January – February 2017

Human Genetics Newsletter 2017-01-30

  • February 01, 2017 at 4:00pm - Naghmeh Nikpour’s Ph.D. Seminar entitled “Roles of long non-coding RNAs in skeletal muscle differentiation and disease”. Supervisor: Robert Sladek. To be held in the Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield, Room W4/12.
  • February 03, 2017 at 1:00pm – BBME presents a seminar by Prof. Jie Liang entitled “Multiscale computation of stochastic network, chromatin folding, & tissue formation for understanding cellular epigenetic states & wound healing”. To be held in the Macdonald Engineering Bldg (817 Sherbrooke St. W.,) Room 267.
  • February 06, 2017 at 4:00pm - McGill Distinguished Lecture series presents a seminar by Dr. Benjamin Blencowe entitled “Alternative splicing regulatory networks underlying brain development and disorders”. To be held in the McIntyre Building, Martin Amphitheatre, Room 504.
  • February 13, 2017 at 10:00am – Amirthagowri Ambalavanan’s Ph.D. Oral Defence entitled “Genetic Risk Factors of Childhood Onset Schizophrenia”. Supervisors: Drs. Guy Rouleau & Ridha Joober. To be held in the Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield, Room W4/12.
  • February 17, 2017 at 3:00pm – Sabrina Torre’s Ph.D. Oral Defence entitledUncovering novel host factors driving pathological neuroinflammation in a mouse model of cerebral malaria. Supervisor: Dr. Philippe Gros. To be held in the Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield, Room W4/12.
  • February 22, 2017 at 3:00pm – Mihaela Pupavac’s Ph.D. Oral Defence entitled “Next Generation Sequencing to Discover Genes for Mendelian Disorders”. Supervisors: Drs. David Rosenblatt & Jacek Majewski. To be held in the Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield, Room W4/12.