Biochemistry Seminar Series 2015-2016: Winter 2016 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 8
Rakesh Raghunathan ( Abstract)
Hierarchical structure of field pea starches and their impact on physicochemical properties
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. R. Hoover)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jan 15
Dr. Sherri Christian* ( Abstract)
Tips and Techniques for Effective Scientific Presentations
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
* Not a research seminar: presentation on how to prepare and give seminars

Jan 22
Dr. Daryl Pullman ( Abstract)
Precision Medicine: Separating Hype from Hope
Professor
Division of Community Health and Humanities
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Jan 29
No seminar

Feb 5
Dr. John Arnason ( Abstract)
Trees of life: ethnobotanical and phytochemical discovery of therapeutic natural products
Professor
Department of Biology
University of Ottawa

Feb 12
Dr. Matthew Parsons ( Abstract)
Failure to Communicate: Early Alterations in Synaptic Function Precede Cell Death in Huntington’s Disease
Assistant Professor
Division of Biomedical Sciences
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Feb 19
Dr. Meghan Burchell ( Abstract)
Isotope Sclerochemistry and Canadian Archaeology
Assistant Professor
Department of Archaeology
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Feb 26
Winter break – no seminar

Mar 4
Narmadaa Thyagarajan ( Abstract)
Analysis of differentially regulated gene expression in human macrophages exposed to LPL-hydrolyzed lipoprotein products
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. R. Brown)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 11
Rasanjali Egodage ( Abstract)
Impact of annealing on the molecular structure and properties of waxy starches of different botanical origins
Ph.D. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. R. Hoover)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 18
Chandani Dinesh ( Abstract)
Arginine metabolism and creatine biosynthesis in neonatal piglets
Ph.D. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. J. Brunton)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Mar 25
Good Friday – no seminar

Apr 1 -  Postponed to a later date
Alaa Al-Jaroudi
M.Sc. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. J. Brunton)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Apr 11-20
Final Exams - no seminars

Apr 22
Judong Yeo ( Abstract)
Effect of food processing on the changes in the antioxidant capacity of lentil cultivars
Ph.D. student
Department of Biochemistry - (Dr. F. Shahidi)
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Apr 29
Dr. David Heeley ( Abstract)
The tubulin code is a traffic controller
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland