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All events take place in the Department of Immunology, A. Sehon Suite,
477 Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Ave, unless otherwise noted. |
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SEPTEMBER | ||
13 | Biosafety seminar Dr. Thomas Murooka Department of Immunology This seminar is COMPULSORY for all Immunology students, and lab personnel including Research Associates, Post Docs, technicians, students, visiting students and volunteers. |
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17 | Welcome Back and Award ceremonies Starts at 1:00 p.m. |
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20 | Research Seminar Dr. Pradip Maiti President & Chief Scientific Officer Immunimed Inc. Professional Affiliate, Department of Immunology Development of polyclonal antibody therapeutics for treatment and prevention of enteric diseases including clostridium difficile-associated infection |
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24 | No Journal Club | |
27 | Research Seminar No seminar today |
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OCTOBER | ||
1 | Journal Club TBD |
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4 | Research Seminar - cancelled Child Health Research Days |
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8 | Thanksgiving - University Closed | |
11 | Research Seminar Dr. Xiangguo Qiu Special Pathogens Program National Microbiology Laboratory Post ZMapp-new developments on immunotherapy against Ebola viruses |
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15 | Journal Club Alen Paiva |
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18 | Research Seminar Dr. Richard Keijzer Department of Surgery Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba |
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19 NB: FRIDAY 8:30 a.m. |
Semaphorin3E Symposium Dr. Jonathan Duke-Cohan Department of Medical Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School Trafficking in the thymus: new insights into the origins of autoimmunity |
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22 | Journal Club Anthony Altieri F. Filipello, R. Morini, I. Corradini, V. Zerbi, A. Canzi, B. Michalski, M. Erreni, M. Markicevic, C. Starvaggi-Cucuzza, K. Otero, L. Piccio, F. Cignarella, F. Perrucci, M. Tamborini, M. Genua, L. Rajendran, E. Menna, S.Vetrano, M. Matteoli. The Microglial Innate Immune Receptor TREM2 Is Required for Synapse Elimination and Normal Brain Connectivity. Immunity. Volume 48, Issue 5, 15 May 2018, Pages 979-991.e8 |
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25 | Research Seminar
No seminar today |
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26 FRIDAY |
M.Sc. Thesis Defence Kunal Kapoor Anti-inflammatory role of chromofungin, a chromogranin a-derived peptide, in the context of colitis 9:00-10:30 a.m. Alec Sehon Seminar Room 477 Apotex Centre
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29 | Journal Club Vasudeva Bhat Adair L. Borges, Jenny Y. Zhang, MaryClare F. Rollins, Beatriz A. Osuna, Blake Wiedenheft and Joseph Bondy-Denomy. Bacteriophage Cooperation Suppresses CRISPR-Cas3 and Cas9 Immunity. Cell 174, 917-925. August 9, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.013 |
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NOVEMBER | ||
1 | Research Seminar Dr. Versha Banerji Department of Internal Medicine Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba & Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology Using real world clinical data: From clinical care to translational research |
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5 | Journal Club Rony Thomas S. Tsai, X. Clemente-Casares, A.C. Zhou, H. Lei, J.J. Ahn, Y. T. Chan, O. Choi, H. Luck, M. Woo, S. E. Dunn, E.G. Engleman, T.H. Watts, S. Winer, and D.A. Winer. Insulin Receptor-Mediated Stimulation Boosts T Cell Immunity during Inflammation and Infection. Cell Metabolism, 2018 Aug 22. pii: S1550-4131(18)30504-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.08.003 |
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8 | Research Seminar Dr. Keith Fowke Department of Medical Microbiology Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Does sex work drive immune tolerance? Some female sex workers in Nairobi are highly exposed to HIV yet remain uninfected. Immune activation is higher in HIV infection and activated CD4+ T cells are preferred targets for HIV infection. Our lab has shown that the longer a women has been involved in sex work the lower her immune activation levels are. Is sex work driving this lower level of immune activation and possibly contributing to increased resistance to HIV infection? |
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FRIDAY Nov. 9 |
RESEARCH WORKSHOP 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
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12 | Remembrance Day - University Closed | |
15 | Research Seminar Dr. Janilyn Arsenio Manitoba Centre of Proteomics and Systems Biology Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Understanding CD8+ T cell differentiation at the single-cell level |
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19 NB: STARTS AT 11:30 a.m. TODAY |
Journal Club Hadeesha Piyadasa Keren L, Bosse M, Marquez D, Angoshtari R, Jain S, Varma S, Yang SR, Kurian A, Van Valen D, West R, Bendall SC, Angelo M. A Structured Tumor-Immune Microenvironment in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Revealed by Multiplexed Ion Beam Imaging. Cell. 2018 Sep 6;174(6):1373-1387.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.039. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30193111 |
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22 | Research Seminar Caroline Graham Research Associate, HayGlass Lab Department of Immunology What to expect when you are expecting: If and how your innate immune system changes during a healthy successful human pregnancy LOCATION: 500 John Buhler Research Centre
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26 | Journal Club Folayemi Olayinka-Adefemi L.A. O’Reilly, T.L. Putoczki, L.A. Mielke, J.T. Low, A. Lin, A. Preaudet, M.J. Herold, K. Yaprianto, L. Tai, A. Kueh, G. Pacini, R. L.Ferrero, R. Gugasyan, Y. Hu, M. Christie, S. Wilcox, R. Grumont, M. D.W. Griffin, L. O’Connor, G.K. Smyth, M. Ernst, P. Waring, S. Gerondakis, A. Strasser. Loss of NF-κB1 Causes Gastric Cancer with Aberrant Inflammation and Expression of Immune Checkpoint Regulators in a STAT-1-Dependent Manner. Immunity Volume 48, Issue 3, 20 March 2018, Pages 570-583.e8 |
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29 | Special Seminar
A Special Seminar, for Dept of Immunology Graduate Students only, will be offered as follows: Ms. Kate YeeCareer Consultant Student Affairs Career Services University of Manitoba The Immunology Student Council has invited Ms. Yee to give a presentation covering the following:
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DECEMBER | ||
3 | Journal Club
Aaron Chanas-LaRue |
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6 | Research Seminar Dr. Jason Kindrachuk Canada Research Chair in the molecular pathogenesis of emerging and re-emerging viruses Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba Characterizing the molecular determinants underlying severe Ebola virus disease and post-recovery persistence: science under negative pressure |
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10 | Journal Club Joaquin Ernesto Fajarde Despaigne Michelet X, Dyck L, Hogan A, Loftus RM, Duquette D, Wei K, Beyaz S, Tavakkoli A, Foley C, Donnelly R, O'Farrelly C, Raverdeau M, Vernon A, Pettee W, O'Shea D, Nikolajczyk BS, Mills KHG, Brenner MB, Finlay D, Lynch L. Metabolic reprogramming of natural killer cells in obesity limits antitumor responses. Nat Immunol. 2018 Dec;19(12):1330-1340. doi: 10.1038/s41590-018-0251-7 |
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13 | Research Seminar Dr. Sabine Hombach-Klonisch Human Anatomy and Cell Science Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Manitoba The oncofetal HMGA2 protects the cancer cell genome |
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17 | Journal Club Nnamdi Ikeogu A. Glasner, A. Levi, J. Enk, B. Isaacson, S. Viukov, S. Orlanski, A. Scope, T. Neuman, C.D. Enk, J.H. Hanna, V. Sexl, S. Jonjic, B. Seliger, L. Zitvogel, O. Mandelboim. NKp46 Receptor-Mediated Interferon-g Production by Natural Killer Cells Increases Fibronectin 1 to Alter Tumor Architecture and Control Metastasis. Immunity 48, 107–119 January 16, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2017.12.007 |
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20 | Research Seminar - Cancelled | |
University Closed December 22, 2018 to January 2, 2019 inclusive | ||
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JANUARY | ||
10 | Golden Anniversary Research Seminar Series Dr. Kent HayGlass Department of Immunology Your sex shapes innate immunity: Women and Men Differ, Boys and Girls not so much |
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14 | Journal Club Rahmat Rahman C.S. Garris, S.P. Arlauckas, R.H. Kohler, M.P. Trefny, S. Garren, C. Piot, C. Engblom, C. Pfirschke, M. Siwicki, J. Gungabeesoon, G.J. Freeman, S.E. Warren, S. Ong, E. Browning, C.G. Twitty, R.H. Pierce, M.H. Le, A.P. Algazi, A.I. Daud, S.I. Pai, A. Zippelius, R. Weissleder, and M.J. Pittet Successful Anti-PD-1 Cancer Immunotherapy Requires T Cell-Dendritic Cell Crosstalk Involving the Cytokines IFN-γ and IL-12. Immunity. Volume 49, Issue 6, P1148-1161.e7, December 18, 2018 https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(18)30439-4 |
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17 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Vasudeva Bhat Identification and characterization of a new basal-like luminal progenitor in human breast tissue |
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21 | Journal Club No Journal Club today |
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24 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar
Hadeesha Piyadasa |
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28 | Journal Club
Abdoulaye Diarra |
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30 | M.Sc. Thesis Defence Rahmat Rahman JNK-associated leucine zipper (JLP) scaffolding protein regulates natural killer cell migrations 9:30-11:30 a.m. Alec Sehon Seminar Room (477 Apotex Centre) |
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31 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Rashed Rashu Lung resident memory T cells in chlamydia infection |
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FEBRUARY | ||
4 | Journal Club
Ashley Ste-Croix |
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Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar No seminar today |
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11 | Journal Club Gloria Akaluka K. Hirota, M. Hashimoto, Y. Ito, M. Matsuura, H. Ito, M. Tanaka, H. Watanabe, G. Kondoh, A. Tanaka, K. Yasuda, M. Kopf, A.J. Potocnik, B. Stockinger, N. Sakaguchi, and S. Sakaguchi. Autoimmune Th17 Cells Induced Synovial Stromal and Innate Lymphoid Cell Secretion of the Cytokine GM-CSF to Initiate and Augment Autoimmune Arthritis. 2018, Immunity 48, 1220–1232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2018.04.009 |
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14 | Golden Anniversary Research Seminar Series Dr. Jude Uzonna Changing dogma? Immunologic memory may need constant reminders |
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18 | Louis Riel Day - University Closed | |
21 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Alen Paiva Identification and characterization of immune cells in tumour-adjacent breast tissue Nnamdi Ikeogu Regulation of host's immunity to cutaneous leishmaniasis by Semaphorin 3E |
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Journal Club Xun Wu |
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25 | Edge of Science in Medicine Dr. Andrew P. Makrigiannis Professor and Head Department of Microbiology and Immunology Dalhousie University The Case of Mike's missing macrophages: Role of 'NK Cell receptor' in alveolar macrophage development and function 12:00 noon Frederic Gaspard Theatre Basic Medical Sciences Building |
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26 | PUBLIC PRESENTATION HEADSHIP CANDIDATE Dr. Aaron Marshall Professor, Department of Immunology Noon - 1:00 p.m. Theatre C, Basic Medical Sciences Bldg. |
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28 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar TBD |
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MARCH | ||
4 | Journal Club No Journal Club |
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11 | Journal Club Dina Mostafa T. Sumida, M.R. Lincoln, C.M. Ukeje1, D.M. Rodriguez, H. Akazawa, T. Noda, A.T. Naito, I. Komuro, M. Dominguez-Villar and D.A. Hafler. Activated β-catenin in Foxp3+ regulatory T cells links inflammatory environments to autoimmunity. Nature Immunology. Vol 19, December 2018 pgs. 1391–1402. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-018-0236-6 |
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Ph.D. Thesis Defence |
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14 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Amena Aktar PlexinD1 deficiency in macrophage exacerbates house dust mite-induced allergic asthma
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18 | Journal Club Mahder Teffera Banks, D. A., Ahlbrand, S. E., Hughitt, K. V., Shah, S., Mayer-Barber, K. D., Vogel, S. N., et al. (2019). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inhibits Autocrine Type I IFN Signaling to Increase Intracellular Survival. The Journal of Immunology. http://www.jimmunol.org/content/early/2019/03/01/jimmunol.1801303 |
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21 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Ernesto Fajardo Despaigne Role of follicular helper T cell subsets in chronic lymphocytic leukemia Abdoulaye Diarra Chromofungin ameliorates colitis and reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress/P53-apoptotic pathways |
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25 | Journal Club
Roma Zayats |
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28 |
Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar |
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APRIL | ||
1 | Journal Club
Amena Aktar |
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4 | Research Seminar Dr. Lisa Reynolds University of Victoria Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Modulation of host immunity by gut-dwelling helminths and bacterial microbes |
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11 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Aida Barazandeh The critical role of phosphoenolpyrovate carboxykinse (PEPCK) in pathogenesis of cutaneous leishmaniasis Aaron Chanas-Larue H1 antihistamines induce synergistic cell death in CLL cells when combined with ibrutinib in vitro |
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15 | Journal Club Atta Yazdanpanah A. De Luca, M. Pariano, B. Cellini, C. Costantini, V. R. Villella, S.S. Jose, M. Palmieri, M. Borghi, C. Galosi, G. Paolicelli, L. Maiuri, J. Fric, T. Zelante. The IL-17F/IL-17RC Axis Promotes Respiratory Allergy in the Proximal Airways. Cell Reports 20, 1667–1680, August 15, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.063 |
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18 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Ashley Ste-Croix INPP4’s Role in the Regulation of BCR Signaling and Metabolic Activity Xun Wu Abnormal T follicular helper cell subsets in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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22 | Journal Club
Aida Barazandeh |
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25 |
Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar
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Journal Club L.C. Burzynski, M. Humphry, K. Pyrillou, K.A. Wiggins, J.N.E. Chan, N. Figg, L.L. Kitt, C. Summers, K.C. Tatham, P.B. Martin, M.R. Bennett, and M.C.H. Clarke. The Coagulation and Immune Systems Are Directly Linked through the Activation of Interleukin-1a by Thrombin. Immunity. 50, 1–10 April 16, 2019. |
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MAY | ||
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Special Seminar |
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Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar
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6 | Golden Anniversary Research Seminar Series Dr. Andrew Halayko Oxidized phosphatidylcholines in asthma pathophysiology: A clue for new Therapies? |
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9 | Research Seminar Dr. Edwin Wang AIHS Translational Chair in Cancer Genomics/Informatics Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Tumor single-cell and genomics suggest that germline functional variants in NK cells are associated with survival and immunotherapy |
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13 | Journal Club
Rashed Rashu |
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15 | M.Sc. Thesis Defence Atta Yazdanpaneh Understanding the role of neutrophils in female reproductive tract (FRT) epithelial barrier remodeling in vivo and HIV susceptibility 10:00 a.m. Alec Sehon Seminar Suite 477 Apotex Centre |
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16 | Annual Graduate Student Research Seminar Abdulaziz Alamri Roma Zayats Cellular dynamics of immune evasion during Leishmania major infection |
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20 | Victoria Day - University Closed | |
23 | Research Seminar
Dr. Natacha Colliou |
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30 |
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JUNE | ||
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2018/2019 Distinguished Immunologist Lecture POSTPONED UNTIL FALL 2019 |
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20 | Golden Anniversary Research Seminar Series Dr. Kelly MacDonald Testing herpesvirus vectors in the real world African setting: lessons learned to guide vaccine trials |
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JULY | ||
25 | M.Sc. Thesis Defence Aaron Chanas-Larue 10:00-11:30 a.m. |
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AUGUST | ||
21 | M.Sc. Thesis Defence Folayemi Olayinka-Adefemi 9:00-11:00 a.m. and M.Sc. Thesis Defence |
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