August Newsletter 2021
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Appointment of Prof. Liliana Attisano as Interim Chair, Dept. of Biochemistry
This message is being sent to the Department of Biochemistry on behalf of Dr. Trevor Young, Dean
, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions.
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that the Agenda Committee of the Academic Board has approved the appointment of Professor Liliana Attisano as Interim Chair and Graduate Chair, Department of Biochemistry, effective May 1, […]
Dr. Nana Lee’s Global Outreach Continues
Dr. Nana Lee continues to highlight her expertise on graduate professional development, mentorship, leadership, and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at multiple speaking engagements in 2021. She brings her enthusiasm, charisma and innovative multiple, interactive tools through the virtual learning space to provide an inclusive, engaged audience.
Some of her speaking events the past two months include sharing her “Students as Partners” model with […]
Our Politicians Need to Understand Why Science Matters
Reinhart Reithmeier and Peter Love, Vice-Chair and Chair respectfully, of the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) published an Op-Ed piece in the July 14 issue of the Toronto Star entitled “Our Politicians Need to Understand Why Science Matters”.
The article highlights the importance of science in driving innovation, in our educational system, and in the public and political arenas. It raises concerns about the dismissal of Ontario’s Chief […]
Dr. Julie Forman-Kay was interviewed on Nature News Feature
Julie Forman-Kay was among a group of researchers interviewed for the Nature News Feature published on March 14, 2018 entitled “What lava lamps and vinaigrette can teach us about cell biology”.
Like oil in water, the contents of cells can segregate into droplets. It’s called phase separation, and biologists are seeing it everywhere.
Lewis Kay: “We must continue to nurture the next generation of scientists”
In a recent article in the Globe and Mail, Dr. Lewis Kay discusses why it is important to continue to nurture the next generation of scientists.
Doctors’ Notes: Changing the way we fight bacteria
Featured in this week’s Doctors’ Notes column in Toronto Star, Prof. Justin Nodwell re-examines antimicrobial resistance and discusses what our researchers are doing to fight bacteria.
Hot off the press!
“Success After Graduate School” is NOW available.
Drs. Nana Lee and Reinhart Reithmeier are the co-authors of this guidebook for graduate professional development designed to help create the pathway to your dream career. Special thanks to Nikko Torres for his illustrations and book design work. Thank-you to all students and faculty who helped shape this creation!
Strategic Networking for Graduate Students
Dr. Nana Lee’s article on networking was just published yesterday in University Affairs.
For those who have taken her course, hope this refreshes your notes. For future students, enjoy the strategies in advance.
BCH Alum Vincent Nadeau and GPD featured in U of T Magazine
The Spring issue of U of T Magazine features our own GPD course and alum Vincent Nadeau. Masha Cemma, also featured in the article, is a 2012 graduate of Dr. Nana Lee’s GPD class.
http://magazine.utoronto.ca/feature/life-after-grad-school-phd-degree-careers-cynthia-macdonald/
Moraes lab identify a novel protein (Slam) required for the proper display of virulence factors in bacteria
In a paper published online on Feb 29, 2016 in Nature Microbiology, the Moraes lab investigated the transport of surface lipoproteins (SLPs) in Neisseria and discovered a key component of the transport process called SLAM.
Bacterial pathogens that cause gonorrhea and meningitis have developed a number of virulence factors to survive inside our body. One of […]
Williams lab unravels the mechanistic basis of a treatment for prion diseases
Prion disease occurs when the normal cellular prion protein (PrPC) is misfolded by a pathogenic form of the protein termed PrP scrapie (PrPSc). One approach to treat prion diseases is to reduce or eliminate PrPC since mice lacking this protein show few ill effects. The human-approved immunosuppressive drug FK506 has been shown to extend survival in prion infected mice but the mechanism has been controversial. In a paper published in the […]