Student seminars. These will be held 12-1PM Wednesdays (see schedule below). For the regular seminars, each talk should be no more than 20 min, allowing an additional 5 min for questions.
The First Talk Symposium Schedule April 2026. These will be held the second week of April in – Room TBC – (more information to follow at a later date). For the first talk symposium, each talk should be no more than 12 min, allowing an additional 3 min for questions.
For details on seminar scheduling and content see:
Master’s Seminar Course in Biochemistry BCH2020L
Doctoral Seminar Course in Biochemistry BCH2022L
Student Seminar Schedule
September 2025 |
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| Sept. 10 | Welcome Back / New Student Introductions | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Sept. 17 | George Connell Lecture: Dr. David Bhalla | MSB 2170 Host: Mike Norris |
| Sept. 24 | Le yao Li (Joel Watts) / Wade Burson (Angus McQuibban) | MSB 2170 Host: |
October 2025 |
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| Oct. 1 | Jiaming (Caitlyn) Xu (Trevor Moraes) / Hassan Zaky (James Rini) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Oct. 8 | No Seminars | |
| Oct. 15 | Min Jin (James Rini) / David Van Ommen (Mike Norris) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Oct. 22 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Oct. 29 | Reading week – no seminars / 2nd Year student Info session | |
November 2025 |
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| Nov. 5 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Nov. 12 | Katy Myler (Justin Nodwell) / Mazen Aljghami (Walid Houry) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Nov. 19 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Nov. 26 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
December 2025 |
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| Dec. 3 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Dec. 10 | Hold for George Connell speaker | MSB 2170 Host: |
| Dec. 17 | No Seminar | |
January 2026 |
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| Jan. 7 | No seminar | |
| Jan. 14 | Hold for George Connell speaker | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
| Jan. 21 | Candela Bosco (Angus McQuibban) / Jiacheng (Jason) Yu (John Rubinstein) | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
| Jan. 28 | Nadia Diakiw (Amra Saric & Peter Kim) / Guillermo de Paz (Spencer Freeman) | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
February 2026 |
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| Feb. 4 | Zi Hao (Nemo) Liu (Julie Forman-Kay) / Amy Qian (Karen Maxwell) | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
| Feb. 11 | Hyunjin (Lillian) Kim (Stephane Angers) / Alyssa Vander Zee (Karen Maxwell) | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
| Feb. 18 | Reading Week – No Seminars | |
| Feb. 25 | Hold for George Connell speaker | PGCRL Auditorium Host: |
March 2026 |
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| March 4 | Yuchen Zheng (Aleixo Muise) / Valerie Chow (Justin Nodwell) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| March 11 | Shamitha Aravind (Grant Brown) / Zaky Hassan (James Rini) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| March 18 | Fermisk Saleh (Carol Schuurmans) / Cam (Jianqiao) Li (Scott Prosser) | MSB 2170 Host: |
| March 25 | Min Jin (James Rini) / Taylor Battellino (Mike Norris) | MSB 2170 Host: |
April 2026 |
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| April 1 | No Seminars | |
| April 13 – 15 | No seminar – First Talk Symposium | |
First Talk Symposium
Monday April 13, 2026 – Room TBA |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 | ||
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| 9:45 – 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ||
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| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | ||
| 11:00 – 11:15 | ||
| 11:15 – 11:30 | ||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | ||
| 11:45 – 12:00 | ||
Tuesday April 14, 2026 – Room TBA |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 | ||
| 9:30 – 9:45 | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ||
| 10:15 – 10:30 | ||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | ||
| 11:00 – 11:15 | ||
| 11:15 – 11:30 | ||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | ||
| 11:45 – 12:00 | ||
Wednesday April 15, 2026 – Room TBA |
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| 9:15 – 9:30 | ||
| 9:30 – 9:45 | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ||
| 10:15 – 10:30 | ||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | ||
| 11:00 – 11:15 | ||
| 11:15 – 11:30 | ||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | ||
| 11:45 – 12:00 | ||
| 12:00 – 12:15 | ||