Matrix Dynamics Group Seminars and News


11:30 a.m. FitzGerald Building, Room 237
150 College Street, University of Toronto

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Seminar speaker: Maayan Barashi
Master Candidate, Matrix Dynamics Group,
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Seminar title: CD109 plays a role in osteoclastogenesis

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012

Seminar speaker: Boris Hinz
Associate Professor, Laboratory of Tissue Repair
and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group,
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto

Seminar title: The perfect picture - things to consider when preparing publication-quality figures

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2012

Seminar speaker: Aileen Zhou
Ph.D. Candidate, supervisors: Dr. Cameron Clokie and Dr. Sean Peel, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry

Seminar title: Investigation of non-translational strategies to enhance recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 production in mammalian cell culture systems

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Seminar speaker: Frank Beier
Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

Seminar title: The TGFalpha-CCL2 axis in osteoarthritis

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012 - FAMILY DAY

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CONGRATULATIONS TO RYAN SCHURE

The Dental Research Institute and the Faculty’s Library Services are pleased to present to you December’s “Investigator of the Month” is Ryan Schure. Ryan was the 3rd place winner in the Basic Science Category for Research Day, which was held earlier this year on February 15, 2011.

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE

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SCIENCE RENDEZVOUS

Volunteer Positions – Executive Committee positions for Science Rendezvous

Please see www.sciencerendezvous.ca for details on the previous years’ events. The next Science Rendezvous is on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Candidates interested in the above positions should send their cover letter and resume to Nathan.ho@utoronto.ca by Sunday December 4th, 2011.

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Dr. Boris Hinz, Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group

Dr. Boris Hinz, Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group has been invited as Associate Editor of the journal Wound Repair and Regeneration (September 2011).

Dr. Hinz has also been elected president of the European Tissue Repair Society for a term of
2 years (October 2011).

CONGRATULATIONS TO SIDHARTH CHAUDHRY

The Dental Research Institute and the Faculty’s Library Services are pleased to present October’s “Investigator of the Month”, Sidarth Chaudhry (Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group). Sidarth was the 2nd place winner in the Basic Science Category for Research Day, which was held earlier this year on February 15, 2011.

DR. MORIARTY OF THE MATRIX DYNAMICS GROUP IS CURRENTLY RECRUITING PH.D. STUDENTS

tara.moriarty@utoronto.ca

See Mentor Profiles to learn more about
Dr. Moriarty!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ELENA ZIMINA

"Congratulations to Elena Zimina for receiving a 2.5 years CIHR post-doctoral fellowship for her project: "The role of kindlin-2 in myofibroblast differentiation and mechanotransduction". Elena is working in the Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, PI Boris Hinz.

Boris Hinz, PI of the Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration joined the CIHR Training Program in Regenerative Medicine (TPRM) as a mentor in June 2011

CONGRATULATIONS

Dr. Tara Moriarty has been awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant and CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund infrastructure grant for the purchase of a spinning disk microscope for live imaging of bacterial infection

RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY JARO SODEK and SELA CHEIFETZ

Atai NA, Bansal M, Lo C, Bosman J, Tigchelaar W, Bosch KS, Jonker A, De Witt Hamer PC, Troost D, McCulloch CA, Everts V, Van Noorden CJ, Sodek J. Osteopontin is up-regulated and associated with neutrophil and macrophage infiltration in glioblastoma. Immunology. 2011 Jan;132(1):39-48. pdf

Gramoun A, Azizi N, Sodek J, Heersche JN, Nakchbandi I, Manolson MF. Fibronectin inhibits osteoclastogenesis while enhancing osteoclast activity via nitric oxide and interleukin-1β-mediated signaling pathways. J Cell Biochem. 2010 Nov 1;111(4):1020-34. pdf

Wine E, Shen-Tu G, Gareau MG, Goldberg HA, Licht C, Ngan BY, Sorensen ES, Greenaway J, Sodek J, Zohar R, Sherman PM. Osteopontin mediates Citrobacter rodentium-induced colonic epithelial cell hyperplasia and attaching-effacing lesions. Am J Pathol. 2010 Sep;177(3):1320-32. pdf

For a complete list of Sodek publications
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For a complete list of Cheifetz publications
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Dr. Glogauer interview with Global TV reporter on Healthy Gums Healthy Body.

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