November 10, 2015

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Message from the Chair
  • Physiology’s Annual Holiday Luncheon – BUY YOUR TICKETS
  • Physiology Seminar Series
  • Davidson Lecture – Nov 18
  • GASP Volleyball Team
  • Neurosciences & Mental Health Program Mini-Symposia

 

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

 

What is the future of Physiology at the University of Toronto?

 

Will there still be a Department of Physiology at this University in 2021?

 

 

I am looking forward to my first Departmental Meeting this coming Monday, where I will briefly set out my vision for the Department.

Hope to see all faculty there.

Best regards,

Graham L. Collingridge, FRS, FMedSci, FRSB, FBPhS
Ernest B. and Leonard B. Smith Chair 
Department of Physiology

 

PHYSIOLOGY’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON

Thursday December 10th

1:00 pm

Faculty Club, 41 Willcoks St.

Please buy your tickets early – this event always sells out!

Ticket Sales: Please see Eva Eng in MSB 3209 or eva.eng@utoronto.ca

 

PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

~ Eligible for PSL1000H/PSL2000H Course Seminar Attendance ~

Speaker: Dr. David Cherney

Institution: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Clinician Scientist,  Division of Nephrology, University Health Network

Title: “Sodium glucose cotransport-2 inhibition and the potential for cardiorenal protection in diabetes”

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Medical Sciences Building, Room 2172, St. George Campus, University of Toronto

Hosts: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Platform

 

8th JOHN K and MARY E DAVIDSON LECTURE

Endowed by Dr. John K. & Mrs. Mary E. Davidson

~ Eligible for PSL1000H/PSL2000H Course Seminar Attendance ~

Robert Sherwin, MD
Chief, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Diabetes Research Center
Yale University School of Medicine

"The Brain-Glucose Connection: In Diabetes and Obesity a Double-Edged Sword"

Wednesday November 18, 2015

4:00 pm

Macleod Auditorium, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Reception to follow in Physiology’s Seminar Room (MSB 3231)

 

PHYSIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

~ Eligible for PSL1000H/PSL2000H Course Seminar Attendance ~

Speaker: Hsiao-Huei Chen, PhD

Institution: Associate Professor & Senior Scientist, Centre for Stroke Recovery, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Neuroscience, University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine

Title: “A Novel therapeutic link between insulin and endocannabinoid signaling for anxiety and metabolic syndrome”

Date: Thursday, November 26, 2015

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Medical Sciences Building, Room 2172, St. George Campus, University of Toronto

Hosts: Neuroscience Platform

 

GASP Volleyball Team

Congratulations to the GASP volleyball team for their 2 - 0 winning streak!   The team’s most recent wins were against the Department of Economics and the Faculty of Information.

Let's keep up the awesome team work!

Frances Wong,
GASP President

Mexico field physiology ballot 16.pdf

Standing: Sydney Brandt, Erika Tse, Elizabeth Eng, Ankur Bodalia, Husain Shakil
Seated:  Andrea Eversley, Frances Wong, and Lina Tran.

Not in photo:  Kirusanthy Kaneshwaran, Jake Cosme, Melanie Markovic, and Feiya Li.

 

Neurosciences & Mental Health Program Mini-symposia series:  Making Memories

Friday Dec 4th, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PGCRL, Robert B. Salter Auditorium

Speakers:

Dr. Loren Frank, UCSF
Dr. Lila Davachi, New York University
Dr. Graham Collingridge, University of Toronto
Dr. Morris Moscovitch, University of Toronto
Dr. Paul Frankland, SickKids

Free registration and further details including speaker bios and the full agenda at http://www.cvent.com/d/rfq7w7.

Registration deadline is Monday Nov 30th.

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Send news items to the Chair’s Office c/o e.katsoulakos@utoronto.ca