Department of Immunology Research Seminars/Research in Progress presentations take place every Thursday from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Alec Sehon Seminar Room, 4th floor, Apotex Centre, unless otherwise noted below.
Annual Graduate Student Research Presentations must take place between January 3 and June 15, 2014 in order to meet the Faculty of Graduate Studies deadline for Student Progress Reports.
| September 2013 | October 2013 | November 2013 | December 2013 | January 2014 |
| February 2014 | March 2014 | April 2014 | May 2014 | June 2014 |
| Last year's Research Seminars | ||||
September 12 - Research Seminar
Dr. Grant Pierce
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
St. Boniface Hospital
The involvement of C. Pneumoniae in cardiovascular disease
September 19 - Research Seminar
Dr. Mark Kaplan
Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology
Indiana University School of Medicine
The symphony of the ninth: Th9-dependent orchestration of allergic inflammation
Graduate Student lunch with Dr. Kaplan to follow at 1:00 p.m.
September 26 - Research Seminar
Dr. Waliul Khan
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
McMaster University
Gut inflammation: interaction of enteroendocrine cells with immune system and microbiota
Graduate Student lunch with Dr. Khan to follow at 1:00 p.m.
October 3 - Research Seminar
Dr. Hassan Marzban
Human Anatomy and Cell Science
University of Manitoba
Cerebellar development in health and disease: Early cerebellar circuits
October 10 - Research in Progress
Dr. Jude Uzonna
Department of Immunology
Reverse Immunology: a really cool vaccination strategy with potential clinical implications
October 17 - Research Seminar
Dr. Juliet Ho, MD, FRCPC
Nephrology and Biomedical Proteomics
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Manitoba
Developing renal allograft surveillance strategies: from implantation to late post-transplant
NB: Dr. Ho is a new cross-appointee to the Department.
October 24 - Research Seminar
Dr. Fiona Parkinson
Department of Pharmacology
University of Manitoba
Dysregulation of adenosine signalling in genetic mouse models
October 31 - Research Seminar
Dr. Seung-Hwan Lee
Canada Research Chair in Viral Infection and Immunity
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Ottawa
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November 7 - Research Seminar
Dr. Jeffrey Wigle
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
St. Boniface Hospital
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November 14 - Distinguished Immunologist Seminar
Robert Hancock, OC, OBC, FRSC,
Canada Research Chair
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of British Columbia
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November 21 - Research Seminar
Dr. Ehsan Khafipour
Departments of Medical Microbiology and Animal Science
University of Manitoba
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November 28 - Research Seminar
Dr. Etienne Leygue
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology
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DECEMBER 2013
December 5 - Research Seminar
Dr. Thomas Klonisch
Human Anatomy and Cell Science
University of Manitoba
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December 12 - Research Seminar
Dr. Peter Eck
Human Nutritional Sciences
Faculty of Human Ecology
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January 9 - Research Seminar
Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour
Department of Physiology
University of Manitoba
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January 16 - Research Seminar
Dr. Peter Cattini
Department of Physiology
University of Manitoba
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January 23 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Sajid Mahmood
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Jyoti Balhara
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January 30 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Chukwunonso Onyilagha
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Hesam Movassagh
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FEBRUARY 2014
February 6 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Emeka Okeke
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Fazle Rabbi
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February 13 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Yujia Sun
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Hadeesha Piyadasa
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February 20 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Deepak Upreti
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Nazanin Tatari
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February 27 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Duaa Alsubait
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Ibrahim Sow
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March 6 - Research Seminar
Dr. Steven Ziegler
Director, Immunology Research Program
Benaroya Research Institute
Seattle, Washington
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March 13 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Grace Choi
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Xun Wu
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March 20 - Research Seminar
Dr. Louise Simard
Head, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
University of Manitoba
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March 27 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Hongzhao Li
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Forough Khadem
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April 3 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Christopher Wiebe
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Vasudeva Bhat
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April 10 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Shiby Kuriakose
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Rebecca Dielschneider
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April 17 - Annual Graduate Student Research Presentation
Vidyanand Anaparti
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Milind Muley
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April 24 - Research Seminar
Adbdulaziz Alamri
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May 1 - Research Seminar
Mohammed Ashfaque
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May 8 - Research Seminar
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May 15 - Research Seminar
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End of seminars for 2013/2014
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May 29 - Research Seminar
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June 5 - Research Seminar
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June 12 - Research Seminar
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June 19 - Research Seminar
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June 26 - Research Seminar
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