The Keenan Research Seminar Series provides a forum for presentation of the latest research advances of scientists located within, and affiliated with, the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael’s Hospital. This series is comprised of the:
| Date & Time | Seminar | Location | Host/Chair | Presenter | Title of Talk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 5, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Alison McGUIGAN | Engineered Cellular Models to Explore Human Disease Heterogeneity |
| Friday, April 12, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Heyu NI | “Platelets are versatile cells: from hemostasis to major human diseases” |
| Friday, April 19, 2024 | donated by iBEST | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Andrew ADVANI | “How does inflammation cause heart failure?” |
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Warren Lee | Dr. Bernardo TRIGATTI | “High density lipoprotein signaling and protection against cell death in cardiovascular disease” |
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Room 211 | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Paul JANMEY | “Mechanical relaxation of metabolically active nuclei driven by the BRG1 motor” |
| Friday, May 17, 2024 | iBEST Lecture | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Venkat Bhat | Dr. Richard ZEIFMAN | “Psychedelic Therapy: Complex Presentations and Psychotherapeutic Mechanisms of Change” |
| Friday, May 24, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Kelsie THU | “Investigating a new potential role for YAP/TAZ in lung cancer chemoresistance” |
| Thursday, May 30, 2024 9 am to 4 pm | iBEST Symposium | LKS Auditorium | Michael Kolios | Various | Several |
| Friday, May 31, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hagar Labouta | Dr. Shirley WU | “Nanotechnology-based Strategies to Target Cellular, Molecular and Tumor (immune)-microenvironmental Mechanisms for Enhancing Cancer Therapies” |
| Friday, June 7, 2024 | iBEST Lecture | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Venkat Bhat | Dr. Richard ZEIFMAN | “Psychedelic Therapy: Complex Presentations and Psychotherapeutic Mechanisms of Change” |
| Friday, June 14, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Sergio GRINSTEIN | "Membrane remodelling in endocytosis and phagocytosis" |
| Friday, June 21, 2024 | KRC Seminar | LKS Auditorium | Facilitator/Intro: Hinz | Dr. Igor JURISICA | “Spectrum of TBI: Untangling the ties between concussion and Alzheimer's” |
| Friday, June 28, 2024 | iBEST Lecture | LKS Room 240/241 | Brain Health & Wellness Pillar | Dr. Wayne MOORE | “The Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis: Current Neuropathologic Perspectives” |
