LMP1001H, LMP1002H, LMP1003H: Student Seminar Series in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

The Student Seminar Series courses are mandatory courses that you will take during your Master’s or PhD program. The purpose of these courses is to improve your presentation skills and to provide opportunities to think critically about research.

The Student Seminar Series Courses (LMP1001/2/3) consist of two different seminar series:

The Graduate Student Seminar Series; and
The LMP Seminar Series (formerly known as the Monday Seminar Series).

Both series will take place on Wednesdays throughout the academic year, starting September 2025.

Start date for student seminars is Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

Start date for LMP Seminar Series is Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

The information on this page is available as a downloadable PDF.

Graduate Student Seminar Series

Time: 10 - 11 am for 2025-2026
Location: MSB 4279 and MSB 4171 for 2025-2026
Start date for Fall 2025 - Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Student seminars are held in two simultaneous sessions. Two students who are assigned to the same research group will present their work in each session.

You will be assigned to one of the groups based on your stated preference or the preference of your supervisor. In the first year of your program, you will receive an email notification from the graduate office to fill out a form to select your group. You will remain in this group throughout your program.

The research groups are:

Brain and Neuroscience (Neuro)
Cancer, Development and Aging (Cancer)
Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism (Cardio)
Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (MCB)
Infectious Diseases, Inflammation and Immunology (ID)

LMP Seminar Series

(formerly known as the Monday Seminar Series)

Time: 11 am - 12 pm for 2025-2026
Location: MSB 2170 for 2025-2026
Start date for Fall 2025 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Speakers from the University of Toronto and the wider scientific community present their research. We select speakers to reflect the diverse research areas of LMP that include both clinical and fundamental science. We ensure our selection of speakers reflect our principles of diversity and inclusion.

All are welcome to attend these seminars, which are held in the Medical Sciences Building at the University of Toronto. Details of upcoming seminars are listed in our events calendar.

Which course should I be enrolled in?

The course you will be enrolled in depends on your year of study and whether you are an MSc student, a regular entry PhD student (i.e. you have completed an MSc or an equivalent degree) or a direct entry PhD student (i.e. you have entered the PhD program directly after completing your BSc, or you have transferred from the MSc to the PhD program).

Course code	MSc	PhD	PhD Direct Entry
LMP1001H (Fall/Winter: 1 year)	Year 1: attend		Year 1: attend
LMP1002H (Fall/Winter: 1 year)	Year 2: attend and present		Year 2: attend and present
LMP1003H (2 years) Fall/Winter: 1st Year		Year 1: attend	Year 3: attend
LMP1003H (2 years) Fall/Winter: 2nd Year		Year 2: attend and present	Year 4: attend and present

Course requirements

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Graduate Student Seminar Series:

You do not make a presentation.
You must attend a minimum of 10 student seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.
You have the option to attend student seminars outside your group, but at least 5 of the 10 seminars must be from within your own group.

LMP Seminar Series:

You must attend a minimum of 10 faculty-led seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.

You will receive a CR for this course at the end of the year.

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Graduate Student Seminar Series:

You will make a presentation on a day assigned to you at the beginning of the year. See the schedule below.
You must attend a minimum of 10 student seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.
You have the option to attend student seminars outside your group, but at least 5 of the 10 seminars must be from within your own group.

LMP Seminar Series:

You must attend a minimum of 10 faculty-led seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.

You will receive a CR for this course at the end of the year.

LMP1003H Student Seminar Series III

Year one

Graduate Student Seminar Series

You will not make a presentation in your first year.

You must attend a minimum of 10 student seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.
You have the option to attend student seminars outside your group, but at least 5 of the 10 seminars must be from within your own group.

LMP Seminar Series: You must attend a minimum of 10 faculty-led seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Year two

Graduate Student Seminar Series

At the beginning of your second year, you will be assigned a day on which you will make a presentation. See the schedule below.
You must attend a minimum of 10 student seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.
You have the option to attend student seminars outside your group, but at least 5 of the 10 seminars must be from within your own group.

LMP Seminar Series: You must attend a minimum of 10 faculty-led seminars in the 2025-2026 academic year.

You will receive a CR for this course at the end of the second year.

How to register your attendance

You will record your attendance in Quercus at the beginning of each seminar you attend. Please be sure to bring a device with you to be able to log in.

Presentation requirements

Each presenting student is expected to:

Write and submit a 250-word abstract.
Give a maximum 20-minute presentation.
Have a 5-minute Q&A.

Each seminar room will be moderated by a faculty member who will provide feedback at the end of each session.

All faculty, including your supervisor(s), are welcome to attend your seminar.

Abstract submission

Deadline: by Monday at 10 am the week BEFORE your presentation (e.g. If you present on September 24 you must submit your abstract September 15).

For your presentation you are required to submit an abstract. This abstract will be a summary of your research and will be posted on our website.

You must submit a presentation title and abstract (~250 words) for your seminar by Monday at 10 am the week before your presentation using our online form.

Submit your abstract now

LMP1001H, 1002H, 1003H presenter schedule for 2025-2026

Seminars take place on Wednesdays at 10 am.

Fall term 2025

Week	Date	Group	Room	Presenter 1	Presenter 2
1	September 24	Neuro	4171	Jarryll Uy	Ann Mansur
	September 24	ID	4279	Veronica Chang
2	October 1	Cancer	4171	Vincent Paras Castillo	Sharon Khavkine Binstock
	October 1	Neuro	4279	Sarah Geahchan	I-Chen Ho
3	October 8	Cardio/MCB	4171	Mary-Jo Hatem	Jasmeen Kaur Monga
	October 8	ID	4279	Philip Sherif Samaan
4	October 15	Cancer	4171	Wai Lam Mok
	October 15	Neuro	4279	Lauren Joe
5	October 22	Cardio/MCB	4171	Britney Bo Ying Tian	Wei Sheng Liang
	October 22	ID	4279	Juliette Anne Blais-Savoie	Maya Aisha
6	October 29	Cancer	4171	Tamara Y Sandouka
	October 29	Neuro	4279	Camille Sarah Lavoie
7	November 5	Cardio/MCB	4171	Ness Little
	November 5	ID	4279	Nan Chen
8	November 12	Cancer	4171	Abraam Zakhary
	November 12	ID	4279	Noor Wasfi Alsmadi
9	November 19	Cardio/MCB	4171	Suejean Park
	November 19	ID	4279	Yaejin Lee	Sheng Han Li
10	November 26	Cancer	4171	Ameesha Paliwal
	November 26	Neuro	4279	Bryan Handoyo Kartono
11	December 3	Cardio/MCB	4171	Carolina Dolores Fiallos Herrera	Julio Akarawin Castiblanco Guzman
	December 3	ID	4279	Hayley Ruth Peters
12	December 10	Cancer	4171	Mingyuan Wan
	December 10	Neuro	4279	Alissa Pak
13	December 17	Cardio/MCB	4171	Aisha Adil
	December 17	ID	4279	Semini Uththara Beragama Jathunga

Winter term 2026

Week	Date	Group	Room	Presenter 1	Presenter 2
14	January 7	Cancer	4171	Lauren C. M. Omoto
	January 7	Neuro	4279	William Edward Bastedo
15	January 14	Cardio/MCB	4171	Isabel Nie Xin Lim	Mavis Lee
	January 14	ID	4279	Yuying Zhang	Madison Emma Corrine Denney
16	January 21	Cancer	4171	Rohin Chakraborty
	January 21	Neuro	4279	Sofia Caterina Gentile
17	January 28	Cardio/MCB	4171	Kamalben Bharatbhai Prajapati	Abbie Wing Sum Lo
	January 28	ID	4279	Shmily Lin	Amelia Montemarano
18	February 4	Cancer	4171	Benjamin David Laxer
	February 4	Neuro	4279	Jiaqi Li
19	February 11	Cardio/MCB	4171	Melissa Suma	Vinson Ni
	February 11	ID	4279	Neetu Nadi Rambharack	Mu Yan Ren
20	February 18	Cancer	4171	Mutian Wang
	February 18	Cardio/MCB	4279	Yuejia Yin
21	February 25	Cardio/MCB	4171	Thirujhan Theivendram	Taaniya Thavaratnam
	February 25	ID	4279	Ojas Singh
22	March 4	Cancer	4171	Anna Tymofyeyeva
	March 4	Neuro	4279	Zahra Nasser
23	March 11	Cardio/MCB	4171	Annie Yew	Jeff Ji Zhang
	March 11	ID	4279	Chuhan Dong
24	March 18	Cancer	4171	Kangni Zou
	March 18	Neuro	4279	Medha Radhamma Krishnan
25	March 25	Cardio/MCB	4171	Tara Lazetic	Ayla Shahid
	March 25	ID	4279	Essam Karam

Contacts

Course Coordinators

Dr. Stephen Girardin
stephen.girardin@utoronto.ca

Dr. Paul Hamel
paul.hamel@utoronto.ca

Teaching Assistant

Anca Maglaviceanu
anca.maglaviceanu@mail.utoronto.ca

Graduate Office

April Morris and Beatrice Wong: lmp.grad@utoronto.ca