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SUMMARY:Invited Academic Seminar Series - Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nAdvances in mRNA-based imaging technologies are enabling unprecedented views of cellular architecture and dynamics. This talk will present two stories that employ synthetic mRNA to probe the spatial and temporal organization of living cells. First\, I will describe a generalizable system for in vitro-transcribed (IVT) mRNAs\, optimized for high translational efficiency across multiple cell types while reducing stress pathway activation. This platform\, termed mRNAbow\, supports simultaneous expression of multiple fluorescent proteins\, enabling multiplexed imaging in mammalian cells-including cancer lines\, iPSC-derived models\, primary cells\, and organoids-as well as in vivo contexts such as zebrafish embryos. In a different application\, MS2 and SUNTAG-based live-cell reporters were used to visualize mRNA dynamics and translation at single-molecule resolution. We find that translation of mRNAs encoding membrane and secretory proteins is enriched at endoplasmic reticulum (ER) junctions containing the structural protein lunapark and localized adjacent to lysosomes. These results reveal a coupling between ER organization\, lysosomal nutrient sensing\, and the localized synthesis of secretory and membrane proteins\, linking spatial cell architecture to translational control.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-jennifer-lipponcott-schwartz/
LOCATION:Toronto Rehabilitation Institute\, 550 University Ave\, 2nd Floor Auditorium\, 550 University Ave\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 2A2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Cindy Natalia Molano Camargo
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: 2nd Floor Auditorium (TRI/KITE) – 550 University Ave\nPresentation Title: Dynamic Visual Imagery for Shared Robotic Control via a Multiuser Brain–Computer Interface\nAbstract: Individuals with complex communication and motor limitations have achieved robot control using brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) through mental imagery paradigms. Specifically\, our lab has recently demonstrated the effectiveness of one type of intuitive mental imagery\, namely\, visual imagery\, for online BCI control. This investigation proposes to elucidate whether a novel dynamic visual imagery task\, i.e.\, imagined robot motion during a dyadic interaction\, elicits reliable machine-discernible electroencephalography (EEG) signals. To address this question\, this research aims to characterize the neural oscillatory processes between coupled brains of adults via shared\, dynamic visual imagery-based control of robot-mediated trials in an EEG-based hyperscanning setup\, and to validate the performance of the dynamic visual imagery based-multiuser BCI in terms of accuracy. This research extends the literature on dynamic visual imagery as a cognitive process for supporting shared environmental interaction through dyadic endogenous neural activity via assistive multiuser BCIs.\nSupervisor Name: Professor Tom Chau\nYear of Study: 5\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-cindy-natalia-molano-camargo/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Ree Zheng
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: 2nd Floor Auditorium (TRI/KITE) – 550 University Ave\nPresentation Title: A modern Adenovirus platform for gene therapy delivery\nSupervisor Name: Michael Garton\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-ree-zheng/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Coulter Montague
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: 2nd Floor Auditorium (TRI/KITE) – 550 University Ave\nPresentation Title: Enhancing the Force Generation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes to Improve Transplantation Outcomes\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Michael Laflamme\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-coulter-montague-3/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar Series - Zahn Bariring
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Seminar Series\nPlease ensure you invite your Principal Investigator by adding their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nLocation: 2nd Floor Auditorium (TRI/KITE) – 550 University Ave\nPresentation Title: Targeted Mucosal Vaccine Design\nSupervisor Name: Aereas Aung\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-student-seminar-series-zahn-bariring/
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