Weekly seminars on plant-related research will resume in Winter 2012
Mondays 3:30-4:30 pm in SCIE 2315
Come and discover the interesting and dynamic world of plants!
For more information about these seminars or to inquire about doing a research project or graduate program on plants,
please contact
Dr. Annette Nassuth | anassuth@uoguelph.ca
Previous Seminars.....
Winter 2011
January 17, 2011
Surya Kant, Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
"Characterization of novel genes aimed at improving nitrogen use efficiency in plants"
January 31, 2011
John Greenwood, Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
"Ricinosomes: Subcellular Morticians"
February 7, 2011
Matthew Smith, Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier "Structure-function analysis of key components of the chloroplast protein import apparatus"
February 14, 2011
Chris Hall, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph
"In planta production and in vitro assessment of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab, the growth inhibitor of Her2 positive breast cancer"
February 28, 2011
Gabo Moreno-Hagelsieb, Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University
"Comparative interactomics and the evolution of functional interactions in Escherichia coli"
March 14, 2011
Reynald Tremblay, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario
"Plant lectins in biotechnology: Novel applications for academic, medical and commercial use"
March 21, 2011 at 2:30 pm in SCIE 2315
Joss Rose, Department of Biology, Cornell University
"Peeling apart the structure, function and evolution of plant cuticles"March 28, 2011
Rongmin Zhao, Dept of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
"Multiple roles of molecular chaperone Hsp90 in plants"
May 13, 2011
Steve Howell, Division Director, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, National Science Foundation
"Stress management in plants. What does the ER have to do with it?"
Winter 2010
March 1, 2010
David Guevara, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
"Integration of transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches for understanding plant responses to nitrogen limitation" (abstract)
March 8, 2010
David Jackson, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
"Novel pathways and players in cereal inflorescence development" (abstract)
March 15, 2010
Barry Shelp, Dept. of Plant Agriculture
"Two decades of GABA research on plants" (abstract)
March 22, 2010
George van der Merwe, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
"The adaptation of yeast to fermentation stress"
March 29, 2010
Mahbuba Siddiqua, Dept. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
“Vitis CBF1 and CBF4 have a role in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance”
Fall 2009
October 19, 2009
Gojun (Gage) Yang, Dept. Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
“Molecular determinants of MITE transposition and amplification” (abstract)
October 26, 2009
Adel Zarei, Dept. Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph
“The AP2/ERF-domain transcription factor ORA47 regulates jasmonate biosynthesis genes in Arabidopsis” (abstract)
November 2, 2009
Paul Goodwin, Dept. of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph
“Systemic acquired resistance and induced systemic resistance against foliar diseases of Agrostis stolonifera and Nicotiana benthamiana” (abstract)
November 9, 2009
George Harauz. Dept. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph
Myelin and Multiple Sclerosis - of Brains and Plants" (abstract)
November 16, 2009
Hugues B. Massicotte. University of Northern British Columbia
“Climatic shifts and symbioses: implications for the Blue-listed whitebark pine and mycoheterotrophic plants of western North America” (abstract)
November 23, 2009
Marie Elliot. Department of Biology, McMaster University
“Exploring non-coding RNAs in the multicellular bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor” (abstract)
November 30, 2009
Eiji Nambara. Dept. Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
“Regulations of abscisic acid metabolism” (abstract)
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Winter 2009
Jan 19, 2009 - Chris Trobacher - MCB, University of Guelph.
Title: “A KDEL-tailed cysteine proteinase associated with programmed cell death in post- germinative tomato endosperm.”
Jan 26, 2009 - Vince De Luca - Biological Sciences, Brock University.
Title: “Cellular specialization is required for plant metabolism.”
Feb 2, 2009 - Liz Lee - Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph.
Title: “Nature of the genetic variation in an elite maize breeding cross.”
Feb 9, 2009 - Lena Hussain, Mitacs Inc. will present “MITACS ACCELERATE, a funding program connecting university research with industry innovation.”
Feb 16, 2009 - break
Feb 23, 2009 - Susanne Kohalmi - Biology, Univ of Western Ontario
Title: “Characterization of the arogenate dehydratase family in Arabidopsis”
Mar 2, 2009 - Robin Cameron - Biology, MacMaster University
Title: “The role of DIR1 in long distance signaling during Systemic Acquired Resistance”
Mar 9, 2009 - Denis P. Maxwell - Biology, University of Western Ontario
Title: “Mitochondria and intracellular stress sensing and signalling in Chlamydomonas”
Mar 16, 2009 - Mahmoud Yaish - MCB, University of Guelph
Title: “AtMBD9 Modulates Plant Development through the Dual Epigenetic Pathways of DNA Methylation and Histone Acetylation”
Mar 23, 2009 - Hafiz Maherali - Int. Biology, University of Guelph.
Title: “The physiological ecology of drought adaptation: macro- and micro-evolutionary perspectives”
Mar 30, 2009 - CANCELLED
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Fall 2008
Sept 29, 2008 - Malcolm Campbell -University of Toronto.
Title: “Molecular regulation of plant ‘behaviour’ ”
Oct 13 - Holiday
Oct 20, 2008 - Wendy Allen - University of Guelph.
Title: ”Insights from Glyoxylate Reductase and NAD Kinase Mutants of Arabidopsis into GABA metabolism and respiration”
Oct 27, 2008 - Priti Krishna - University of Western Ontario.
Title: “Brassinosteroid-mediated stress tolerance: new players in the game”
Nov 3, 2008 - Susan Dudley - MacMaster University
Title: “Kin recognition in four annual plants”
Nov 10, 2008 - Matthijs Tollenaar - University of Guelph
Title: "The Response of Leaf Photosynthesis and Dry Matter Accumulation to Nitrogen Supply in an Older and a Newer Maize Hybrid"
Nov 17, 2008 - Vojislava Grbic - University of Western Ontario.
Title: "Arabidopsis shoot patterning"
Nov 24, 2008 - Steve Newmaster - University of Guelph.
Title: “Exploring cryptic plant diversity using DNA Barcoding”
Dec 1, 2008 - Thomas Berleth - University of Toronto
Title: “Systems Biology of Patterning: Network Models in Auxin Signal Transduction and Vascular Tissue Patterning”
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Winter 2008
Mondays 3:30-4:30 pm in SCIE 2315
Jan 21, 2008 - Keiko Yoshioka, Department of Botany, University of Toronto - “The chimeric CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED ION CHANNEL ATCNGC11/12: Its role in programmed cell death and application for structure-function analysis”
Jan 28, 2008 - Mimi Tanimoto, Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph - "Functional characterisation of INDETERMINATE DOMAIN transcription factors in Arabidopsis development"
Feb 4, 2008 -Daniel Riggs, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough - “Dissection of signaling pathways regulating plant architecture”
Feb 11, 2008 - Brendan McConkey, Dept. of Biology, University of Waterloo - “Function and evolution of ice-binding proteins in plants”
Feb 25, 2008 - Simon Chuong, Dept. of Biology, University of Waterloo
Topic: “C4 photosynthesis: a tale of a single cell”
Mar 3, 2008 - John Klironomos, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph - "Mechanisms of coexistence in a mycorrhizal fungal community".
Mar 10, 2008 - Lewis Lukens, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph - "Genotype-specific responses of Zea mays to water stress"
Mar 17, 2008 - Daphne Goring, Dept. of Botany, University of Toronto - “The ARC1 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase and its Role in the Rejection of Incompatible Brassica Pollen”
Mar 24, 2008 - Elizabeth Weretilnyk, Dept. of Biology, McMaster University - “Prospecting for stress tolerance genes in the Yukon”
Mar 31, 2008 - Elwira Sliwinska, Univ. of Technology and Life Sciences, Poland - Analyzing the plant genome by flow cytometry
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Fall 2007
Mondays 3:30-4:30pm SCI 2315
Oct 1, 2007 - Mingsheng Peng - NLA, a RING-Type Ubiquitin Ligase, Controls Arabidopsis Adaptability to Nitrogen Limitation by Modulating the Phenylpropanoid Pathway.
Oct 22 - Susan Lolle, Waterloo - Evidence for non-Mendelian Inheritance of Ancestral Sequences in Arabidopsis
Oct 29, 2007 - OVC 1714 Roy C. Anderson Memorial Lecture - Dan Klessig Protective immunity in plants against pathogens: interesting parallels to innate immunity in plants.
Nov 5, 2007 - Manish Raizada Near-Fatal Injury and Decapitation in the Lab: de novo Shoot Meristem Formation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Nov 12, 2007 - Nick Provart Raising the BAR for Functional Genomics Research: Using Large-scale Data Sets for Hypothesis Generation.
Nov 19, 2007 - Surya Kant Thellungiella halophila, an Arabidopsis Relative Model System (ARMS) plant
Nov 26, 2007 - Orlene Guerra Peraza Tentative title: Cold stress in maize