Molecular (MCDB) and Work In Progress (WIPS) Seminars

Our Department hosts leaders in their fields to present their research during our weekly “Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology” seminar series. Graduate students present their research during regular work-in-progress seminars (WIPS) to the department. (Schedule will be listed below)

The MCDB Seminars are held on Mondays at 12:00 pm in Stewart Bio N2/2.
Refreshments will be served at 11:30 am.


Winter 2025

Date/Time Speaker Title Host(s)
Monday, February 10, 2025

Nicolas Cermakian
Douglas

Malaria and leishmaniasis around the clock Watt Lab
Monday, February 17, 2025
On the Art of Changing One’s Mind Hekimi Lab
Monday, March 10, 2025
Brandeis University
Genetic and environmental suppressors of mitochondrial dysfunction Watt Lab
Monday, March17, 2025
Hospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
Transgenerational inheritance of protein amyloids alter sex determination in the C. elegans germline Hekimi Lab
Monday, March 24, 2025
MUHC
Cholesterol and intracellular trafficking Zheng Lab
Monday, March 31, 2025
IRIC, Université de Montréal
Vesicular trafficking and cell signaling Nilson Lab
Monday, April 7, 2025
University of Buffalo
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDP), in cellular physiology and pathology Vogel Lab

Molecular Biology - Work in Progress Seminars (WIPS)

Our Work in Progress seminars are intended primarily for Doctoral candidates to prepare for or deliver their Ph.D. Seminar presentations. Master's students are also welcome to discuss their research and seek feedback.The student rep for WIPs is Rana Abdelhalim (rana.abdelhalim [at] mail.mcgill.ca).
WIPS are held on Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm in Stewart Bio, N7/1.

Date Presenter 1 Presenter 2
Thursday, January 9, 2025 Kaitlin Mac Donald (Nilson Lab) Yifan Tai (Hekimi Lab)
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Alexandra Paquette (Brouhard Lab) Noah Lilienfeldt (Hekimi Lab)
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 Tianzi Yang (Reyes Lab) Khalid Al-Naemi (Vogel Lab)
Thursday, January 30, 2025 Alyssa Centonza-Brenie (Zetka Lab) Ana Paulina Gutierrez Alejandre (Reyes Lab)
Thursday, February 6, 2025 John Pino (Gerhold Lab) Nada El Baba (Hayer Lab)
Thursday, February13, 2025 Eric Cheng (Gerhold Lab) Nikolai Ho (Schöck Lab)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 José Medina (Schöck Lab) Rana Abdelhalim (Watt Lab)
Thursday, February 27, 2025 Ben Rogers (Watt Lab) Elena Jurczak (Roy Lab)
Thursday, March 13, 2025 PhD seminar: Baishali Mukherjee (Hayer Lab) N/A
Thursday, March 20, 2025 Augusto Urena (Gerhold Lab) Tanaka Mutsayi (Vogel Lab)
Thursday, March 27, 2025 Yiran Fan (Vogel Lab) Katherine Morelli (Vogel Lab)
Thursday, April 3, 2025 Rodrigo Miguelez-Ramírez (Hayer Lab) Annie Li (Moon Lab)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 PhD seminar: Qiyao Lin (Hayer Lab) N/A
Thursday, April 17, 2025 PhD seminar: Jose-Pablo Rascon-Perez (Reyes Lab) N/A
Thursday, April 24, 2025 PhD seminar: Megan Letourneau (Bureau Lab) N/A

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