The Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers exciting seminars featuring scientists from across Canada and around the world, with occasional seminars by our own faculty and members of other departments at U of T and surrounding hospitals/institutes. These seminars provide an opportunity for all to meet outstanding, world-renowned scientists. Seminar speakers also schedule additional time for informal discussions with faculty and students. Regular attendance at seminars is required of all graduate students.
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series Requirement
All graduate students are required to attend the departmental seminars each year:
- Full-time students: a minimum of eight (8) departmental seminars per academic year
- Part-time/Flex-time students: a minimum of four (4) departmental seminars per academic year.
Students may fulfill up to 50% of their annual quota at sanctioned external seminars.
2025-2026 Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Schedule
| Seminar Type | Date & Time | Speaker | Host | Title | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Friday November 28, 2025 at 10:00AM | Dr. Davide Brambilla, Associate professor of drug delivery at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Université de Montreal | Dr. Hagar Labouta | Unlocking the Future: Micro & Nanotechnologies in Drug Delivery - A Curiosity Driven Journey with Clinical Impact | PB-850 |
| PhD Public Seminar Series | Thursday, December 4, 2025, 9:00am | Lucy Wang, PhD Candidate | Dr. Christine Allen | Combination Liposomal Molecular and Topoisomerase Inhibitors for the Treatment of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer | PB-1210 |
| PhD Public Seminar Series | Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12:30pm | Quinn Pauli, PhD Candidate | Dr. Rob Bonin | Metaplastic Regulation of Bidirectional Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Disruption in Mice | PB-1210 |
| PhD Public Seminar Series | Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:00pm | Shenthuraan Tharmarajah, PhD Candidate | Dr. Mina Tadrous | The Use and Safety of Antirheumatic Drugs in Pregnancy Among Individuals with Rheumatic Diseases in Ontario | PB-850 |
| Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Monday, December 15, 2025 at 10AM | Dr. Sander Kersten, Cornell University | Dr. Carolyn Cummins | From gene discovery to drug. The story of ANGPTL4 |
Medical Sciences Building MS4171 |
| PhD Public Seminar Series | Monday, December 15, 2025, 1:00pm | Sarah Cash, PhD Candidate | Dr. Carolyn Cummins | The Role of Coregulator Liver Arginine and Glutamate Rich 1 in the Transcriptional and Physiologic Regulation of Fasting and High-Fat Diet Feeding | PB-850 |
| Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Friday, January 30, 2026 |
Dr. Ryo Kitahara Dean & Professor Ritsumeikan University, Japan |
Dr. Tigran Chalikian | Effects of pressure, temperature, and small molecules on liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins | PB-850 |
| Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences | Friday, February 13, 2026 |
Dr. Mark R. Kelley Indiana University School of Medicine |
Dr. Tim Corson | Drug Discovery and Development Targeting APE1/Ref-1 Redox Signaling: One Target, Multiple Therapeutic Applications | PB-850 |
Upcoming Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminars
Effects of pressure, temperature, and small molecules on liquid-liquid phase separation of proteins
January 30, 2026 10:00 am - January 30, 2026 11:00 am
Type:
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series
Location:
PHM-850
Drug Discovery and Development Targeting APE1/Ref-1 Redox Signaling: One Target, Multiple Therapeutic Applications
February 13, 2026 10:00 am - February 13, 2026 11:00 am
Type:
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series
Location:
PB-850
Seminar Coordinator
Booking Information
Graduate Program Assistant
Email: phm.grad@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8896