CancerCare Manitoba
 
 
 
MICB Departmental Seminars

 

Please note that all seminars will be held in the CancerCare Arnold Greenberg Lecture Theatre ON2134, 675 McDermot Ave.
Next Seminar
Date Name of Speaker Seminar Title
December 3, 2009
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Hans Knecht
Director, Haematology Laboratories, CHUS
Professor of Medicine,
Division of Haematology/Oncology,
University of Sherbrooke
The Reed-Sternberg Cell: Class 2009
November 2, 2009
3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Dr. Marc Ekker
Professor
Department of Biology, University of Ottawa

Director
Center for Advanced Research In Environmental Genomics (CAREG)
Genetic Cascades Involving Dlx Genes in the Mouse and Zebrafish Forebrain
September 10th, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Wen Zhong
Assistant Professor
Department of Textile Sciences, University of Manitoba
Liver Targeting Nanoparticles Containing Doxorubicin via Acid Cleavable Linkage
August 27th, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Dr. Philippe Georgel
Associate Professor
Marshall University Department of Biological Sciences
Epigenetic Regulations: More than Just DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications
May 28th, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
2:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour, PhD
Associate Neuroscientist, Spine Program
Division of Genetics and Development
Toronto Western Research Institute
Stem Cell Therapy for Central Nervous System Disorders: Victories of the Past, Challenges of the Future
May 28th, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
12:00 - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. P. Jeremy Wang
Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
Department of Animal Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Concerted Regulation of Mitosis and Meiosis in the Germline
May 12th, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Dr. Francis J Giles
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Director, Institute for Drug Development
Deputy Director, Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonios
Molecular insights: Therapeutic progress and challenges
April 23, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Dr. Andrew Li-jen Kung
Director of Preclinical Imaging
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Incorporation of Imaging Endpoints in Cancer Drug Discovery
April 9, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
11:00 - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Mark Nachtigal
Associate Professor
Dalhousie University
Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine
Canadian Cancer Society Research Scientist
Investigating Whether Altered Pro-Protein Convertase Activity may Contribute to Ovarian Cancer Formation
April 2, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
William Feindel Chain in Neuro-Oncology
Director, Brain Tumour Research Centre
Professor, Division of Neurosurgery and Oncology
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital McGill University
Integrating Molecular Information into the Treatment of Glimoas
April 2, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Ave.
1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
Dr. Rolando Del Maestro
Pam Del Maestro, RN, BSCN
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Canadian Cancer Action Network
North American Brain Tumour Coalition
Advocacy and the Patient Voice
March 19, 2009
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot avenue
11:00 - 12:00 P.M.
Dr. Versha Banerji
Post Doctoral Fellow
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Broad Institute of Genomics of Harvard & MIT
The Changing Paradigm of Drug Discovery: Gene Expression-based High-throughput Screening in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
May 10,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-noon
(see poster)

DR. ARNOLD GREENBERG LECTURE
Dr. Robert Clarke
Professor
Departments of Oncology & Physiology & Biophysics
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University

Mechanisms of Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer
May 17,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. John Robertson
Professor of Surgery and Head of the Division of Breast Surgery
School of Medical and Surgical Sciences
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, UK

Anti-Estrogen Therapies and Mechanisms of Resistance
May 3,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Spencer Gibson
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Director of Translational Research
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology

Chronic Lyphocytic Leukemia (CLL)- Research as an example of Collaborative Interactions between Clinical, Basic and Population-based Researchers in the Era of Integrated Translational Research
April 26,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

SIMON & SARAH ISRAELS GRADUATE THESIS PRIZE LECTURE
Dr. Jimmy deMelo
Post Doctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Institute for Cell Engineering

The Role of Dlx Homeobox Genes in Vertebrate Retinal Development
April 12  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Elena Linardopoulou
Postdoctoral Research
Division of Basic Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, Washington

Dynamics of Human Subtelomeres
April 5  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
2:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Christine Pratt
Associate Professor
Cellular & Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa

NF-kappa B and the target gene, cIAP2, have critical roles in mammary tumorigenesis
March 29  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
3:00pm-4:00pm

Dr. Mark Minden
Head, Leukemia Program, Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology,
University Health Network/Princess Margaret Hospital
Senior Scientis, Ontario Cancer Institute

Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia, approaches to the study and treatment of an epigenetic disease
March 30  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
8:00am-4:00pm

CCMB Research Day

 
March 22  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Mark Henkelman
Canada Research Chair in Imaging
Unversity Professor, Departments of Biophysics and Medical Imaging
University of Toronto
Director, Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe)
Hospital for Sick Children

Imaging for Mouse Phenotyping
March 15  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. David Szwajcer
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Section of Haematology / Oncology
University of Manitoba

HDAC inhibitor valproic acid in CLL, from bench to bedside
March 14,  2007
Special Research Seminar
Theatre A Mezzanine
(2nd floor entrance only)
Basic Medical Science Bldg.
730 William Avenue
2:00 - 3:00pm

Dr. Konrad Huppi
Gene Silencing Section
Genetics Branch / CCR
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health

Regions of genomic instability are potential resources for studies of miRNA function as well as the discovery of new miRNAs
March 8,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. David D. Eisenstat
Senior Investigator, MICB
Director, Neuro-Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba
Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics & Child Health, Human Anatomy & Cell Science, and Ophthalmology
University of Manitoba

ChIPping away at the forebrain: how DLX transcriptional targets regulate neuronal differentiation and migration during brain development
February 22,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Jim Davie
Provincial Director, Research, CancerCare Manitoba
Director & Margaret A. Sellers Chair, MICB
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba

Nuclear Organization and Chromatin Dynamics ? the Sp1 and Sp3 story
February 15,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Leigh Murphy
MICB Senior Investigator & Associate Director
Professor 
Dept. of Medical Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
University of Manitoba

New insights into estrogen receptors and breast cancer
February 8,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Kevin Coombs
Professor 
Dept. of Medical Microbiology
University of Manitoba

Proteomics to address both sides of the virus-host coin
January 25,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Thomas Klonisch
Professor and Head
Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Science
University of Manitoba

The Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF): New tails of an old chap in thyroid carcinoma
January 18,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Donald S. Houston
Associate Professor
Section of Hematology / Oncology
University of Manitoba

Screening and Testing of Coagulation: Re-Thinking the PTT
January 11,  2007
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12:00pm

Dr. Etienne Leygue
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and Human Genetics 
University of Manitoba

Steroid Receptor RNA activator (SRA): A gene with split personalities relevant to breast cancer
December 7,  2006
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
2:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Elissavet Kardami
Professor
Dept. of Human Anatomy & Cell Sciences 
and Physiology, 
University of Manitoba
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences

The highs and lows of FGF-2
November 29,  2006
Theatre A - BMSB
730 William Avenue
2:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Michael A. Rudnicki
Senior Scientist & Director
Molecular Medicine Program
Ottawa Health Research Institute

Pax7 and the regulation of muscle stem cell function
November 23,  2006
CCMB AHG Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
2:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Alaa El-Husseini
Associate Professor
The Brain Centre
Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia

Insight into mechanisms that govern synapse formation
November 24,  2006
Theatre A - BMSB
730 McDermot Avenue
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Dr. Michael FehlingsMedical Director, Krembil Neuroscience CentreHead, Spinal Program, University Health Network & Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto

Repair & regeneration of the injured spinal cord: Opportunities for clinical translation of basic research discoveries
November 9,  2006
Theatre B - BMSB
7:30 William Avenue
2:00pm-3:00pm

Dr. Stephane Richard
Associate Professor
William Dawson Scholar
Departments of Oncology and Medicine
McGill University

Cellular responses regulated by arginine methylation
October 19,  2006
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
11:00am-12noon

Dr. Vincent Cavailles
INSERM U540
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of Cancer
Montpellier, France

Negative regulation of hormone signalling by nuclear receptor interacting proteins
October 30,  2006
Dr. Jacob Hollenberg Lectureship 
in Biomedical Science
Theatre A - BMSB
7:30 William Avenue
10:30am-12noon

Dr. C. Kent Osborne
Professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Director of Breast Center, 
Director of the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center,
Tina and Dudley Sharp Chair in Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine

Mechanisms of endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer
October 30,  2006
Dr. Jacob Hollenberg Lectureship 
in Biomedical Science
PUBLIC LECTURE
Theatre A - BMSB
7:30 William Avenue
7:30pm-8:30pm

Dr. C. Kent Osborne
Professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Director of Breast Center, 
Director of the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center,
Tina and Dudley Sharp Chair in Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine

Breast Cancer: Past, Present, and Future
September 7,  2006
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
2:00 - 3:00 pm.

Dr. Juan Ausio
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria

The structural role of histone variability: The enigma of the histone H2A.Z variant
June 29,  2006
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
NEW - 11:00 am - 12 noon

Dr. Linda Pilarski
Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Nanotechnology
Professor
Department of Oncology
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta

Inherited polymorphisms and sequential accumulation of mutations lead to multiple myeloma and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
June 22,  2006
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

SIMON & SARAH ISRAELS GRADUATE THESIS PRIZE LECTURE
Warren Law 
Graduate Student
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology

The TLS proto-oncoprotein modulates NF-kB-directed gene expression
June 15,  2006
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Hoyun Lee
Associate Professor
Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer
Sudbury, Ontario

A couple is better than a single: new insights into the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) structure-function
June 14,  2006 
CCMB Lecture Theatre - ON2134
675 McDermot Avenue
2:00 - 3:00 pm.

Dr. Samuel Aparicio
Professor & Head
Department of Molecular Oncology
BC Cancer Agency and
University of British Columbia

Screens for Genes
June 7,  2006 (Wednesday)
Theatre AB, BMSB 730 William Ave
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Rhea Vallente Ph.D.
School of Molecular Biosciences
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Large-scale structural polymorphisms in the human genome
May 25, 2006
AHG Theatre ON2134, CancerCare Manitoba
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Xianjun Fang
Assistant Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of Biochemistry
Richmond, Virginia

Lysophosphatidic acid in carcinogenesis
May 18, 2006
Theatre AB, BMSB 730 William Ave
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Linda Penn
Division Head
Cancer Genomics and Proteomics
Department of Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto

Pulling Apart the Myc and Transformation Puzzle Using Target Genes, Interactors and Cooperating Oncogenes

The Dr. Lyonel G. Israels
Memorial Lecture
May 16, 2006
AHG Theatre ON2134
12:00 - 1:00 pm.

Alvin Zipursky, M.D.
Chairman and Scientific Director
The Programme for Global Paediatric Research
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario

Benign and Malignant Leukemia in Newborn Infants with Down Syndrome
May 11, 2006
(In conjunction with the Department of Immunology)
Basic Medical Sciences Building - Room 604
730 William Avenue
12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Dr. Razqallah Hakem
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Biophysics & Immunology
University of Toronto

Caspases: Apoptosis and Beyond
May 11, 2006
(In conjunction with the Department of Immunology)
Basic Medical Sciences Building - Room 604
730 William Avenue
12:00 - 1:00 P.M.

Dr. Razqallah Hakem
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Biophysics & Immunology
University of Toronto

Caspases: Apoptosis and Beyond
May 1, 2006
AHG Theatre ON2134, CancerCare Manitoba
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Kaveh Mashayekhi Ph.D.
Alexander Fleming 
Biomedical Science Research Center
Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Microarray and Functional Genomics, Gene Expression Bioinformatics, Data Analysis, Mining and Interpretation
March 17, 2006
AHG Theatre ON2134, CancerCare Manitoba
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Boris Kablar
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Dalhousie University

Importance of myogenesis in morphogenetic events, cell differentiation and survival
March 16, 2006
Theatre "C" 
Basic Medical Sciences Building
770 William Avenue
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Sean Egan
Associate Professor
Medical Genetics & Microbiology
Univerity of Toronto

Analysis of Notch receptor activation in mammary gland development and cancer
March 9, 2006
Theatre "B" 
Basic Medical Sciences Building
770 William Avenue
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Poul Sorenson
Professor
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of British Columbia

Dangerous liasons: cancer biology lessons learned from studying chromosomal translocations
Nov 10, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

James S.C. Gilchrist, Ph.D.
Professor, Depts Oral Biology and Physiology
University of Manitoba
Division of Stroke and Vascular Disease
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre

Calpain: Janus at the Crossroads of Cell Life and Cell Death
Nov 9, 2005 (Wednesday)
Theatre "B"
Basic Medical Science Building
770 William Avenue
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Kabil Al-Sabti
Associate Professor
Dept. de Médecine sociale et préventive 
Université Laval
Quebec City, Quebec

Genotoxicity testing: Health Risk Assessment
October 6, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
3:00 - 4:00 pm.

Andrew Stadnyk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and
Microbiology & Immunology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cytokine regulation of epithelial apoptosis: the link between colitis and cancer?
September 29, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. William Carroll
Director
Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases
New York University Medical Center

"Biologically based approaches to cancer therapy: Lessons from childhood leukemia"
September 22, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Lawrence Panasci
Director
Dept. of Oncology
McGill University

"DNA repair in chlorambucil resistance in CLL"
June 29, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Rod Bremner
Associate Professor
Dept. of Ophthamology, Lab Med and Pathobiology
University of Toronto

"RB and E2F in neurogenesis and cancer"
June 16, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz
Director
Brandner Cancer Institute

"Assessment of DNA damage in individual cells by cytometry"
June 2, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. James deGregoni
Associate Professor
University of Colorado HSC

"Impaired DNA replication within stem cell pools promotes leukemogenesis"
May 24, 2005
Theatre B, BMSB
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Shuk-Mei Ho
Professor
University of Massachusetts

"Estrogen Receptor Beta Regulation and Function"
May 24, 2005
AHG Theatre
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm.

Dr. Lyonel G. Israels Memorial Lecture
Dr. Michael J. Keating, M.B., B.S.
M.D. Anderson Leukemai Team

"CLL: Palliation to Cure"
April 28, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. James Robert Woodgett
Professor
Ontario Cancer Institute

"Genetic analysis of GSK-3 in mice and stem cells: Role of Wnt and insulin signaling pathways"
May 5, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Alexei Basnakian

"Cell death endonucleases in tissue injury, apoptosis and cancer"
Friday, April 22, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
12:30-1:30PM

Dr. Brent Zanke
Provincial Head 
CancerCare Ontario

"The Human HapMap: A Foundation for 21st Century Medicine"
Thursday & Friday April 21- 22, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
Thur 2-5PM, Fri 8AM - 5:30PM

MICB Student Research Days

 
March 17, 2005
AHG Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Tyler Digby
MICB

"Effect of DT-diaphorase induction on the anti-tumor activity of RH1 and Mitomycin C"
February 22, 2005
Theatre C BMSB
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. David Jans
Monash University
Autralia

"Regulated nuclear import pathways of viral gene products"
February 10, 2005
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. Donald Morris
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
University of Calgary

"Oncolytic Viruses - Bench to Bedside"
December 21, 2004
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
4:00 - 5:00 pm.

Dr. John Sampson
Associate Professor
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

"Cytomegalovirus: The cause and cure of brain tumors in adults and children."
Nov 30, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Carol Schuurmans
Carol Schuurmans
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary

"Cell Fate Specification in the Developing Neocortex"
Nov 16, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Mark Ekker
Professor, Department of Biology
Director, Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics
University of Ottawa

"Dlx gene regulation in the vertebrate forebrain: a model for the evolution of expression control in duplicated genes"
Oct 19, 2004 
BMSB Theatre B
 3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Aimee Ryan
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Human Genetics
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec

"Tight Junction and Molecular Motor Receptors in Left-Right Patterning"
Oct 26, 2004 
BMSB Theatre C
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Guy Poirier
Professor
Faculty of Medicine
Laval University
CHUL Research Centre

"Proteomic and Functional Analyses of
Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerases"
June 17 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. David Walterhouse
Pediatric Hemotologist / Oncologist
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

"Understanding Cancer Through Understanding Development: A Reason To Jump With GLI"
June 10 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Frank Jirik
Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary

"Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Deficiency leads to Protracted Inflammation in the Murine Serum-Transfer Arthritis Model"
May 13, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Chris Pritsos
Professor and Chair
Dept. of Nutrition
University Nevada
Reno, NV

"Mitochondrial DNA: Potential Target for Cancer Chemotherapy"
Mar 25, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Sebastian Wesselborg
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University Clinics Tuebingen
Tuebingen, Germany

"No left-overs of a funeral meal: the role of 'find-me', 'eat-me' and don't-eat-me' signals in the clearance of apoptotic cells"
Feb 12, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Jeffrey Salisbury
Professor and Director
Tumor Biology Program
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

"Parallel Pathways Ensure Coordination of the DNA, Centrosome, and Cell Cycles - Loss of Regulation in the Development of Cancer"
Feb 5, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Michael Czubryt
Assistant Professor
Division of Stroke and Vascular Disease
Department of Physiology
University of Manitoba
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre


"Regulation of PGC-1a Expression by MEF2 Transcription Factors and HDAC5"
Jan 8, 2004 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Marek Los
Canada Research Chair
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Senior Investigator, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology

"Programmed cell death pathways opportunities for new cancer therapy development"
Sept 11, 2003 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134
 4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Valia Lestou
Dept. of Pathology
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Vancouver, British Columbia

"Cells, chromosomes & microarrays: Research & clinical applications in non-Hodgkin lymphoma"
Aug 26, 2003 
Pharmacology Library A229 Chown Bldg.  9:00AM

Jeanne Fourie
Ph.D. Oral Examination
MICB

"Structure-activity studies with bioreductive benzoquinone alkylating agents: Effects on DT-diaphorase mediated reduction kinetics and DNA cross-link and strand break formation in relation to cytotoxicity in vitro"
Aug 26, 2003 
CancerCare Theatre ON2134  12:00-1:00PM

Dr. Yali Xie
Dept. of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
University of California

"Deficiencies in the oxidative DNA damage repair genes Myh and Ogg1 predispose mice to tumors"
Aug 26, 2003 
Pharmacology Library A229 Chown Bldg.  3:00PM

Dr. Howard Beall
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Montana

"Studies on antitumor quinone drug development"
June 5, 2003 
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM
Dr. Craig Mullen
Department of Pediatrics
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Leukemia vaccines after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation"
May 29, 2003 
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Spencer Gibson
MICB

"Cell Death Mechanisms: From laboratory discoveries to cancer patients"
May 15, 2003 
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Etienne Leygue
Dept. of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics

"SRA protein, a search for function"
May 1, 2003 
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Siegfried Janz
Laboratory of Genetics 
Center for Cancer Research
NCI, NIH Bethesda, MD

"Insertion of Myc in IgH recreates human Burkitt lymphoma t(8:14) (q24:32) translocation in mice"
April 24, 2003 
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Gordon Mills
Chairman 
Department of Molecular Therapeutics
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas

"Linking Genomics to Therapeutics in Ovarian Cancer"
April 1, 2003 (TUESDAY)
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Sean Egan
Programs in Developmental Biology and Cancer Research
The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON

"Genetic and Proteomic analysis of the conserved Ese/Intersectin adaptor proteins "
March  20, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Robert Shiu
Professor, Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Manitoba

"Prohormone (Proprotein) convertases in breast cancer"
March  11, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Aimee Ryan
Departments of Pediatrics & Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute

"Identifying Molecules Involved in Patterning the Left-Right Axis"
March  12, 2003
CANCELLED
  3:00-4:00PM

Dr. James Cross
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Calgary

"How to make a placenta"
February 20, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Lorne Brandes
MICB

"Mechanism of Action of DPPE: In vitro and in vivo Correlates"
February 11, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  3:00-4:00PM

Dr. Benoit G. Bruneau
Cardiovascular Research
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario

"Transcriptional regulation of heart and limb development"
February 6, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00-5:00PM

Dr. Peter Watson
Professor Dept. of Pathology

"Molecular pathways in early breast tumor progression"
January 30, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:15-5:15PM

Dr. Daniel Figeys
Senior VP of System Biology and Lead Profiling
MDS-Proteomics
Toronto, Ontario

"Integrating proteomics and genomics for drug discovery"
January 16, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:15-5:15PM

Dr. Marek Los
Westfälische , Institut fur Experimentelle Dermatologie
Münster, Germany

"New cancer therapy concepts - PARP activity, switching between necrosis and apoptosis"
January 9, 2003
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:15-5:15PM
Dr. Liu Cao 
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
"Genetic interactions of breast cancer suppressor (BRCA-1) and p53 in cell growth control and tumorigenesis"
November 14, 2002
Theatre A, BSMB
10:30am-12:00noon
(light luncheon to follow on concourse)
Dr. Jacob Hollenberg Lectureship in Biomedical Science:
Dr. Donald Coffey 
Professor of Urology, Oncology, Pathology and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Director of Research Laboratories in the Department of Urology
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
"Cancer as an Evolutionary Process: Chromosomal Instability"
November 14, 2002
Theatre A, BSMB
7:30pm- 8:30pm
(Public Lecture)
Dr. Jacob Hollenberg Lectureship in Biomedical Science:
Dr. Donald Coffey 
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
"Why do certain people get cancer?"
October 31, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Asher Begleiter 
MICB
"DT-diaphorase in cancer prevention and carcinogenesis"
October 3, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Jack Yalowich, 
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Anticancer Drug-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms and  Prevention of Etoposide-Induced Leukemia"
June 26, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. J.F. Mushinski 
Laboratory of Genetics,
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland.
"Cytoskeleton Control of Cell Shape, Motility and Metastasis of Lymphoid and Prostate Neoplasms"
June 13, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Gary Johnson
Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Colorado
MEK Kinase Knockouts Define Their Role in Cytokine Production and Organ Maintenance
June 6, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Blanche Alter
Clinical Genetics Branch
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
NIH, Rockville, MD
Etiologic Investigation of Cancer Susceptibility in Inherited Bone
Marrow Failure Syndromes. The Fanconi's Anemia Model.
May 30, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Beni Sahai
Dept. of Virology
Cadham Provincial Laboratory 
New insights into how HIV defeats the immune system.
May 23, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. James Johnston
Section of Hematology / Oncology
MICB, UofM 
Trail: A potential treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
May 9, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Donald Houston
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
Homocysteine and vascular disease - Making thelink
May 2, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Klaus Wrogemann
Professor Dept. of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
New genes for limb girdle muscular dystrophy suggest novel pathogenic mechanisms
April 11, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134  4:00PM
Dr. Janice Richman-Eisenstat
Affiliate Member MICB, Assistant Professor Depts. of Internal Medice and Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Cellular response to immunoglobulin A
March 21, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134 4:00PM
Dr. Lorne Brandes
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
Drugs and cancer growth in rodents and humans: an update
March 14, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON2134 4:00PM
Dr. Brian Hasinoff
Faculty of Pharmacy
Univeristy of Manitoba
Antioxidant and topoisomerase II inhibitory effects of dexrazoxane
March 7, 2002
BMSB Theatre B  4:00PM
Dr. Hans-Hilger Ropers
Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany.
Elucidating the genetic causes of mental retardation- Molecular and Functional Aspects
February 14, 2002
New CancerCare Theatre ON(2134)  4:00PM
Dr. Robert Genuario
Celera Genomics
Accelerate research with comparative genomics using the Celera discovery system
January 31, 2002
PsycHealth 4:00PM
Dr. James R. Davie
Director, MICB
Signal transduction pathways and the modification of chromatin
December 13, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Thomas Netticadam
Dept. of Physiology; St. Boniface Research Institute
Sarcoplasmic reticulum function in heart failure
December 6, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Gordon Glazner
St. Boniface Research Institute
TBA
November 22, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Brent Fedirchuk
Dept. of Physiology
University of Manitoba
Reconfiguration of neuronal firing properties during motor activities - A means for selecting modules of the motor system
November 8, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Abdel Sousssi Gounni
Dept. of Immunology
University of Manitoba
Role of neutrophils activation in allergic asthma
November 1, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Jeff Wigle
Dept. of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics; St. Boniface Research Institute
Role of Mox1 and Mox2 during Vascular Development and Disease.
October 25, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator
Dr. Michael Mayne
St. Boniface Research Institute
Presenilin regulation and interaction with ryanodine calcium channels:
Implications for Alzheimer's disease
October 18, 2001
PsycHealth 4:00PM
New Investigator 
Dr. David Merz
Dept. of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
University of Manitoba
Multiple signaling pathways regulate cell migrations in vivo
October 9, 2001
12:00-1:15PM
Theatre A
Basic Medical Sciences Bldg.
Arnold H. Greenberg 
Memorial Lecture 
Dr. Josef Penninger
Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital
Bone loss, T Cells, and Mammalian Evolution