Spotlight Series
An interactive proteomics seminar series by CNPN
CNPN & US HUPO Seminar Series Initiative
April 17th, 2023 at 12PM PDT
Join us for this collaborative effort between the Canadian National Proteomics Network and the US Human Proteome Organization. This seminar will showcase the work of two excellent researchers. CNPN delegate, Dr. Anne-Claude Gindras (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute), will present her work on proximity-dependent sensors, while US HUPO’s envoy, Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), will discuss the need for personalized therapies.
Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Proximity-dependent sensors for signaling
Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Precision medicine: the need for personalized therapies
CNPN 2023 - Conference Connect
April 4th, 2023 at 3PM EDT
Our next seminar will highlight the work of CNPN2023 organizer Dr. Mohan Babu and trainee Kirsten Broderik from the University of Regina. They will present their work on the membrane-associated protein interaction and mitochondria function in bipolar disorder. This is also an opportunity to learn more about the upcoming conference and ask your questions about what to expect!
Dr. Mohan Babu
University of Regina
Mapping the membrane-associated protein interactome
Kirsten Broderik
University of Regina
Interplay between mitochondria function and bipolar disorder
Forging ahead: Career discussion panel
February 28th, 2023 at 3PM EST
Our February spotlight series will highlight careers in Proteomics. We are pleased to be joined by panelists Dr. Nestor Solis (AbCellera), Samuel Weng (University of Chicago), and Dr. Jennifer Hill (National Research Council of Canada). The session will be chaired by Dr. Karen Colwill (Lunenfled-Tanenbaum Research Institute). Come hear about their perspective and join the discussion! Register for free today.
Dr. Karen Colwill
(LTRI)
Chair
Dr. Nestor Solis
(AbCellera)
Panelist
Samuel Weng
(U Chicago)
Panelist
Dr. Jennifer Hill
(NRC)
Panelist
Clinical Proteomics Spotlight
January 31st, 2023 at 3PM EST
We are back with our first Seminar Spotlight of 2023! We are hosting two clinical proteomics researchers’ Dr. Isabelle Sirois (University of Montreal) and Andrew Bayne (McGill University). They will present their work on developing therapies for pediatric acute leukemia and investigating protein turnover in neurodegenerative disease. Register for free today!
Dr. Isabelle Sirois
University of Montreal
Discovery and validation of fusion-derived neoantigens for the development of new immunotherapies to eradicate pediatric acute leukemia
Andrew Bayne
McGill University
Using mass spectrometry to measure protein turnover in neurodegenerative disease
The inside scoop: Expert perspectives on journal editing
November 29th, 2022 at 3PM EST
This month we will be hosting a panel discussion with editors of various journals! We are pleased to be joined by Dr. Erin Baker (JASMS), Dr. Allison Doerr (Nature Methods), Dr. Matthew Campion (MRA) and Dr. Olga Vitek (Bioinformatics). The session will be chaired by Dr. Chris Overall (JPR). Join us to hear about their perspective on the editorial process. Get your questions ready and register for free today!
Dr. Chris
Overall
JPR
Chair
Dr. Erin
Baker
JASMS
Panelist
Dr. Allison
Doerr
Nature Methods
Panelist
Dr. Matthew
Champion
MRA
Panelist
Dr. Olga
Vitek
Bioinformatics
Panelist
Trainee Spotlight
October 25th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
Get ready for another Trainee Spotlight, where we’ll get to hear from two Ph.D. students! Joining us are Lorenz Nierves (University of British Columbia) and Jessica Nickerson (Dalhousie University). These rising early career researchers will be sharing their work on the insights from profiling leukemic microenvironments and optimizing the reproducibility of precipitation-based bottom-up sample preparation, respectively. Register for free today and we’ll see you there!
Lorenz Nierves
University of British Columbia
Multi-omic profiling of the leukemic microenvironment shows bone marrow interstitial fluid is distinct from peripheral blood plasma
Jessica Nickerson
Dalhousie University
Optimizing qualitative and quantitative repeatability of precipitation-based bottom-up sample preparation in the ProTrap XG
CNPN Awardee Spotlight
September 27th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
The action from the CNPN 2022 Annual Symposium isn’t quite over yet! This month, we’ll be hearing from this year’s Tony Pawson and New Investigator Award winners, Dr. Leonard Foster (UBC) and Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister (University of Guelph), respectively. From honey bee proteomics for forensics and medicine to investigating the proteomics of fungal disease, this is a seminar you absolutely won’t want to miss! Register for free today!
Dr. Leonard Foster
University of British Columbia
Adventures in proteomics: honey bees, forensics, and medicine
Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
University of Guelph
Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health
Technical Spotlight
August 30th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
Join us for an exciting first! This month, we’ll be hearing from Martin Krzywinski, a Staff Scientist at the Genome Sciences Centre (Vancouver, BC), on the art of effectively presenting data for papers, presentations, and posters. He’s known for his outstanding work in bioinformatics and data visualization, which has been featured in the New York Times, Wired, Scientific American, and on the covers of scientific journals, such as Science and Nature. Register for free today!
Join the action!
We encourage attendees to send in scientific figures or posters for Martin to dissect during his talk. Please send these files (preferably in PDF or EPS format) to our seminar series lead, Amanda (amanda.lorentzian@bcchr.ca).
Martin Krzywinski
Genome Sciences Centre
Essence of Effective Scientific Figures
Trainee Spotlight
July 26th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
We’re back with a session highlighting the talented trainees of CNPN! Join us to hear about the computational research being conducted by PhD student Khwala Sediki (Laval University) to predict cancer types from mass spectrometry data and the investigative research of post-doc Dr. Matthew Was (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) to characterize the proteomic phenotypes of mammary gland stem cell populations. Register for free today and we’ll see you soon!
Khwala Seddiki
Laval University
Using Neural Networks to Predict Cancer Types from Mass Spectrometry Data
Dr. Matthew Waas
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Proteomic phenotyping of a metabolically defined putative mammary gland stem cell population
Let's Connect!
April 26th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
In anticipation for the CNPN 2022 Annual Symposium (May 16-18), we’re hosting a specialty seminar session, Let’s Connect. While we typically highlight the work being done by various proteomics researchers across Canada, this month’s session will be featuring members of the various committees contributing to CNPN’s operations (Operations Management Team) and organization of this year’s symposium (Main Symposium and Trainee Pre-Symposium Committees).
Attendees will be broken into various breakout rooms to speak with and ask questions to CNPN volunteers. We want to hear from you! Come with your questions at the ready, or simply to chat about what you’re looking forward to at this year’s symposium. Register below today, for this special edition CanProteoTalks seminar session.
We can’t wait to see you there. Feel free to bring a snack and drink!
Let's Connect!
April 26th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
In anticipation for the CNPN 2022 Annual Symposium (May 16-18), we’re hosting a specialty seminar session, Let’s Connect. While we typically highlight the work being done by various proteomics researchers across Canada, this month’s session will be featuring members of the various committees contributing to CNPN’s operations (Operations Management Team) and organization of this year’s symposium (Main Symposium and Trainee Pre-Symposium Committees).
Attendees will be broken into various breakout rooms to speak with and ask questions to CNPN volunteers. We want to hear from you! Come with your questions at the ready, or simply to chat about what you’re looking forward to at this year’s symposium. Register below today, for this special edition CanProteoTalks seminar session.
We can’t wait to see you there. Feel free to bring a snack and drink!
Student Panel: A retrospective on the impact
of
COVID-19 on trainees in research
March 29th, 2022 at 3PM EDT
We’re back with another panel discussion! CanProteoTalks is proud to present a student panel that will be discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trainees in research. We’ll be hearing from the perspectives of four talented individuals, Iryna Abramchuk (uOttawa), Amanda Lorentzian (UBC), Michael Woods (uoGuelph), and Jarod Morgenroth-Rebin (uoGuelph), as they provide insights to their experiences over the last couple of years. Chairing this panel will be Dr. Marie Brunet (uSherbrooke). Whether you’re a PI curious about these student perspectives or a fellow trainee looking to share your thoughts, this is a panel discussion you won’t want to miss. Register for free today!
Dr. Marie
Brunet
uSherbrooke
Chair
Iryna
Abramchuk
uOttawa
Panelist
Amanda
Lorentzian
UBC
Panelist
Michael
Woods
uoGuelph
Panelist
Jarod
Morgenroth-Rebin
uoGuelph
Panelist
PI Spotlight
February 22nd, 2022 at 3PM EST
These early career researchers are on the rise! Join us to learn about the innovative work being conducted by Dr. Mohan Babu (University of Regina) and Dr. Ji-Young Youn’s (SickKids) research groups. We’ll be hearing about interactome changes in two different contexts. Register below today so you don’t miss this seminar. We can’t wait to see you there!
Dr. Mohan Babu
University of Regina
Mitochondrial Interaction Landscape in Disease Mechanisms
Dr. Ji-Young Youn
SickKids
Watching neighbours come and go – probing dynamic proximal interaction changes during stress granule formation and disassembly
Honouree Spotlight
January 25th, 2022 at 3PM EST
We’re starting 2022 strong with a seminar highlighting two recent honourees. Dr. Marlene Oeffinger (IRCM) was the inaugural feature in the Human Proteome Organization’s (HUPO) new initiative, Humans of HUPO, which aims to recognize members of the global proteomics research community. We will also hear from Dr. Antoine Dufour (University of Calgary), who was awarded the 2021 Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry (CSMS).
Dr. Marlene Oeffinger
IRCM
Using Proteomic Approaches to Investigate the Compositional and Functional Heterogeneity of RNA Machines
Dr. Antoine Dufour
University of Calgary
Mast Cell Tryptase Regulation of Lubricin in Osteoarthritis
PI Spotlight
November 30th, 2021 at 3PM EST
The final CanProteoTalks seminar of 2021 is another PI Spotlight seminar, focusing on the computational efforts advancing proteomics research! Join us to hear from Dr. Bin Ma (University of Waterloo) and Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam (University of Ottawa). From cloud-based tools to machine learning-guide mass spectrometry data acquisition, this is a bioinformatics-packed seminar you absolutely do no want to miss.
Dr. Bin Ma
University of Waterloo
Cloud-based software for rapid and accurate peptide identification and de novo sequencing (novor.cloud)
Dr. Mathieu Lavallée-Adam
University of Ottawa
Guiding mass spectrometry data acquisition using real-time machine learning analysis to optimize proteome characterization
Spotlight Talk
October 26th, 2021 at 3PM EDT
CanProteoTalks will be hosting its first hour-long talk this fall! You won’t want to miss this featured talk by Dr. David Goodlett (University of Victoria) about the evolution of proteomics through the years, and how he expects the field to develop in years to come. Individuals of all career stages are sure to find this talk insightful! We can’t wait to see you there!
Dr. David Goodless
University of Victoria
Dave's reflections on proteomics: past, present and future
Grad Student Spotlight
September 28th, 2021 at 3PM EDT
CanProteoTalks will be hosting its first Grad Student Spotlight seminar this summer! Join us for the opportunity to hear from two graduate students, Shideh Mirhadi (University of Toronto) and Amanda Lorentzian (UBC). We’ll be learning about the NSCLC proteome and the proteomic disease progression of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. You won’t want to miss their talks!
Shideh Mirhadi
University of Toronto
Interrogation of the NSCLC proteome landscape uncovers prototypes and an ACO2-Iron axis associated with tumour aggressiveness and patient outcomes
Amanda Lorentzian
University of British Columbia
Persistence of targetable lesions, proteome state, and therapy sensitivity through disease progression in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Postdoc Spotlight
July 27th, 2021 at 3PM EDT
CanProteoTalks will be hosting its first Postdoc Spotlight seminar this summer! We’ll be learning about the research of two fantastic postdoctoral researchers, Dr. Caitlin Simopoulos (University of Ottawa) and Dr. Barbara Grünwald (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/UHN). From metaproteome screening to tumor microenvironments, this seminar is going to be packed with interesting research.
Dr. Caitlin Simopoulos
University of Ottawa
MetaProClust-MS1: An MS1-only profiling approach to metaproteome screening
Dr. Barbara Grünwald
PMCC/UHN
Spatially confined sub-tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer
PI Spotlight
June 29th, 2021 at 3PM EDT
CanProteoTalks will be hosting its first PI Spotlight seminar this summer! Join us and learn about the innovative research being conducted in the labs of Dr. Etienne Caron (Université de Montréal) and Dr. Erin Bertrand (Dalhousie University). They’ll be diving into immunopeptidomics and proteomic approaches for studying marine microbes. You won’t want to miss this free event!
Dr. Etienne Caron
Université de Montréal
Will immunopeptidomics save the world against the next pandemic?
Dr. Erin Bertrand
Dalhousie University
Proteomic approaches to studying marine microbes
The State of Proteomics in Canada
May 25th, 2021 at 3PM EDT
In an effort to strengthen and connect the Canadian proteomics community, the Canadian National Proteomics Network is launching a new online interactive seminar and panel series, CanProteoTalks! Join us for our inaugural panel, discussing the State of Proteomics in Canada. We’ll be hearing from three impressive individuals in academia and industry, Dr. Marlene Oeffinger (IRCM), Dr. Thibault Mayor (UBC), and Dr. Tharan Srikumar (Bruker), as they tackle topics such as funding, publishing, diversity, and training. Chairing this exciting first panel will be Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister (University of Guelph). Get your questions ready, we can’t wait to see you there!
Dr. Jennifer
Geddes-McAlister
uGuelph
Chair
Dr. Marlene
Oeffinger
IRCM
Panelist
Dr.Thibault
Mayor
UBC
Panelist
