The participating labs change  from year to year, please check this page for an up to date list of participating labs.

Participating Labs Summer 2024

Angers Lab

Molecular mechanisms underlying intracellular signalling activated by the Wnt and Hedgehog families of secreted growth factors

Angers Lab

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
144 College Street, Room 901
Toronto, ON

Dr. Stephane Angers


416-978-4939   stephane.angers@utoronto.ca

Attisano Lab

Morphogen signalling pathways and the regulation of complex biological responses

Attisano Lab

160 College Street, room 1008

Dr. Liliana Attisano


416-946-3129   liliana.attisano@utoronto.ca

Grant W. Brown Laboratory

DNA Replication, DNA Damage and Genome Instability

Grant W. Brown Laboratory

Donnelly Centre, Room 1206
160 College Street

Dr. Grant W. Brown


416-946-5733   grant.brown@utoronto.ca

Ensminger Group

The Evolution of Microbial Disease

Ensminger Group

661 University Avenue - MaRS West Tower
Room 1637

Dr. Alexander W. Ensminger


416-978-6522   alex.ensminger@utoronto.ca

Ernst Lab

Transmembrane Signaling by GPCRs

Ernst Lab

MSB, Room 5316A
1 King's College Circle

Dr. Oliver P. Ernst


416-978-3849   oliver.ernst@utoronto.ca

Harrington Lab

MaRS West Discovery Tower, Suite 1600
661 University Ave
Toronto, ON

Dr. Lea Harrington


lea.harrington@utoronto.ca

Houry Lab

Cellular Protein Homeostasis Research Group

Houry Lab

661 University Avenue, MaRS Centre
West Tower, Room 1612

Dr. Walid A. Houry


416-946-7141   walid.houry@utoronto.ca

Howell Lab

Microbial Biofilm Formation: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutics

Howell Lab

The Hospital for Sick Children
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL)
Room 20-9715
686 Bay Street

Dr. P. Lynne Howell


416-813-5378   howell@sickkids.ca

Julien laboratory

Molecular characterization of antibody-antigen complexes to guide the design of next-generation vaccines and therapeutics

Julien laboratory

Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning (PGCRL), Room 20-9703
686 Bay St.

Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien


416-813-7654, ext. 309424   jean-philippe.julien@sickkids.ca

Blood Coagulation in Health and Disease

Kahr lab

The Hospital for Sick Children
PGCRL, Rm 19.9714
686 Bay Street

Dr. Walter H.A. Kahr


416-813-7977   walter.kahr@sickkids.ca

Membrane-less Organelles and Neurodegeneration

Lee Lab

MaRS, West Tower, Suite 1521
661 University Ave.

Dr. Hyun Kate Lee


416-946-3813   hyunokate.lee-at-utoronto.ca

Maxwell Lab

Bacteriophages and Human Health

Maxwell Lab

MaRS Centre, West Tower
661 University Ave., Suite 1600

Dr. Karen Maxwell


416-978-0872   karen.maxwell@utoronto.ca

McQuibban Mitophagy Laboratory

Mitochondrial Quality Control Pathways and Human Neurodegenerative Disease

McQuibban Mitophagy Laboratory

University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry
MaRS Centre, West Tower
661 University Ave., Suite 1500, Rm 1536

Dr. G. Angus McQuibban


416-978-6820   angus.mcquibban@utoronto.ca

Moraes Lab

Membrane Protein Structural Biology

Moraes Lab

MaRS Center, West Tower
661 University Ave., Rm 1613

Dr. Trevor F. Moraes


416-946-3048   trevor.moraes@utoronto.ca

Nodwell Group

Chemical Communication and Warfare Among Microorganisms

Nodwell Group

Medical Sciences Building
1 King's College Circle

Dr. Justin Nodwell

Structural Studies of Virus Assembly

University of Toronto
MaRS Discovery Centre, West Tower
661 University Avenue

Dr. Michael Norris


416-946-7884   michael.norris@utoronto.ca

Palazzo Lab

Nuclear Export and Localization of mRNA

Palazzo Lab

MaRS, West Tower, Suite 1500
661 University Ave.

Dr. Alexander F. Palazzo


416-978-7234   alex.palazzo@utoronto.ca

Privé Lab

Structural Biology of Protein Complexes

Privé Lab

Room 4-803 PMCRT
101 College Street

Dr. Gil Privé


416-581-7541   prive@uhnres.utoronto.ca

Mammalian Cell Membrane and Secreted Proteins/Glycoproteins

MaRS Centre, West Tower, Rm 1614
661 University Ave

Dr. James M. Rini


416-978-0557   james.rini@utoronto.ca

Sawh Lab

4D Genomics in Development

Sawh Lab

MaRS, West Tower Rm 1632
661 University Ave

Dr. Ahilya N. Sawh


ahilya.sawh@utoronto.ca

Metabolic Diseases and Treatment

Schulze Lab

Peter Gilgan Center for Research and Learning
686 Bay Street

Dr. Andreas Schulze


647-813-7654 Ext 304831   andreas.schulze@sickkids.ca

Sunnybrook Research Institute
2075 Bayview Avenue, Room M7 617

Dr. Robert Screaton


416-480-6100 X 5743   robert.screaton@sri.utoronto.ca

Smibert lab

Control of gene expression in the cytoplasm

Smibert lab

MaRS West Tower, 15th floor
661 University Ave

Dr. Craig A. Smibert


416-946-5538   c.smibert@utoronto.ca

The Stagljar Lab

Interactome networks of integral membrane proteins and their roles in health & disease

The Stagljar Lab

Donnelly Centre
160 College Street

Dr. Igor Stagljar


1 416 946 7828   igor.stagljar@utoronto.ca

Watts Lab

Protein Misfolding and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Watts Lab

Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Krembil Discovery Tower
60 Leonard Ave., Rm. 6KD412

Dr. Joel C. Watts


416-507-6891   joel.watts@utoronto.ca

Wyatt Lab

DNA Scissors, DNA Repair and Genome Stability

Wyatt Lab

MaRS Center, West Tower, Room 1521A
661 University Avenue

Dr. Haley Wyatt


416-978-4808   haley.wyatt@utoronto.ca