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:
- The Graduate Student Seminar Series; and
- 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:
- Brain and Neuroscience
- Cancer, Development and Aging
- Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism
- Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
- 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 |
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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 |
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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.
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 |
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Fall Term |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fall Term |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fall Term |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fall Term |
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Week 1 |
MSB 4279 |
September 25, 2023 |
Adrienne Ranger |
Manmeet Sekhon |
Week 3 |
MSB 4279 |
October 16, 2023 |
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Zoya Fatima |
Week 5 |
MSB 4279 |
October 30, 2023 |
Yuntian Bi |
Kuganya Nirmalarajah |
Week 7 |
MSB 4279 |
November 13, 2023 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Contacts
Graduate Office
April Morris and Beatrice Wong: lmp.grad@utoronto.ca
Teaching Assistant
Zoya Tawhidi: zoya.tawhidi@mail.utoronto.ca