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CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

The Cardiovascular Biology Seminar Series provides a forum for faculty members, graduate students, clinical fellows, and post-doctoral fellows to present basic, translational, and/or clinical research in the areas of hemostasis, thrombosis, vascular biology, cell biology, immunology, critical care, and cancer. The objectives of the seminar series are to stimulate productive discussion and to provide opportunities for research collaborations.

The seminars are held from 3 to 4pm in the 2nd floor conference room of the Henderson Research Centre. For more information, please contact Dr. Shirya Rashid (905-527-2299 Ext 43780) or email srashid@thrombosis.hhscr.org.

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MERCK FROSST CANADA INC.

ASTRA ZENECA INC.

NOVO NORDISK INC.

AVENTIS PHARMA INC.

PFIZER INC.

2009 SPEAKER SCHEDULE

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

July 8




Nicolas Petrera
M. Sc. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre



Melec Zeadin                        M. Sc. Candidate Henderson Research Centre

Long range communication between exosites 1& 2 modulates thrombin



The effect of leptin on vascular calcification in ApoE deficient mice

July 22


Laura Pepler                      M. Sc. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre
Regulation of plasma thrombin generation by vascular endothelial cells
August 5
Andrew Sage                        M. Sc. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre
Mechanisms of atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus: Defining the role of ER stress & GFAT

August 19
Ivan Stevic
Ph.D. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre
To examine the mechanisms of inhibition of the prothrombinase and tenase complexes by covalent antithrombin-heparin complex (ATH)


September 9
Ran Ni
Laboratory of Dr. Peter Gross
Henderson Research Centre
Statins as platelet inhibitors

September 23
Amanda Politano
M.Sc. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre
The role of tissue factor in cancer metastasis to bone

November 4
Dr. Gary Lewis
University of Toronto
Intestinal lipoprotein overproduction in insulin resistant states. A novel aspect of the insulin resistance syndrome.

November 11
Laura Swystun
M.Sc. Candidate
Henderson Research Centre

Mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced hypercoagulation

November 25
Dr. Mladen Vranic
Professor
University of Toronto
TBA

December 9
Dr. Khosrow Adeli
Professor
University of Toronto
Apolipoprotein B: A molecular link between lipid-induced ER Stress and hepatic insulin resistance

December 16
Dr. Guillaume Pare
Assistant Professor
McMaster University
TBA