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 - 4 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 (Neuro)
  2. Cancer, Development and Aging (Cancer)
  3. Cardiovascular, Physiology and Metabolism (Cardio)
  4. Molecular and Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (MCB)
  5. Infectious Diseases, Inflammation and Immunology (ID)

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

  • Time: Mondays 4 - 5 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

We currently have a referral scheme in place. Graduate students can win $200 if they make successful speaker suggestions for the Monday Seminars! Find out how you can take part.

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

Deadline: by Monday at 10 am the week BEFORE your presentation

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

LMP1001Y, 1002H, 1003H 2023-24 presenter schedule

Mondays at 3:00pm

Fall term

Week Date Group Room Presenter 1 Presenter 2
1 25 September Cardio/MCB 4171 Winnie Ho Manon Feasson
    ID 4279 Adrienne Ranger Manmeet Sekhon
2 2 October Cancer 4171 Ncedile Mankahla Stefanie-Grace
    Neuro 4279 Ain Kim Jenny Zhang
3 16 October Cardio/MCB 4171 Cassandra Taber Dina Greenberg
    ID 4279   Zoya Fatima Tawhidi 
4 23 October Cancer 4171 Sasha Sharma Blay Rifat Shahriar Sajid
    Neuro 4279 Kate Noseworthy Jennifer Tieku Boateng
5 30 October Cardio/MCB 4171   Priya Mistry
    ID 4279 Yuntian Bi Kuganya Nirmalarajah
6 6 November Cancer 4171 Vernon Fong Anders Wilder Erickson
    Neuro 4279 Babishaa Sauntharrajan Jasmeet Kaur Singh
7 13 November Cardio/MCB 4171 Sarah Linda Aloi Wei Sheng Liang
    ID 4279 Noor Wasfi Alsmadi Bryan Handoyo Kartono
8 20 November Cancer 4171 Sabrina Roy Cori Lau
    Neuro 4279 Claire Elizabeth Verkuyl Ashley Amiraslani
9 27 November Cardio/MCB 4171 Leila Gholami Jasmeen Kaur Monga
    ID 4279 Justin Daisuke Callahan Nan Chen
10 4 December Cancer 4171 Mashiat Lamia Mimosa Bryn Gina Livingston
    Neuro 4279 Sarah Geahchan Ameesha Paliwal
11 11 December Cardio/MCB 4171 Johnny Lu Krista Alyanna Antonio
    ID 4279 Kathrine Laxmi Bhargava Zoya Hussain

Winter term

Week Date Group Room Presenter 1 Presenter 2
12 15 January Cancer 4171 Vincent Francis Paras Castillo Ryunosuke Hoshi
    Neuro 4279 Alissa Pak Sandra Shenouda 
13 22 January Cardio/MCB 4171 Andrea Pisesky Mary-Jo Hatem
    ID 4279 Yunfan Lyu  
14 29 January Cancer 4171 Azam Rastegarmoghadam Ebrahimian Joshua Robert Haebe
    Neuro 4279 Malik Rian Raymond White Daniela Andrea Lozano Casasbuenas
15 5 February Cardio/MCB 4171 Britney Bo Ying Tian Abolfazl Dadvar
    ID 4279 Kajol Aggarwal Juliette Anne Blais-Savoie
16 12 February Cancer 4171 Mingyuan Wan I-Chen Ho
    Neuro 4279 Ari Belotserkovsky Cherisse Grace En Sing Tan
17 26 February Cardio/MCB 4171   Nathaniel James Heayn
    ID 4279 Maya Aisha Allen Mackenzie Sarah Scott
18 4 March Cancer 4171 Tamara Sandouka Abraam Zakhary
    Neuro 4279 Syeda Hania Qamar Ingrid Campbell
19 11 March Cardio/MCB 4171 Vanessa Little Andrew Song
    ID/Neuro 4279 Sheng Han Li Raghav Sharma
20 18 March Cancer 4171 Mia Hubert Connor Charton
    Neuro 4279 Diana Gaetana Maria Nelles Sandra Singh
21 25 March Cardio/MCB 4171 Noa Anat Chazot Christopher James Khoury
    Cancer 4279 Michelle Sofia Allkanjari Ashlan Best
22 1 April Cardio/MCB 4171 Viktor Prifti Nathaniel Bao Tam Vo Pham Truong
    Cancer 4279 Nan Jiang Wai Lam Mok
23 8 April Cardio/MCB 4171 Sahara Jillian Haas Defne Urman
    Neuro 4279 Lauren Joe Camille Sarah Lavoie
24 15 April Cardio/MCB 4171 Khyati Mittal Paola Driza
    Cancer 4279 SKB Ryan Gabriel Ripsman
25 22 April Cardio/MCB 4171 Brock Kent Hoard Suejean Park
    Neuro 4279 Narisa Dhupar Victor Quoc Binh
26 29 April Cardio/MCB 4171 Ayla Shahid Hayley Ruth Peters
    Cardio/MCB 4279 Ranmal Avinash Bandara Randy Van Ommeren
27 6 May ID 4171 Zoya Hussain Aideen Shannon Teeling

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