Seminars 2010-11
Interactions of Serum Lipids with Surfactant as Models of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Ashley Hillier
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
1:00 pm
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
Genetic and Epigenic Regulation of B Lymphopoiesis
Dr. Marcus Clark
Professor, Dept. of Medicine
Chief, Section of Rheumatology
Knapp Center for Lupus Research
University of Chicago
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Lecture Theatre A
Health Sciences Centre
Novel Phytosterol Derivatives: Enzymatic Synthesis and Properties
Zhuliang Tan
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Impact of Heat-Moisture Treatment on the Structure of Pulse Starches at Different Levels of Granule Organization and on their Physicochemical Properties
Priyatharini Ambigaipalan
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Thursday, May 19, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the transfer of the degree of Master of Science to Doctor of Philosophy
Dual Roles for Mcl-1: Apoptosis Inhibitor and Cell Cycle Regulator
Dr. Jacqueline Vanderluit
Assistant Professor
Division of BioMedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Modeling Covert Stroke: Effects of Chronic Hypoperfusion and Medial Thalamic Stroke on Attention Shifting Abilities in Rats
Dr. Chris Cordova
Division of BioMedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
The Role of Key Amino Acids in the Cold-Adaptation of a Coiled Coil Protein
Korrina Fudge
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Master of Science
Viral Subversion of Autophagy and Senescence
Dr. Craig McCormick
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Faculty of Medicine
Dalhousie University
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Lipid Profile of Newfoundlanders
Dr. Shabnam Asghari
Epidemiologist,
Assistant Professor
Discipline of Family Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Impact of Granular, Supramolecular and Molecular Structure of Pulse Starches on their Physicochemical Properties
Priyatharini Ambigaipalan
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Master of Science.
Discovery of a Novel Regulator of Estrogen Receptor Alpha
Dr. Paola Marignani
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Medicine
Dalhousie University
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Bioaccessibility of Millet Phenolics and their Antioxidant Activity
Anoma Chandrasekara
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, March, 9, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the
requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Looking at Stroke and Arthritis: The Benefits of AT1 Receptor Inhibitors
Dr. Noriko Daneshtalab
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Discovery of a Novel Regulator of
Estrogen Receptor Alpha
Dr. Paola Marignani
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Medicine
Dalhousie University
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Following the seminar, graduate students will have
an opportunity to meet with Dr. Marignani
Mechanisms of Genome Mutators Involved in
Adaptive Immunity and Lymphomagenesis
Dr. Mani Larijani
Assistant Professor
BioMedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
"A Bacterium That Can Grow by Using
Arsenic Instead of Phosphorus"
F. Wolfe-Simon et al.
Science, 2 Dec 2010
10.1126/science.1197858
Dr. John T. Brosnan
University Research Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Methyl Group Supply and Demand
Laura McBreairty
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Friday, December 17, 2010
10:30 a.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the transfer of the degree of Master of Science to Doctor of Philosophy
Please note change in day and time from our regular seminars
Structural Studies of Lung Surfactant Protein B Peptides
Mahzad Sharifahmadian
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
This seminar is presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Master of Science
Secondary Metabolism and Plant Pathogenicity in Streptomyces
Dr. Dawn R.D. Bignell
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Checkpoints During Antibiotic Biosynthesis: The Coordination of Antibiotic Production and Export in Antibiotic Producing Bacteria
Dr. Kapil Tahlan
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
IRES: An Alternative Way of Translation
Dr. Kensuke Hirasawa
Associate Professor
BioMedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Memorial University of
Newfoundland
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Investigation of Gas-Phase Chemistry of Bioions
by Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Joseph H. Banoub
Special Projects, Science Branch
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
and
Adjunct Professor
Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Stressed Transcriptomics--Using Genomic Techniques to Study Global Gene Expression Responses to Stress
Tiago S.F. Hori
Ph.D. Candidate
Ocean Sciences Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Tips and Techniques for Effective Scientific Presentations
Dr. Sherri Christian
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015
Please note that this seminar is geared toward and will be especially useful to graduate and honours students, but everyone is welcome to attend.
Walking the Camino: From Burgos to Santiago de Compostella
Dr. John J. Robinson
Department of Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland
and
Megan F. Robinson
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
1:00 p.m.
L.A.W. Feltham Room, SN-4015