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Friday Seminar Series

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All seminars take place at 11:00 a.m. in Room 1034, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, 3655 Sir William Osler (unless otherwise noted). Seminars are in person and also via Zoom (unless otherwise noted). All are welcome! If you would like to be included in our email Listserve for seminar announcements, please contact chairasst.physiology [at] mcgill.ca

2025 Schedule

Date: Topic: Speaker:

Sept. 5

"Why can we see it like others do?Could brains naturally communicate with each other?"

poster

Dr. Bruno Debruille

AssociateProfessor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience,Douglas Institute Research Centre, ɬ﷬

Sept.12

"Defining the pathophysiological role of the bone-specific BRIL protein"

poster

Dr. Pierre Moffatt

Investigator,Shriners Hospitalfor Children, Associate Professor,Department of Human Genetics, Tenured Associate Professor,Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences,ɬ﷬

Sept. 19

"Neuro-immune interactions at the border: role in neuropathic pain"

poster

Prof.Thiago Mattar Cunha

Center for Research in Inflammatory Diseases., Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo Brazil. Current: Visiting Professor,ɬ﷬.

Sept. 26

"Dopamine and Movement: Defining Timescales of Modulation"

poster

Dr. Nicolas Tritsch

Assistant Professor, Departmentof Psychiatry,DouglasResearch Center, ɬ﷬

Oct. 3

"Biological pacemakers: a cell therapy approach to cardiac pacing"

poster

Dr. Stephanie Protze

Scientist, McEwen Stem Cell Institute, University Health Network, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto

Oct. 10

"Decoding Astrocyte and Interneuron Interactions in Sensory Cortical Development: Insights into Autism"

poster

Dr. Tara Deemyad

Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

on line Zoom seminar only

Oct. 17

Reading week- No seminar

Oct. 24

"Spatial mapping of protein composition and tissue architecture in health and cancer"

poster

Dr. Andrea J.Radtke

Principal Scientist, Leica Microsystems, Bethesda, Maryland

Co-Hosted by The Goodman Cancer Institute

Oct. 31

"A translational approach to studying ageing and neurodegeneration"

poster

Dr. Mallar Chakravarty

Director - Cerebral Imaging Centre and Neuroinformatics, Douglas Mental Health University Institute,Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Centre, ɬ﷬

Nov. 7

"Fetal microglia mediate sex-specific neurodevelopmental responses to maternal stress"

poster

Dr. Jessica Rosin

Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia

Nov. 14

"Breast cancer as a systemic inflammatory disease"

poster

Dr. Hannah Garner

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Goodman Cancer Institute, ɬ﷬

Nov. 21

"A tale of serotonin’s value: from release dynamics to behavioral regulation"

Dr. Jean-Claude Béïque

Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa

Nov. 28

“Influenza, pregnancy and airway dysfunction”

poster

Dr. James Martin

Senior Scientist, RI-MUHC, Glen site, Professor, Department of Medicine, ɬ﷬

Dec. 5

"Hypothalamic circuits regulating sleep and wakefulness"

poster

Dr. Natalie J. Michael

Assistant Professor,Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval

2026 Schedule

Date: Topic: Speaker:
Jan. 2 no seminar

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Jan. 9

"Regenerating the retina: insights from development"

Dr. Michel Cayouette

Director, Cellular Neurobiology Research Unit,Vice-President, Research and Academic Affairs,Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal(IRCM)

Jan. 16

Dr. Derek Bowie

Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, ɬ﷬

Jan. 23

TBA

Jan. 30

Dr. Vincent Breton-Provencher

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval

Feb. 6

Dr. Yalda Moayedi

Assistant Professor, Pain Research Centre, Department of Pathobiology, New York University, College of Dentistry

Feb. 13 '"Brain Hormone and Nutrient Signals: Regulators of Feeding and Glucose Homeostasis"

Dr. Song-Yang Zhang

Assistant Professor, School of Human Nutrition, ɬ﷬

Feb. 20

Dr. Anne McKinney

Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, ɬ﷬

Feb. 27

Dr. Houman Savoji,

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal

Mar. 6 No seminar (Spring break)

Mar. 13

Dr. Chris Niell

Assistant Professor, DepartmentofBiology, University of Oregon

Mar. 20

Dr. Simon Hirota

Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases,Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute
University of Calgary

Co-Hosted by The Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Mar. 27

20Th Annual Undergraduate Research Day, Martin Amphitheatre, Room 504, McIntyre Bldg.

keynote lecturer: TBA

Apr. 3

No seminar(Good Friday)

Apr. 10

Dr. Adriana Di Polo

Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal

Apr. 17

Dr. Martin Schmeing

Professor, Department of Biochemistry, ɬ﷬

Apr. 24

Dr. Doug Crawford

Professor, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario

May 1

Dr. David Freeman

Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Neuroscience Institute, University of Chicago

May 8

TBA
May 15

TBA 31st Annual Graduate Research Day,

Keynote Lecturer: TBA

Previous schedules

2024-2025 Friday Seminar Schedule

2023-2024 Friday Seminar Schedule

2022-2023 Friday Seminar Schedule

2021-2022 Friday Seminar Schedule

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