2024

Dr. Elizabeth Meiering
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo

Unravelling and rational design of protein solubility and inclusion bodies

Location

Room 3H, Tupper building and room 221 DMNB

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Kathleen Vergunst

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Characterizing the structure and assembly features of class IB hydrophobins

Location

Room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building

Cancelled: Dr. Scot Stone

Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan

Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-2 (DGAT2): Localization, Regulation and Some Imagination

Location

Theatre C, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Andrew Inkpen

Assistant Professor, in the Department of Philosophy, Mount Allison University 

The healthy human microbiome: What could we mean?

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Bldg and Room 218 DMNB

Alexander Foo

Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University. Profile

Understanding (and exploiting) Allergens at the Molecular Level

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Bldg and Room 218 DMNB

Kareem Abdelgabar
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Investigating The Role of Neurnal Cholesterol Biosynthesis In Hippocampal Neurons

&

Joshua Avery
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Circadian Neurons Communicate across Distinct Regions of the Brain to instruct aspects of Behavior

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Bldg and Room 218 DMNB

RAYMOND HE
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Characterizing and Applying Self-Assembly Features of Hydrophobins

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NIK BRASK
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Multi-omics visualization of nuclear architecture in early branching dinoflagellate, Oxyrrhis marina

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building and DMNB 218 

Macpherson Seminar Series

Invited Speakers: 

Allyson F. O'Donnell
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Oh, the places you’ll go! Defining mechanisms of selective protein trafficking and targeting

and

Dr. Martin St. Maurice
Professor of Biological Sciences, Marquette University

A swing and a miss: allostery and carrier domain dynamics in pyruvate carboxylase

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building

Toni-Anne Dixon
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Understanding mTORC1 activation by endolysosomal-derived nutrients

&

Meghan Hamilton
MSc Student, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Exploring the Transition State Stabilization by Dihydrodaidzein Racemase (DDRC)

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. David Smith
Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Western Ontario

A no-nonsense talk about science communication

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Shelby Williams

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

“INVESTIGATING A NOVEL CLADE OF ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL EUKARYOTES”

Location

In-Person attendance:  room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building

Virtual attendance: Microsoft Teams

Meeting Link: Click here to join the meeting

Dr. Alexander Baker

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University

Sticky Opportunities for Non-canonical Amino Acids in Proteins

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Harry Brumer

Professor, Michael Smith Laboratories and Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia. Profile

Dissecting the molecular basis of dietary fibre metabolism by the human gut microbiota

Location

MS Teams

PhD. Thesis Defence  - Ronie Haro

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Investigating the genomic composition of Oxyrrhis marina, an early diverging dinoflagellate

Location

In-Person attendance:  room 3107 of the Mona Campbell Building

Map Link: http://www.dal.ca/campus-maps/building-directory/studley-campus/mona-campbell-building.html

Virtual attendance: Microsoft Teams

Meeting Link: Join the meeting now

Please note: Audience members should arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to the start time.

Dr. Emily Chase

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee, USA

Bloom associated viruses: Studies of the HAB Aureococcus anophagefferens

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Locke Davenport Huyer

Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Dalhousie University

Macrophage metabolism in pathological fibrosis: from novel phenotyping tools to biomaterial-based therapeutics

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Honours Presentations

Location

M.Sc. Thesis Defence  - Lara Virgilio

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

INVESTIGATING THE DUAL ROLE OF A MARINE ANTIFREEZE PROTEIN, WINTER FLOUNDER AFP6

Location

C-206 CRC and Room 266 DMNB

Honours Presentations

Location

Graduate Student Symposium

Location

Dr. Todd Holyoak

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo. Profile

Exploring the role of structure and dynamics in enzyme function: a study of the PEPCK family of metabolic kinases

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Jyh-Yeuan (Eric) Lee 

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa. Profile

Allostery and substrate selectivity on ABC sterol transporters

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Carlie Charron

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dalhousie University. Profile

Building on Nature's Potential: Improving Natural Peptides for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Julie Brill

Senior Scientist, Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Profile

Regulation of membrane trafficking and lipid transport by PI 4-kinases and PI4P

Location

Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Dr. Lisa Willis

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Profile

Equity in biomedical science research and practice - sex differences and beyond

Location

MS Teams