LMP1001Y, 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:

1. The Graduate Student Seminar Series; and
2. The Faculty Seminar Series (also known as the Monday Seminar Series).

Both series take place on Mondays throughout the academic year. 

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

Graduate Student Seminar Series

Time: Mondays 3:00-4:00 pm 
Location: MSB 4279 and MSB 4171

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:

1. Brain and Neuroscience
2. Cancer, Development and Aging
3. Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism
4. Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
5. Infectious Diseases, Inflammation and Immunology

Faculty Seminar Series (also known as the Monday Seminar Series)

Time: Mondays 4:00-5:00 pm 
Location: MSB 2170

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).

• LMP1001H, LMP1002H and LMP1003H are for students who joined their programs after August 31, 2020.
• LMP1001Y is for students who joined their programs before August 31, 2020.

Entry AFTER 31 August 2020

Entry BEFORE 31 August 2020

Each year you will be automatically enrolled in your required course in ACORN. You will see an “IPR” (In progress) next to the corresponding course code course in ACORN until you have completed the requirements and pass. Once you pass the course you will see a “CR” (credit) on your student record. 

Course requirements

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• Graduate Student Seminar Series: You do not make a presentation.  You are required to attend at least 50% of the student seminars, which amounts to 13 weeks of seminars in the 2023-2024 academic year. You have the option to attend presentations outside your group, but at least SEVEN of the 13 weeks must be from within your own group.
• Faculty Seminar Series (Monday Seminar Series): You must attend 50% of the seminars in the Fall term and 50% of the seminars in the Winter term.

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

LMP1002H Students Seminar Series ll

• Graduate Student Seminar Series: You will make a presentation on a day assigned to you at the beginning of the year. You are required to attend at least 50% of the student seminars, which amounts to 13 weeks of seminars in the 2023-2024 academic year. You have the option to attend presentations outside your group, but at least 7 of the 13 weeks must be from within your own group.
• Faculty Seminar Series (Monday Seminar Series): You must attend 50% of the seminars in the Fall term and 50% of the seminars in the Winter term.

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

LMP1003H Student Seminar Series III

• Graduate Student Seminar Series: You will not make a presentation in your first year. At the beginning of your second year, you will be assigned a day on which you will make a presentation. You are required to attend at least 50% of the student seminars, which amounts to 13 weeks of seminars in the 2023-2024 academic year. You have the option to attend presentations outside your group, but at least 7 of the 13 weeks must be from within your own group.
• Faculty Seminar (Monday Seminar Series): You must attend 50% of the seminars in the Fall term and 50% of the seminars in the Winter term.

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

LMP1001Y Graduate Seminar (for PhD students who began before Aug. 31, 2020)

• Student Seminar: You will not make a presentation in your first or third years. At the beginning of your second and fourth years, you will be assigned a day on which you will make a presentation. You are required to attend at least 50% of the student seminars, which amounts to 13 weeks of seminars in the 2023-2024 academic year. You have the option to attend presentations outside your group, but at least 7 of the 13 weeks must be from within your own group.
• Faculty Seminar (Monday Seminar Series): You must attend 50% of the seminars in the Fall term and 50% of the seminars in the Winter term.

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

How to register your attendance

You must sign the attendance sheet provided by the TA at the beginning of each seminar. It is your responsibility to sign this sheet. 

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

For your presentation you are required to submit an abstract to the graduate office. 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

Group and presentation table for Student Seminars

See below for the schedule of our student presentations with names of the presenters, group and room locations. 

Contacts

Graduate Office

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

Teaching Assistant

Zoya Tawhidi: zoya.tawhidi@mail.utoronto.ca

Course Coordinators

Dr. Stephen Girardin
stephen.girardin@utoronto.ca

Dr. Paul Hamel
paul.hamel@utoronto.ca