Summer Student Research Program: Research Areas
Students are encouraged to review the research areas.
Participating labs change from year to year, please check this page for an up to date list.
Students are also encouraged to reach out to biochemistry faculty members.
Previous labs that participated in the summer student research program are listed below:
| Area of Research | Faculty | Lab Wesbite | Contact Information | Location |
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| Molecular Mechanisms underlying intracellular signalling activated by the Wnt and Hedgehod families of secreted growth factors | Dr Stephane Angers | Angers Lab | stephane.angers@utoronto.ca | Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy 144 College Street, Room 901 |
| Morphogen signalling pathways and the regulation of complex biological responses | Dr. Liliana Attisano | Attisano Lab | liliana.attisano@utoronto.ca | Donnelly Centre,160 College Street, Room 1008 |
| DNA Replication, DNA Damage and Genome Instability | Dr. Grant W. Brown | Grant W. Brown Lab | grant.brown@utoronto.ca | Donnelly Centre, 160 College Street, Room 1206 |
| The Evolution of Microbial Disease | Dr. Alexander W. Ensminger | Ensminger Lab | alex.ensminger@utoronto.ca | MaRS West Discovery Tower, 661 University Ave, Room 1637 |
| Transmembrane Signaling by GPCRs | Dr. Oliver P. Ernst | oliver.ernst@utoronto.ca | MSB,1 King's College Circle, Room 5316A | |
| Dr. Lea Harrington | Harrington Lab | lea.harrington@utoronto.ca | MaRS West Discovery Tower, 661 University Ave, Suite 1600 |
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| Cellular Protein Homeostasis Research Group | Dr. Walid A. Houry | Houry Lab | walid.houry@utoronto.ca | MaRS Centre West Tower, 661 University Avenue, Room 1612 |
| Microbiral Biofilm Formation: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutics | Dr. P. Lynne Howell | Howell Lab | howell@sickkids.ca | The Hospital for Sick Children Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL), 686 Bay Street, Room 20-9715 |
| Molecular Characterization of Antibody-Antigen complexes to guide the design of next- generation vaccines and therapeutics | Dr. Jean- Philippe Julien | Julien lab | jean-philippe.julien@sickkids.ca | The Hospital for Sick Children Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL), 686 Bay Street, Room 20-9703, 686 Bay St. |
| Blood Coagulation in Health and Disease | Dr. Walter H.A. Kahr | walter.kahr@sickkids.ca | The Hospital for Sick Children Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL), 686 Bay Street, Room19-9714 |
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| Membrane- less Organelles and Neurodegeneration | Dr. Hyun Kate Lee | hyunokate.lee@utoronto.ca | MaRS, West Tower, 661 University Ave., Suite 1521 | |
| Bacteriophages and Human Health | Dr. Karen Maxwell | Maxwell Lab | karen.maxwell@utoronto.ca | MaRS Centre, West Tower 661 University Ave., Suite 1600 |
| Mitochondrial Quality Control Pathways and Human Neurodegenerative Disease | Dr. G Angus McQuibban | McQuibban Mitophagy Lab | angus.mcquibban@utoronto.ca | MaRS Centre, West Tower 661 University Ave., Rm 1536 |
| Membrane Protein Structural Biology | Dr. Trevor F. Moraes | Moraes Lab | trevor.moraes@utoronto.ca | MaRS Center, West Tower 661 University Ave., Rm 1613 |
| Chemical Communication and Warfare Among Microorganisms | Dr. Justin Nodwell | Nodwell Lab | justin.nodwell@utoronto.ca | Medical Sciences Building 1 King's College Circle |
| Structural Studies of Virus Assembly | Dr. Michael Norris | michael.norris@utoronto.ca | MaRS Discovery Centre, West Tower 661 University Avenue |
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| Nuclear Export and Localization of mRNA | Dr. Alexander F. Palazzo | Palazzo Lab | alex.palazzo@utoronto.ca | MaRS, West Tower, 661 University Ave., Suite 1500 |
| Structural Biology of Protein Complexes | Dr. Gil Prive | prive@uhnres.utoronto.ca | Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, 101 College Street, Room 4-803 | |
| Mammalian Cell Membrane and Secreted Proteins/ Glycoproteins | Dr. James M. Rini | james.rini@utoronto.ca | MaRS Centre, West Tower, 661 University Ave, Rm 1614 |
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| 4D Genomics in Development | Dr. Ahilya N. Sawh | Sawh Lab | ahilya.sawh@utoronto.ca | MaRS, West Tower, 661 University Ave, Rm 1632 |
| Metabolic Diseases and Treatment | Dr. Andreas Schulze | andreas.schulze@sickkids.ca | The Hospital for Sick Children Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL), 686 Bay Street |
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| Dr. Robert Screaton | robert.screaton@sri.utoronto.ca | Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2076 Bayview Ave., Rm. M7 617 | ||
| Control of gene expression in the cytoplasm | Dr. Craig A. Smibert | c.smibert@utoronto.ca | MaRS West Tower, 661 University Ave, 15th floor | |
| Interactome networks of integral membrane proteins and their roles in health and disease | Dr. Igor Stagljar | igor.stagljar@utoronto.ca | Donnelly Centre 160 College Street |
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| Protein Misfolding and Neurodegenerative Diseases | Dr. Joel C. Watts | Watts Lab | joel.watts@utoronto.ca | Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases Krembil Discovery Tower 60 Leonard Ave., Rm. 6KD412 |
| DNA Scissors, DNA Repair and Genome Stability | Dr. Haley Wyatt | Wyatt Lab | haley.wyatt@utoronto.ca | MaRS Center, West Tower, 661 University Avenue, Room 1521A |