LMP1001, 1002, 1003: Graduate Seminars in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

Covering the Graduate Seminars in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, including:

LMP1001Y Graduate Seminars in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (MSc or PhD candidates who began before August 31st, 2020)
LMP1001H Student seminar series I: one-year course, you do not present but you must attend
LMP1002H Student seminar series II: one-year course, you must present and attend
LMP1003H Student seminar series III: two-year course, you must attend in the first year and present (and attend) in the second year

To check you program requirements, please see Course requirements and performance expectations.

Contacts

Administrative support
lmp.grad@utoronto.ca

Dr. Stephen Girardin
stephen.girardin@utoronto.ca

Dr. Paul Hamel
paul.hamel@utoronto.ca

Teaching Assistant

Zoya Tawhidi
zoya.tawhidi@mail.utoronto.ca

Group seminars

You will be allocated to one of the groups, based on either:

your stated preferences or
the preference of your supervisors.

The groups are based on general themes.

We will have 11 weeks of seminars in the Fall Term and 15 weeks of seminars in the Winter/Spring Term (26 weeks total).

Attendance requirements

You must attend a total of 13 weeks of these student seminars throughout the year. Seven of those weeks must be from within your own allocated group. In-person attendance is mandatory.

You must attend 50% of our Faculty Seminars (also known as the Monday Seminar series). You are required to attend 50% during the Fall Term and 50% during the Winter/Spring Term. In-person attendance is mandatory.

The Monday/Faculty seminars take place on Mondays 4 - 5 pm in MSB 2170 during term time. Details are sent by email in the LMP events bulletin every Friday and are available in the LMP events calendar.

To register your attendance: you must ensure you sign the attendance sheet provided by the TA (Zoya Tawhidi) at the beginning each seminar.

We welcome suggestions for invited speakers. To suggest a speaker for the Faculty Seminar, please contact the organising committee.

You may attend any additional seminars of interest.

MSc students must attend in their first two years of study
PhD U (direct entry) students must attend in their first four years of study
PhD students must attend in their first two years of study.

Group	Weeks of seminars over the year
Group 1: Brain and Neuroscience	12 weeks
Group 2: Cancer, Development and Aging	13 weeks
Group 3: Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism/ Group 5: Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine	16 weeks
Group 4: Infectious Diseases, Inflammation and Immunology	9 weeks

Format of the group seminars

This is a pass/fail course.

Each week, two of the groups will hold seminars at the same time in different rooms. Typically, two students in each group will present in each session.

Each presenting student is expected to give:

Maximum 20 minute presentation
5 minute Q&A

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

It is expected that your PIs/supervisors will also be present when you are presenting. Other faculty are, of course, strongly encouraged to attend regularly.

How to submit your abstract

You must submit the 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 seminar timetable 2023/2024

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

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 Tawhidi Sbergio
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