BE-STEMM Seminar

Join us for our first seminar of fall 2024. October 16, 4pm ET Title: Investigating Systemic and Mucosal Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination Salma Sheikh-Mohamed Department of Immunology University of Toronto. Salma is a 5th-year PhD candidate in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. Her research involves all things mucosal, as she is interested in immune responses in the ... Read More

Join us for our next seminar of 2024. November 20, 4pm ET Title: Developing Biophotonics Technologies using Melanin, Azo dyes and Natural Polymers Dr. Kayrel Edwards Post-doctoral Research Fellow (York University, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Department of Psychology, MiBar Lab, Steeves Lab)   Bio: Kayrel Edwards is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at York University.  Originally from St. Vincent and ... Read More

Join us for our final seminar of 2024. December 18, 4pm ET Title: Myelin Damage and Repair: Insights from toxicity-induced demyelination in murine models Dr. Olamide Adebiyi DVM, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan.   Bio: Olamide is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. She holds ... Read More

Join us for our next seminar of 2025. February 19, 4pm ET Title: Electrochemical Degradation of GenX – Study on the Contribution of Electrooxidation and Electroreduction to the Overall Reaction with Dr. Kara Hughes, PhD Product Development Specialist Bio: Kara has always been fascinated by science and understanding how things work. Her passion lies in developing sustainable solutions to everyday ... Read More

Join us for our next seminar of 2025. March 19, 4pm ET Title: Harnessing Molecular Sorbents for Environmental Remediation, Metal Recovery, and Sustainable Recycling with Benilde Mizero, MSc Department of Chemistry, McGill University   Bio: Bénilde Mizero is a dedicated PhD candidate in Environmental Chemistry at McGill University, with a strong background in analytical chemistry. Holding an MSc in Chemistry ... Read More

Join us for our next seminar of 2025. April 16, 4pm ET Title: Dynein motor and its adaptors, a journey from yeast to mammalian immune cells with Dr. Safia Omer Post-doctoral fellow cell biologist at the University of Toronto Bio: Dr. Safia Omer is a post-doctoral fellow cell biologist at the University of Toronto with +13 years of expertise in biology ... Read More