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Seminar Series 2026-2027

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Our year-long Seminar Series explores current cell biology topics for systems ranging from single-cell organisms to the complexity of the human brain. We host experts in the field from both Canadian and international universities and research institutions.

Seminars will be held on Wednesdays, from 11:30am - 12:30pm, in the , Rm. 1/12.

PhD student seminars will be added to the schedule on an ad hoc basis.

DATE

SPEAKER

AFFILIATION

TITLE & POSTER LINK

HOST

September 16, 2026

Dr. Andrés Finzi Université de Montréal

Exploiting HIV-1 Env conformation for clinical intervention

Joaquin Ortega, PhD
September 23, 2026 Allen Ehrlicher, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction in physiology and pathology Dieter Reinhardt, PhD
September 30, 2026 Andrew Alexander, PhD ETH Zürich Investigating the molecular logic and biotechnological applications of eukaryotic lipid-linked N-glycan synthesis Natalie Zeytuni, PhD
October 7, 2026 TBD TBD TBA TBD
October 21, 2026 Gilles Gouspillou, PhD Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) TBA Marc McKee, PhD
October 28, 2026 Soumyendu Saha, PhD Candidate Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ TBA PhD Seminar
November 4, 2026 Fabrice Jean-Pierre, PhD Université de Sherbrooke Modeling interactions in the cystic fibrosis lung Natalie Zeytuni, PhD
November 18, 2026 Hannah Garner, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ TBA Chantal Autexier, PhD
December 2, 2026 Mélanie Laurin, PhD Université Laval

Building the Embryonic Skin: From Cells to Tissue Patterns

Nathalie Lamarche, PhD
December 16, 2026 Leo Liu, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ The Swiss Army knife coronavirus pore Shuaiqi Guo, PhD 
January 13, 2027 Sophie Gobeil, PhD Université Laval Never enough sugars: The evolution of coronavirus spike proteins and their glycan shields Joaquin Ortega, PhD
January 27, 2027 Jo Ann Stratton, PhD Montreal Neurological Institute TBA Khanh Huy Bui, PhD
February 10, 2027 Paraish Misra, MDCM, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Transplant reimagined: Harnessing pluripotent stem cells to develop novel cellular therapies and diagnostics Chris Rocheleau, PhD
February 17, 2027 Laura Hulea, PhD

Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont,

Université de Montréal

Targeting eIF4A-dependent translational programs – an anti-neoplastic strategy against adaptation to cancer therapy Chantal Autexier, PhD
March 10, 2027 Florian Bentzinger, PhD Université de Sherbrooke Novel roles of the extracellular matrix in the skeletal muscle stem cell niche Dieter Reinhardt, PhD
March 24, 2027 Jean-Francois Trempe, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ

Integrated proteomics and structural biology reveal novel regulatory mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control

Natalie Zeytuni, PhD
April 7, 2027 William Pastor, PhD 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ

Methylation and its discontents: DNA methylation in normal development and neurological disorder

Nathalie Lamarche, PhD
April 21, 2027 TBD TBD TBA TBD
May 5, 2027 George O’Toole, PhD

Dartmouth University, USA

To build a biofilm Shuaiqi Guo, PhD
May 12, 2027 TBD TBD TBA TBD
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