PRinCE Webinar Series 2021-2022
In anticipation of #PRinCE2023, we are introducing a webinar series geared towards fostering continued engagement and collaboration between the community of protein homeostasis researchers in Canada. We are excited to be hosting seminars by both principal investigators and trainees. The seminars will be held virtually using zoom every three weeks at 2pm ET (11am PT). Each session will be one hour long and will include either one seminar by a principal investigator or two seminars by trainees.
Seminar Schedule
November 18th, 2021
1. hnRNP A1B, a splice variant of HNRNPA1, has a potential function in RNA transport
Myriam Gagné, Graduate Student - Universite de Montreal
2. Sti1/Hop modulates the toxicity of the ALS-asociated protein Matrin3
Dr. Sonja Di Gregorio, Postdoc - University of Western Ontario
December 9th, 2021
Protein aggregation and inhibition: tau, TDP-43, gelsolin and crystallin stories
Dr. Sanela Martic, PI - Trent University
January 6th, 2022
SUMO regulation of intranuclear quality control chaperones in yeast
Dr. Peter Stirling, PI - BC Cancer Agency
January 27th, 2022
Polyphosphate as a universal regulator of protein function
Dr. Michael Downey, PI - University of Ottawa
February 17th, 2022
A Tribute to Jason Young’s Legacy in Chaperone Protein Folding
Introductory remarks:
Walid A. Houry (University of Toronto)
David Y. Thomas (McGill University)
F. Ulrich Hartl (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany)
Chaperoning protein misfolding in ALS
Dr. Martin Duennwald (Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Canada) Chaperoning protein misfolding in ALS
The chaperone HSPB1 prepares protein aggregates for resolubilization by HSP70
Dr. Carlos H I Ramos (Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil)
The chaperone HSPB1 prepares protein aggregates for resolubilization by HSP70
March 10th, 2022
Uncovering neuronal molecular mechanisms to maintain protein homeostasis
Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde, PI - McGill University
March 31st, 2022
1. Effect of MC4R structural dynamics on the protein transportation to the cell membrane
Dr. Sajjad Ahrari, Postdoc - Universite de Montreal
2. Mechanisms of allosteric regulation of ClpP protease by small molecules and their implications to antibiotic and anticancer drug development
Dr. Mark Mabanglo, Postdoc - University of Toronto
April 21st, 2022
The mitoCPR - a protein quality control pathway for mitochondrial un-imported proteins
Dr. Hilla Weidberg, PI - University of British Columbia
May 12th, 2022
Navigating the protein homeostasis network by induced proximity proteomics
Dr. Mikko Taipale, PI - University of Toronto
May 26th, 2022
Experimental and computational studies of disorder‐based protein‐protein interactions in the oxidative stress response
Dr. (James) Wing-Yiu Choy, PI - University of Western Ontario
