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Bulletin the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences La Société Canadienne Pour Les Biosciences Moléculaires Bulletin The Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences La Société Canadienne pour les Biosciences Moléculaires 2015 www.csmb-scbm.ca Bulletin The Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences La Société Canadienne pour les Biosciences Moléculaires 2015 www.csmb-scbm.ca 2 CSMB | SCBM Bulletin 2015 CSMB Board for 2015 ..............................................................................................................................5 President’s Report 2015 ..........................................................................................................................7 Incoming Members of the Executive Board ...........................................................................................10 Logan Donaldson, Councillor ......................................................................................................10 Tarik Möröy, Councillor ...............................................................................................................11 Justin Nodwell, Councillor ..........................................................................................................12 Minutes of the 58th Annual General Meeting 2015 ................................................................................13 Financial Statement 2015 ......................................................................................................................15 58th Annual Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia ..............................................................................................21 Meeting Report: “Lipids: The Membrane and Beyond” ...........................................................................21 Scenes from the Meeting .......................................................................................................................27 Poster & Travel Awards ..........................................................................................................................31 2016 CSMB Award Designates ...............................................................................................................33 CSMB New Investigator Award Canadian Science Publishing Senior Investigator Award Arthur Wynne Gold Medal Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award in Genetics Grant and Moens Award of Excellence in Genetics Award Articles 2015 ..............................................................................................................................38 GE Health Care New Investigator Award: Vincent Archambault ...................................................38 “La voie Greatwall – PP2A nous mène vers une meilleure comprehension du cycle cellulaire” NRC Research Press Senior Investigator Award: Michael James ...................................................44 “The structure of α-L-iduronidase and its role in mucopolysaccharidosis-I: Part of my lifetime in the realm of structural biology” Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award in Genetics: Luigi Bouchard ..........................................54 “Increasing evidence supporting epigenetic programming and regulation of HDL-cholesterol metabolism” News from Member Departments ........................................................................................................62 Dalhousie University ..................................................................................................................62 Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute ...............................................................................63 McMaster University .................................................................................................................68 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ...............................................................................................71 Simon Fraser University ...............................................................................................................72 Sunnybrook Research Institute ..................................................................................................73 Trent University ...........................................................................................................................74 Université de Montréal ..............................................................................................................75 Université Laval .........................................................................................................................77 CSMB | SCBM Bulletin 2015 3 University of Alberta .................................................................................................................77 Biochemistry ...................................................................................................................77 Physiology .......................................................................................................................78 University of British Columbia ...................................................................................................79 University of Calgary ..................................................................................................................85 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ................................................................................85 Biological Sciences ..........................................................................................................85 University of Guelph ..................................................................................................................87 University of Lethbridge ............................................................................................................90 University of Manitoba ..............................................................................................................91 University of Ottawa ..................................................................................................................93 Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology ...................................................................93 Cellular and Molecular Medicine .......................................................................................94 University of Toronto .................................................................................................................97 Biochemistry ...................................................................................................................97 Cell and Systems Biology ...............................................................................................105 Molecular Genetics .......................................................................................................106 University of Toronto Mississauga ............................................................................................112 University of Victoria ...............................................................................................................113 University of Waterloo ............................................................................................................115 University of Western Ontario ...................................................................................................115 York University ........................................................................................................................117 CSMB-Sponsored Events .......................................................................................................................118 Graduate Events ........................................................................................................................118 4 CSMB | SCBM Bulletin 2015 CSMB Board for 2015 From left to right: front row, Randal Johnston, Wafaa Antonious, Frances Sharom, Kristin Baetz, Jim Davie; second row, Jan Rainey, Anastassia Voronova, Arthur Hilliker; third row, Christian Baron, Andrew Simmonds, Tarik Möröy; back row, Justin Nodwell, Martin Bisaillon, Logan Donaldson. President/Président Dr. Kristin Baetz University of Ottawa Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology 451 Smyth Road, Roger Guidon Hall Ottawa ON K1H 8M5 Tel: (613) 562-5800 X8592 E-mail: [email protected] Past-President/Président Précédent and Chair, Nominating Committee/Président, Comité de mise en candidature Dr. Christian Baron Université de Montréal Département de biochimie C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 Tel: (514) 343-6372 E-mail: [email protected] The CSMB Board at its annual Fall meeting, held in Ottawa, December 2015. Secretary/Secrétaire Vice-President/Vice-Président Dr. Randal Johnston Dr. Philip Hieter University of Calgary University of British Columbia Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty of Medicine 2185 East Mall 3330 Hospital Drive N.W. Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Tel: (604) 822-5115 Tel: (403) 220-8692 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer/Trésorier Councillor/Conseiller Dr. Arthur Hilliker Dr. Martin Bisaillon York University University of Sherbrooke Department of Biology Département de biochimie 4700 Keele Street 2500 Boul. de l’Université Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Tel: (416) 817-9325 Tel: (819) 821-8000, X75287 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] CSMB | SCBM Bulletin 2015 5 Councillor/Conseiller Councillor/Conseiller Dr. Jim Davie Dr. Andrew Simmonds University of Manitoba University of Alberta Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology Department of Cell Biology
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