SEMINARS
2012
November 20, 2012
Mingyao Liu M.D.
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Toronto l
Title: "XB130 - a new adaptor protein in cellular functions"
Tianru Jin M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Toronto
Title: "Novel insight into the mechanisms underlying production and function of the incretin hormone GLP-1"
June 26, 2012
Heyu Ni M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Medicine, and Physiology, University of Toronto;
Scientist of Canadian Blood Services, St. Michael's Hospital
Title: "Maternal immune response to fetal platelet antigens:
New links between thrombocytopenia, thrombosis, and brain development"
Qinghua Wang M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto;
Scientist, St. Michael's Hospital
Title: "GABA-A receptors, the new drug target in therapeutics intervention of diabetes"
Ren-Ke Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute, UHN
Title: ““Heart Rejuvenation”
Li Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine
Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute, UHN
Title: “Anti-lung cancer effect of human gamma-delta T cells and underlying mechanisms”
Jinrong Min, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Principle Investigator, Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto
Title: “A Phosphorylation-directed Switch through a Xonsensus PSLPxI/L Motif Controls Alternating Binding between ANKRA2 and 14-3-3”
Fei-Fei Liu, M.D.
Principle Investigator, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ontario Cancer Institute
Title: “Identification of Metadherin as a Novel Target for Micro-RNA 375 in
Head & Neck Cancer”
Jim Hu, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine
Senior Scientist, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute
Title: “Helper-dependent Adenoviral Vectors – New Engine-powered Old Vehicles for better Mileage in Gene Delivery”
2011