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

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
LMP1001Y (1.0 FCE)       

Entry BEFORE 31 August 2020

Course code MSc PhD PhD Direct Entry
LMP1001Y (1.0 FCE)  Attend and present Attend and present Attend and present

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

LMP1001H Student Seminar Series l

  • 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. 

Brain and Neuroscience

Week

Room

Date

Presenter one

Presenter two

Fall Term

 

 

 

Week 2

MSB 4279

October 2, 2023

Ain Kim

Jenny Zhang

Week 4

MSB 4279

October 23, 2023

Kate Noseworthy

Jennifer Tieku Boateng

Week 6

MSB 4279

November 6, 2023

Babishaa Sauntharrajan

Jasmeet Kaur Singh

Week 7

MSB 4279

November 13, 2023

Bryan Kartono

 

Week 8

MSB 4279

November 20, 2023

Claire Elizabeth Verkuyl

Ashley Amiraslani

Week 10

MSB 4279

December 4, 2022

Sarah Geahchan

Ameesha Paliwal

Winter/Spring Term

 

 

 

Week 12

MSB 4279

January 15,  2024

Alissa Pak

Sandra Shenouda

Week 14

MSB 4279

January 29, 2024

Malik Rian Raymond White

Daniela Andrea Lozano Casasbuenas

Week 16

MSB 4279

February 12, 2024

Ari Belotserkovsky

Cherisse Grace En Sing Tan

Week 18

MSB 4279

March 4, 2024

Syeda Hania Qamar

Ingrid Campbell

Week 19

MSB 4279

March 11, 2024

Raghav Sharma

 

Week 20

MSB 4279

March 18, 2024

Diana Gaetana Maria Nelles

Sandra Singh

Week 23

MSB 4279

April 8, 2024

Lauren Joe

Camille Sarah Lavoie

Week 25

MSB 4279

April 22, 2024

Narisa Dhupar

Victor Quoc Binh

Cancer, Development and Aging

Week

Room

Date

Presenter one

Presenter two

Fall Term

 

 

 

Week 2

MSB 4171

October 2, 2023

Ncedile Mankahla

 Stefanie-Grace

Week 4

MSB 4171

October 23, 2023

Sasha Sharma Blay

Rifat Shahriar Sajid

Week 6

MSB 4171

November 6, 2023

Vernon Fong

Anders Wilder Erickson

Week 8

MSB 4171

November 20, 2023

Sabrina Roy

Cori Lau

Week 10

MSB 4171

December 4, 2022

Mashiat Lamia Mimosa

Bryn Gina Livingston

Winter/Spring Term

 

 

 

Week 12

MSB 4171

January 15, 2024

Vincent Francis Paras Castillo

Ryunosuke Hoshi

Week 14

MSB 4171

January 29, 2024

Azam Rastegarmoghadam Ebrahimia

Joshua Robert Haebe

Week 16

MSB 4171

February 12, 2024

Mingyuan Wan

I-Chen Ho

Week 18

MSB 4171

March 4, 2024

Tamara Sandouka

Abraam Zakhary

Week 20

MSB 4171

March 18, 2024

Mia Hubert

Connor Charton

Week 21

MSB 4279

March 25, 2024

Michelle Sofia Allkanjari

Ashlan Best

Week 22

MSB 4279

April 1, 2024

Nan Jiang

Wai Lam Mok

Week 24

MSB 4279

April 15, 2024

SKB

Ryan Gabriel Ripsman

Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism/Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

Week

Room

Date

Presenter one

Presenter two

Fall Term

 

 

 

Week 1

MSB 4171

September 25, 2023

Winnie Ho

Manon Feason

Week 3

MSB 4171

October 16, 2023

Cassandra Taber

Dina Greenberg

Week 5

MSB 4171

October 30, 2023

 

Priya Mistry

Week 7

MSB 4171

November 13, 2023

Sarah Linda Aloi

Wei Sheng Liang

Week 9

MSB 4171

November 27, 2023

Leila Gholami

Jasmeen Kaur Monga

Week 11

MSB 4171

December 11, 2023

Johnny Lu

Krista Alyanna Antonio

Winter/Spring Term

 

 

 

Week 13

MSB 4171

January 22, 2024

Andrea Psesky

Mary-Jo Hatem

Week 15

MSB 4171

February 5, 2024

Britney Bo Ying Tian

Abolfazl Davdar

Week 17

MSB 4171

February 26, 2024

Yoon Soo Chang

Nathaniel James Heayn

Week 19

MSB 4171

March 11, 2024

Vanessa Little

Andrew Song

Week 21

MSB 4171

March 25, 2024

Noa Anat Chazot

Christopher James Khoury

Week 22

MSB 4171

April 1, 2024

Viktor Prifti

Nathanial Bao Tam Vo Pham Truong

Week 23

MSB 4171

April 8, 2024

Sahara Jillian Haas

Defne Urman

Week 24

MSB 4171

April 15, 2024

Khyati Mittal

Paola Driza

Week 25

MSB 4171

April 22, 2024

Brock Kent Howard

Suejean Park

Week 26

MSB 4171

MSB 4279

April 29, 2024

Ayla Shahid

Ranmal Avinash Bandara

Hayley Ruth Peters

Randy Van Ommeren

Infectious Diseases, Inflammation and Immunology

Week

Room

Date

Presenter one

Presenter two

Fall Term

 

 

 

Week 1

MSB 4279

September 25, 2023

Adrienne Ranger

Manmeet Sekhon

Week 3

MSB 4279

October 16, 2023

 

Zoya Fatima 

Week 5

MSB 4279

October 30, 2023

Yuntian Bi

Kuganya Nirmalarajah

Week 7

MSB 4279

November 13, 2023

 

Noor Wasfi Alsmadi

Week 9

MSB 4279

November 27, 2023

Justin Daisuke Callahan

Nan Chen

Week 11

MSB 4279

December 11, 2023

Kathrine Laxmi Bhargava

Zoya Hussain

Winter/Spring Term

 

 

 

Week 13

MSB 4279

January 22, 2024

Yunfan Lyu

Aideen Shannon Teeling

Week 15

MSB 4279

February 5, 2024

Kajol Aggarwal

Juliette Anne Blais-Savoie

Week 17

MSB 4279

February 26, 2024

Maya Aisha Allen

Mackenzie Sarah Scott

Week 19

MSB 4279

March 11, 2024

Sheng Han Li

 

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