefebvre, PhD
Senior Scientist in the Neuroscience and Mental Health Program, Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

Seminar Title: "Molecular Strategies for Wiring Neurons into Circuit"
Hosted by: Dr. Simon Chen

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Thursday, February 6, 2025, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hybrid – RGN room 1007 or Zoom 
Zoom meeting: 956 2571 6825 / Passcode: 9iYfTG
David Sabatino, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Biochemistry
Carleton University

Seminar Title: "Translational Molecular Medicine at the Interface of Chemistry & Biology"
Hosted by: Dr. Marceline Côté

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, February 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Roger Guindon Hall, Room 2005  
Dr. Ali Abdul-Sater
Associate Professor & York Research Chair | Director, PsA CARE Hub | School of Kinesiology and Health Science | Faculty of Health
York University

Seminar Title: "The Immune Workout: How Exercise Training Shapes Macrophage Function"
Hosted by: Dr. Michael De Lisio 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Bruno Giros, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry 
McGill University

Seminar Title: "Deciphering the role of D1/D2 Dopamine Receptors Co-Expressing Striatal Neurons Using Intersectional Genetics"
Hosted by: Dr. Mario Tiberi 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Dr. Susan George, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto

Seminar Title: " G Protein Coupled Receptor Heteromers in Brain: Unraveling Functional and Therapeutic Implications for a Dopamine Receptor Complex in Neuropsychiatric Disorders"
Hosted by: Dr. Steve Ferguson 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, January 17, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Jae Bum Kim
Professor, School of Biological Science, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Seoul National University

Seminar Title: " Adipose Tissue Remodeling Upon Metabolic Stimuli"
Hosted by: Dr. Han Kim & Dr. Erin Mulvihill  

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Silvia Pozzi, PhD
Assistant Professor at Laval University CERVO Brain Research Centre

Seminar Title: " Molecular Regulators of Neurodegeneration and Neuroinflammation in ALS: Unveiling a New Therapeutic target for the Disease"
Hosted by: Dr. Max Rousseaux 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
in person RGN room 3248 and Zoom
Nader Ghasemlou, PhD 
Associate Professor, Queen’s University Director, Pain Chronobiology & Neuroimmunology Laboratory, Dept of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Dept of Biomedical & molecular Science

Seminar Title: "Chronobiology as a Tool to Dissect Molecular, Cellular and Behavioural Neuroimmune Interactions"
Hosted by: Dr. Steve Ferguson

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Thursday, January 30, 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 am
in-person RGN room 2003
Dr. Stephan Gruber
Associate Professor, Department of Fundamental Microbiology
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Seminar Title: " How a chromosome folding machine recognizes and eliminates extrachromosomal DNA elements"

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, January 31, 2025, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
In-person RGN room 2005
Dr. Jeffrey C. Smith Ph.D
Director, Carleton Mass Spectrometry Centre 
President, Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Institute of Biochemistry and Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Program
Carleton University

Seminar Title: "Enhancing our understanding of viroceuticals using an optimized mass spectrometry-based lipidomics approach "
Hosted by: Dr. Mathieu Lavallée 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Hybrid - In-person RGN room 2021 & Zoom 
Meeting: 937 4518 0825 / passcode: Rf9LrU
Dr. Roger Lippé, PhD
Full Professor of Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology
Université de Montréal

Seminar Title: " The proteomics of host-pathogen interactions"
Hosted by: Dr. Marc-André Langlois 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series~
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Azad Bonni, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Global Head Neuroscience and Rare Diseases Roche Pharma Research & Early Development

Seminar Title: " Deregulation of Ubiquitin signaling in genetic neurodevelopmental disorders"
Hosted by: Dr. Arezu Jahani-Asl 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, December 6, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Anu Suomalainen MD, PhD
Professor of clinical molecular medicine and chief physician
Helsinki University and University Hospital

Seminar Title: " New mitochondrial mechanisms of degenerative diseases"
Hosted by: Dr. Mireille Khacho 

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, November 1, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Paolo Bernardi, MD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Padova

Seminar Title: "Defining the molecular nature of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore(s)"
Hosted by: Dr. Luca Pellegrini

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Monday, November 4, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, RGN room 3248
Dr. Steffanie A. Strathdee, PhD
Harold Simon Distinguished Professor, Co-director, Center for Innovative Phage Applications & Therapeutics 
Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego Health Sciences Author : The PerfectPredator.com

Seminar Title: "From Bog to Bedside: A Personal Perspective on Phage Therapy for Treating Superbug Infections"
Hosted by: Dr. Adam Rudner

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Thursday, November 14, 2024, 11:30 to 12:30 pm
RGN room 3248
Cedric Moro, PhD
Research Director, Team Leader, Inserm, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, UMR1297, Team MetaDiab

Seminar Title: " Muscle-Adipose Tissue Crosstalk during Exercise"
Hosted by: Dr Céline Aguer

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, November 29, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, RGN room 2003
Dr. Marie-Pier Scott-Boyer, PhD MBA
Researcher, Computational Biology Laboratory, Research Centre of Quebec CHU-Université Laval

Seminar Title: "Bridging Data Layers in Systems Biology: Multi-Omics Integration for Precision Health Insights"
Hosted by: Dr. Mathieu Lavallée

 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - In-person RGN room 1421 & MS Teams
Dr. Elizabeth Crouch
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco

Seminar Title: "A vasculo-centric approach to neural development"
Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Marek Michalak
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

Seminar Title: "Stress sensors and excitation-contraction coupling in the heart"
Hosted by: Dr. Balwant Tuana

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, October 11, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Kazunobu Sawamoto
Professor, Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Director, Institute of Brain Science
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Nagoya City University

Seminar Title: "Building Bridges in the Brain: Promoting Neuronal Migration for Recovery"
Hosted by: Dr. Armen Saghatelyan

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~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Friday, October 15, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - In-person RGN room 1421 & MS Teams
Dr. Rita Sattler
Professor, Department of Translational Neuroscience
David and Weezie Reese Chair for Neurodegeneration Research
Co-Director, ASU-BNI Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Director, BNI Research Education Programs

Seminar Title: "Time to SPARCL(1) - the role of astrocytes in synaptic dysfunction"
Hosted by: Dr. Max Rousseaux

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~ Neuroscience Seminar Series & MS Mingle Series ~
Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - In-person RGN room 1421 & MS Teams
Dr. Harry Atkins, MD
Senior Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Physician, Transplant and Cell Therapy Program, The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, Clinical Hematology, University of Ottawa

Seminar Title: "Hematopoietic stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis"
Hosted by: Dr. Guilia Fadda

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, October 25, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 3248
Dr. Sven Marcel Stefan
PD/PI, Junior Research Group Leader
Medicinal Chemistry and Systems Polypharmacology
Medical Systems Biology Division
Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology
University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, University of Lübeck

Seminar Title: "Target Repurposing to Tackle Target Undruggability"
Hosted by: Dr. Jyh-Yeuan (Eric) Lee

~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 6, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Vivian Gama
Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology
Department of Human Genetics
Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology

Seminar Title: "The coordination of DRP1-mediated mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission establishes cell fate during neurogenesis"
Hosted by: Dr. Mireille Khacho

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 20, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Emmanuel A. Ho 
Principal Investigator
Laboratory for Drug Delivery and Biomaterials 
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Waterloo

Seminar Title: "Exploring New Drug Delivery Strategies for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections"
Hosted by: Dr. Suresh Gadde

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~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 24, 2024, 1:00 am to 2:00 pm
Hybrid - in-person RGN room 1421 & MS Teams
Dr. Izabella A. Pena
Scientist, CHEO-RI, Assistant Professor
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Ottawa

Seminar Title: "Genetic and Mechanistic investigation of vitamin B6 disorders"
Hosted by: Dr. Diane Lagace

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~ Advances in Biomedical Research Seminar Series ~
Friday, September 27, 2024, 2:00 am to 3:00 pm
RGN room 2003
Dr. Ján Kyselovič 
Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology 
Faulty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Seminar Title: "Molecular Signaling in Failing Heart: Understanding Pathogenesis and Pharmacotherapeutic Targets"
Hosted by: Dr. Balwant Tuana

~ CMM Seminar Series~
Friday, July 12, 2024, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
RGN room 3248
Dr. Jordi Torres-Rosell 
Principal Investigator,
Lleida Biomedical Research Institute 
University of Lleida 
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain 

Seminar Title: "The SmcS/6 complex and genome integrity: a tale of two RINGs"

Hosted by: Dr. Damien D'Amours

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, June 18 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Yimin Zuo
Full Professor, Department of Neurobiology,
School of Biological Sciences,
University of California, San Diego

Seminar title:  "Assembly and Maintenance of Glutamatergic Synapses"

Hosted by: Drs. Simon Chen and Antonio Colavita

~ CMM Seminar Series~
Friday, June 14, 2024, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Daniel Choquet
Research Director,
National Scientific Research Center,
Bordeaux School of Neuroscience,
University of Bordeaux

Seminar Title: "Interplay between glutamatergic synapse dynamic nano organization function and plasticity"

Hosted by: Dr. Simon Chen

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, June 11 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Shane Liddelow
Associate Professor, 
Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
NYU Langone Health

Seminar title:  "What is the function of reactive astrocytes"

Hosted by: Drs. Ben Nguyen and Baptiste Lacoste

~ Special "Hybrid" BMI Adjunct Seminar Series ~
Monday, June 10, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 2149
Dr. May Griffith 
Professor,
Department of Ophthalmology,
University of Montreal
 

Seminar Title: "A Injectable LiQD Cornea as an Alternative to Corneal Transplantation in HSV-1 infection Models"

Hosted by:  Dr. Jean-François Couture

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Special CMM Research day Seminar ~
Friday, June 7, 2024, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
RGN room 2005
Dr. Kathleen Caron 
Professor and Chair,
Department of Cell Biology & Physiology,
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

Seminar Title: "Meningeal Lymphatics in Migraine Pathophysiology"

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Ting Hu
Associate Professor at the School of
Computing, Queen's University in Kingston

Seminar title:  "Explainable AI solutions using evolutionary computing" 

Hosted by: Dr. Steffany Bennett

~ Special "Hybrid" BMI Adjunct Seminar Series ~
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
RGN room 1007
Dr. Anh Tran 
Associate Research Officer,
National Research Council of Canada 
 

Seminar Title: "Vesicular Stomatitis Virus vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: not a simple click and play process"

Hosted by:  Dr. Jean-François Couture

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Ann Yeh
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto,
Director, Pediatric MS and Demyelinating Disorders,
SickKids Research Institute

Seminar title:  "Progression and regeneration in Pediatric Onset MS : creating a trial promote pediatric white matter repair in MS" 

Hosted by: Dr. Jing Wang

~ Special "Hybrid" Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 1007
Dr. Andrew C. Doxey
Associate Professor,
Department of Biology & 
Cheriton School of Computer Science,
University of Waterloo

Seminar Title: "Metagenomic pathogen detection and discovery on the scale of hundreds to millions of sequencing datasets"

Hosted by:  Mr. Zhongzhi Sun (PhD candidate in TECHNOMISE program)

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Special "Hybrid" BMI Adjunct Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 1007
Dr. Jennifer Quizi
Director, BMC-VMF
Investigator,
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Seminar Title: "Lost in Translation: The Critical Role of Biomanufacturing for the Advancement of Novel Biotherapies"

Hosted by:  Dr. Jean-François Couture

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Vivek K. Unni
Professor of Basic
Research of Movement Disorders
Associate Professor, OHSU Parkinson Center,
Department of Neurology
Oregon Health & Science University

Seminar title:  "Linking neurodegeneration & cancer : Alpha-synuclein in DNA double-strand break" 

Hosted by: Dr. Maxime Rousseaux
 

~ Special Seminar Series on Centre for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation ~
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm
Dr. Julian J. Lum
Distinguished Scientist and Professor,
Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer,
University of Victoria
 

Seminar Title: "Immunoregulation of CAR-T cells Revealed Through 13C-tracing in Human Ovarian Cancer"

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Osama Harraz
Researcher, Assistant Professor,
Department of Pharmacology,
Larner College of Medicine,
University of Vermont

Seminar title: "Mechano - feedback control of brain blood flow"

Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste
 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Yun Li
Assistant Professor, 
University of Toronto,
Department of Molecular Genetics

Seminar title: "Investigating human brain development and autism spectrum disorders in pluripotent stem cells derived neurons and brain organoids"

Hosted by: Dr. Jing Wang

Friday, April 12, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 2005
Dr. Nicolas Bertrand
Associate professor,
Faculty of Pharmacy,
Laval University

Seminar Title: "Is there an immunological link between baby shampoo, ice cream and mRNA vaccines"

Hosted by: Dr. Suresh Gadde

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Craig Brown
Professor, 
University of Victoria in British Columbia

Seminar title: "Cortical Capillaries: from Construction to Cognition"

Hosted by: Dr. Greg Silasi

~ OISB Seminar Series~
Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
RGN room 2149
Dr. Geneviève Deblois
Principal Investigator, 
Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie (IRIC)
Assistant Professor,
University of Montreal – Faculty of Pharmacy 

Seminar Title: "Epigenetic adaptations to metabolic and microenvironment stresses in breast cancer"

Hosted by: Dr. Mary-Ellen Harper & Dr. Michael Downey

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Shawn Ferguson
Associate Professor,
Cell Biology and of Neuroscience, 
Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University

Seminar title: "Intersection between Lysosome damage and Parkinson's disease risk"

Hosted by: Dr. Michael Schlossmacher

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
Dr. Majid Mohajerani
Associate Professor,
Douglas Research Centre
and McGill University

Seminar title: "Default-Mode Network, spontaneous activity, and Memory replay"

Hosted by: Dr. Greg Silasi

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421
David Park uOBMRI Colloquium Series
Drs. Jennifer Phillips, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, 
& Argel Aguilar-Valles, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Carleton University

Seminar title: "Ketamine for Depression: from Mole Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical use"

 

Monday, March 18, 2024, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
RGN room 1007
~ BMI Special Hybrid Seminar Series ~
Dr. Arsalan S. Haqqani
Senior Research Officer,
National Research Council of Canada

Seminar title: ''Mass spectrometry-based methods to study CNS drug delivery and biomarkers''

Hosted by: Dr. Jean-François Couture

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003 
Dr. Marc Ekker
Professor, 
Department of Biology,
Vice-Dean Research,
Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa

Seminar title: "Death and Regeneration of Dopaminergic Neurons in Zebrafish"

Hosted by: Dr. Paul Albert

Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
RGN room 3248
Dr. Simon Maroori
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Montreal

Seminar Title: "Repurposing drug delivery systems for diagnostics"

Hosted by: Dr. Emilio Alarcon

Friday, March 1, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2005
Dr. John Stavrinides
Professor and Department Head,
Department of Biology,
University of Regina

Seminar Title: "Uncovering the diversity of antimicrobial natural products produced by the bacteria genus, Pantoeant”

Hosted by: Dr. Vanessa D'Costa

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421 and MS TEAMS
Dr. Giulia Fadda
Neurologist, The Ottawa Hospital,
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa,
Associate Scientist, Neuroscience Program,
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Seminar Title: "MOG-antibody associated disease (MOGAD): Tracing the Landscape of a Novel Disease - Achievements, Challenges, and the Road Ahead"

Hosted by: Dr. JIng Wang
 

Friday, February 23, 2024, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
RGN room 1007
Dr. Thomas Drysdale
Associate Professor,
Department of Physiology & Pharmacology,
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
Western University

Seminar Title: "The Changing Roles for Animal Models in Understanding Heart and Kidney Development”

Hosted by: Dr. Balwant Tuana
 

Friday, February 16, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 3248
Dr. Aurélie De Rus Jacquet
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences,
Faculty of Medicine,
Laval University

Seminar Title: "The neurovascular unit: a target to prevent dissemination and progression of Parkinson’s disease”

Hosted by: Dr. Baptiste Lacoste

~ Special "Online" Seminar Series on Microbiomes ~
Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
RGN room 1007
Dr. Xu Zhang
Research Scientist,
Health Canada

Seminar Title: "Microbiota-directed therapeutics: considerations for drug quality assessment"

Hosted by: Dr. Galen Guo, Postdoctoral Fellow in the TECHNOMISE Program

To register for the Zoom webinar, please contact Bo Xu.

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003 and MS TEAMS
Dr. Derek Bowie
Professor
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University

Seminar Title: "Re-Imaging the Glutamatergic synapse structure-function provides insight into neurological disease and synapse evolution"

Hosted by: Dr. Stephen Ferguson

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2003 and MS TEAMS
Dr. Henry Dunn
Assistant Professor & Principal Investigator,
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics &
Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders,
University of Manitoba & St. Boniface Hospital
Albrechtsen Research Centre

Seminar Title: "Trans-synaptic Allosteric Modulators of Group III mGluRs in Glutamatergic Signaling and Neurological Disease" 

Hosted by: Dr. Stephen Ferguson

Friday, January 19, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 2005
Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
Associate Professor
Molecular and Cellular Biology Department
University of Guelph

Seminar Title: "Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health”

Hosted by: Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421 and MS TEAMS
Dr. Heidi McBride
Professor,
McGill University,
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery,
Montreal Neurological Institute

Seminar Title: "An unexpected journey leads LRRK2 to the forge: linking iron to the cell biology of Parkinson's disease" 

Hosted by: Dr. Maxime Rousseaux
 

~ Neuroscience Seminar Series ~
Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
RGN room 1421 and MS TEAMS
Dr. Mark Cembrowsky
Assistant Professor,
Physiological Sciences,
University of British Columbia,
Investigator, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre
for Brain Health

Seminar Title: "Novelty representation on behavioural timescales by atypical neurons of the hippocampus" 

Hosted by: Dr. Stephen Ferguson