McCaig Institute Seminar Series
The Seminar Series is put together by a group of dedicated student leaders. Speakers and topics are chosen to reflect the breadth of the research produced by members of the McCaig Institute.
The McCaig Institute's Seminars usually take place on Wednesdays at noon, except for the first week of the month when we have a special seminar on Monday at noon.
McCaig Institute Seminar Series
Join us every Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. for the McCaig Institute seminar series using the Zoom details below:
Link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/92223877714
Meeting ID: 922 2387 7714
Passcode: mccaig
McCaig Institute seminars will resume on Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
Sept. 22, 2021
A presentation led by Dr. Cheryl Barnabe.
"Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Bone and Joint Research"
Oct. 6, 2021
Dr. Antoine Dufour
"Playing the game of Pac-Man: Be careful when running with molecular scissors."
Oct. 20, 2021
Babaa Otoo: "Real-time chondrocyte volumetric strain changes during the unloading phase of dynamic loading."
Oct. 27, 2021
Taylor Bader: "Are sex-differences in degenerative spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis explainable by mechanical differences in the post-menopausal intervertebral disc?
Conrad Mielczarek: “Seeking New Connections: An Investigation of Astronaut Bone”.
Nov. 3, 2021
Nabangshu Das
"Proteolytic regulation of proteoglycan 4 in inflammatory conditions."
Nov. 17, 2021
Ainsley Smith: “Quantifying Muscle Health with Computed Tomography Imaging”
Daphne Kaketsis:“Validating the use of in-vivo HR-pQCT imaging in the assessment of bone turnover using a knee osteoarthritis model”
Nov. 24, 2021
Kurt Hildebrand: “Investigating the role of macrophages in soft tissue sarcoma”
Karys Hildebrand: “STING activation in soft tissue sarcoma – investigating clinically relevant therapeutic strategies”
Dec. 1, 2021
Dr. Lucas Lo Vercio
"Machine learning for segmenting tissues and cells in light-sheet microscopy scans of mouse embryos"
Jan. 5, 2022
Dr. Frank Jirik
"The many faces of STING: from autoinflammation to cellular senescence”
Jan. 12, 2022
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jillian Beveridge
"The Impact of ACL Function on Knee Biomechanics and PTOA Risk"
Jan. 19, 2022
Kirinpreet Dhillon
"Abilities in Focus: How do physicians influence physical activity among people with mobility impairment?"