University Health Network
Meet Scientists and take a tour of the Research Institute!
If you’ve ever wondered what the laboratories of world-renowned scientists look like, here is your chance to find out! Take our tours and learn about the groundbreaking work and discoveries of highly acclaimed researchers at UHN.
Location University Health Network, MaRS, 101 College Street
10:30am Registration (sign up, MaRS Research Tower, limited in numbers)
11am, 12pm, 1pm Laboratory Tours
Learn about the latest ways of seeing new medical compounds in 3-D, explore a novel method of causing immune tolerance without immuno- suppressive drugs – all through touring the laboratory of Dr. Lakshmi Kotra link: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=12130
Be amazed at how cells receive messages that cause them to change, and learn about stem cells and how they can help treat people with different diseases, including diabetes, spinal cord injuries, heart disease, and blood disorders. To experience all this and more, visit the laboratory of Dr. Gordon Keller link: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=12091
Each gene in our body encodes a protein. The Ikura Lab will describe how we use bacteria as factories for translating these codes in the production of human protein; further, we will show you how we purify these proteins for state of the art nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray crystallography experiments with the ultimate aim of revealing a 3D picture of the protein’s structure. These 3D pictures help us understand how proteins function in our body. Tour the laboratory of Dr. Mitsuhiko Ikura link: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/researchers/profile.php?lookup=2646
Location: MaRS Discovery District
