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SEMINAR SERIES

The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics hosts speakers from other institutes around the world, as well as from the McGill community, in a series of weekly seminars. Everyone is welcome; however, space is limited.

Mondays 12:00-1:00 p.m.*
Room 1345 McIntyre Medical Bldg.
3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler
* Unless indicated otherwise

*Winter 2013 Seminar Series*
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January - May 2013

SPEAKER TOPIC DATE

January

Nada Jabado
Department of Pediatrics
McGill University Health Centre
Epigenetic rewiring in pediatric glioblastoma January 28th

February

SENIOR SEMINAR
Ariann Crudo
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University
Antenatal glucocorticoid treatment and the epigenome February 4th
SENIOR SEMINAR
Sebastian Boridy
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University
Nanocarriers and beyond: treating CNS disease and improving drug efficacy February 11th
Alexandre Prat
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de la Universite de Montreal (CRCHUM)
Brain morphogens regulate blood-brain barrier functions February 18th
Vincent Gigučre
Departments of Biochemistry, Medicine & Oncology
McGill University
Nuclear receptors, metabolism and cancer: a functional genomic approach February 25th

March

SENIOR SEMINAR
Michael Perron
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University
Development and characterization of allosteric CD45 inhibitors March 4th
Roderick R. McInnes
Lady Davis Research Institute
Jewish General Hospital
Inherited photoreceptor degenerations - models of neurodegenerative disease March 11th
Alyson Fournier
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University
Molecular approaches to promote nerve cell repair March 18th
Rashmi Kothary
Departments of Medicine and CMM
University of Ottawa
The role of integrin linked kinase in oligodendrocyte maturation and CNS myelination March 25th
Filippo Caraci
Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine
University of Catania, Italy
TGF-ß1 pathway as a new target for neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease Tuesday
March 26th

April

Easter

No seminar April 1st
Giamal Luheshi
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
McGill University
The role of adipocytokines in Inflammation April 8th
Valerie Wallace
Vision Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Hedgehog signaling in the brain: a tale of two tissues April 15th
Dr. Chantal Autexier
Departments of Anatomy & Cell Biology and Medicine
McGill University
Telomerase and telomere regulation in cancer and premature aging diseases April 22nd
Gerald W. Zamponi
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Calgary
Voltage gated calcium channels as molecular targets for pain therapeutics April 29th

May

Q. Richard Lu
Department of Developmental Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Paving the Axonal Highway and Beyond May 6th
SENIOR SEMINAR
Kristin Dawson
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University
The Regulation of Atrial Fibroblast Behaviour and its Role in Atrial Fibrillation May 13th
Victoria Day

No seminar May 20th
Francesco Marchetti
Department of Biology
Carleton University
Cancelled May 27th
Illana Gozes
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Tel-Aviv University
Targeting Microtubules to Protect the Brain in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Diseases: Novel Drug Candidates Friday
May 31st

June

SENIOR SEMINAR
Mona Aflaki
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University
Beta adrenergic remodeling in chronic heart failure June 3rd