Biochemistry Seminar Series 2013-2014: Winter
Fridays @ 1pm in the Feltham room (SN-4015) unless otherwise noted.

Titles and abstracts will be posted 2-3 weeks in advance of each seminar.

Jan 17 
Dr. Ángel Baldán ( Abstract)
Anti-miR-33 therapy: when all that glitters is not gold
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Edward A. Doisy Research Center
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Jan 24 
Dr. John Weber ( Abstract)
Brains, Booze and Berries
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jan 31

Dr. Laurie Twells ( Abstract)
Understand infant feeding decisions in Newfoundland and Labrador and effecting positive change
Associate Professor
School of Pharmacy
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Feb 7
Dr. Sherri Christian ( Abstract)
Regulation of cell survival and development by CD24
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Feb 14
Dr. John (Sean) Brosnan ( Abstract)
A key role for threonine metabolism in embryonic stem cells
University Research Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Feb 21
Midterm Break
No seminar

Feb 28
Dr. Zhao Zhi Fan ( Abstract)
Linear Statistical Models and Beyond
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 7
Dr. Dawn Marshall ( Abstract)
Genetics and genomics of Newfoundland canids: colonization, coat colour, and wildlife disease
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 14
Nathan K. Agnew ( Abstract)
Insight into the Mechanism of SP-B: Investigation of the Lipid-Peptide Interactions of SP-B Fragments
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry – (Dr. V. Booth)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 21
Luke MacMillan ( Abstract)
A stable isotope approach to measuring in vivo formate kinetics in vitamin-deficient rats
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry – (Dr. J. Brosnan)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 28
Breanne Coady ( Abstract)
Functional analysis of a mimetic peptide of human hepatic lipase
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry – (Dr. R. Brown)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Apr 4
Nikitha Kendyala ( Abstract)
CD24 expression on Breast Cancer Stem Cells
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry – (Dr. S. Christian)
Memorial University of Newfoundland