Life Sciences Centre (LSC 3)

Dr. Meera G. Nair Assistant Professor Division of Biomedical Sciences University of California Riverside Tuesday, March 26, 2019 12:30pm to 1:30pm LSC 3 Abstract: My lab investigates the immune mechanisms underlying lung and intestinal helminth infection. We investigate macrophages, a critical innate cell-type that plays a role in immunity to helminths. Dependent on the activation […]

Tamiza Nanji - PhD Exit Seminar University of British Columbia "Characterizing the assembly and molecular interactions of the fission yeast Atg1 autophagy regulatory complex” Monday, Mar 18, 2019 3: 00 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Calvin Yip Abstract: Macroautophagy, often referred to as autophagy, is a non-selective degradation mechanism used by eukaryotic cells to recycle cytoplasmic […]

Sara-Jane Dunn, PhD Scientist, Microsoft Research Limited "The Logic of Embryonic Stem Cell Decision-Making" March 18, 2019 12:00 - 1:00 pm BRC Room 351 - 2222 Health Sciences Mall Abstract: Published experimental protocols demonstrate our ability to induce cell identity via differentiation or reprogramming. Yet despite this wealth of research, an explanation of how and […]

Dr. Laura Parfrey Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Zoology University of British Columbia "Microbiome assembly on seaweeds and seagrasses” Tuesday, Mar 12, 2019 12: 30 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Lisa Osborne Abstract: Multicellular marine organisms host diverse collections of microbes (bacteria, protists, and others) on their surface and within their tissues. These microbes are […]

Dr. Karen Wing Yee Yuen Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences University of Hong Kong "Epigenetic Control in Chromosome Segregation: @ Centromere and Sister Chromatid Cohesion” Monday, Mar 4, 2019 3: 00 pm, LSC 3 Host: Dr. Sheila Teves Abstract: Each chromosome must segregate equally to the two daughter cells in every cell cycle. Errors in […]

Dr. Vincent B. Young William Henry Fitzbutler Collegiate Professor Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases Department of Microbiology & Immunology University of Michigan Medical School Title:  "Man, Microbiome and Pathogen: Systems biology of Clostridium difficile infection" Date:  Tuesday, February 26 at 12:30pm in LSC 3 Abstract: The role of the microbiome in human health and disease is […]

Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, Professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine Title: “Cryo-EM and integrative structural biology” Date: Monday, February 25, 2019 Time: 3pm Location: LSC 3 Hosted by Dr. Leonard Foster