Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dalhousie University

2024

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Alexander Foo Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, St. Francis Xavier University. Profile Title of the talk TBC Location Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Alexander Foo

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

Title of the talk TBC

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Josh Avery & Kareem Abdelgabar MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Title of the talk TBC Location Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Josh Avery & Kareem Abdelgabar

MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Title of the talk TBC

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Raymond He & Nik Brask MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Title of the talk TBC Location Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Raymond He & Nik Brask

MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Title of the talk TBC

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Macpherson Seminar Series Invited Speakers: Dr. Martin St. Maurice Professor of Biological Sciences, Marquette University and Allyson F. O'Donnell Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Location Room 3H, Tupper Building

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Macpherson Seminar Series

Invited Speakers:

Dr. Martin St. Maurice

Professor of Biological Sciences, Marquette University

and

Allyson F. O'Donnell

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Location

Room 3H, Tupper Building

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
Toni-Anne Dixon & Meghan Hamilton MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Title of the talk TBC Location Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Bldg and Room 102 DMNB

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Toni-Anne Dixon & Meghan Hamilton

MSc Students, Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

Title of the talk TBC

Location

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

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.
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

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

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

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, April 22, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, April 22, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
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.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

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.

Monday, April 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, April 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Honours Presentations Location Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

Honours Presentations

Location

Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
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

Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

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

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Honours Presentations Location Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

Honours Presentations

Location

Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Symposium Location Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

Graduate Student Symposium

Location

Room 3H1, Tupper Building

Monday, March 11, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, March 11, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, February 26, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, February 26, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, January 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, January 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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

Monday, January 22, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.
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

Monday, January 22, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

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