Activities
Conferences
Till & McCulloch - Stem Cell Network
Montreal - November - 2019
Canadian Connective Tissue Conference
Montreal - June - 2019
GRC on Transglutaminases in Human Disease Process
Les Diablerets - Switzerland 2018
Transglutaminases are a family of structurally and functionally related enzymes that are widely distributed in all living organisms. The predominant and classical function of these enzymes is calcium-dependent protein crosslinking which mostly occurs in the extracellular space. However, novel, non-crosslinking roles ranging from intracellular cell signaling to cell adhesion and transcription have emerged and added a level of challenge to understand of their function in human biology. Recent advances in medicinal chemistry have introduced excellent methods and tools to the field that aid the quest of deciphering the biological roles of transglutaminases in health and disease.
Dysregulation of transglutaminases in multiple human diseases is known and we are beginning to understand how this contributes to the pathogenesis of certain diseases. This 5th Gordon Research Conference on "Transglutaminases in Human Disease Processes" delved into many disease areas, to establish where transglutaminases are central to the disease process. The conference addressed ways to restore normal enzyme function and explore the tools available and needed to help us monitor or modulate enzyme levels, expression or activity.
Chair: Mari T. Kaartinen
Vice-Chair: Jeffrey W. Keillor
GRS:
Chair: Magdalena Adamczyk
Vice-Chair: Huifang Sun
Activities
Fall welcome 2021 - Cafe Parvis
Holiday dinner 2021
Sahar and Mahdokht 2022
Convocation 2022 / Amrita and Taylor BSc with Honors
Amrita and qRT-PCR 2021
Taylor and Mahdokht 2021
Congratulations Mansi!
MSc 2021
Holiday dinner 2019
Congratulations Huifang!
PhD 2019
Fall 2019
Fall 2019 - Escondite
Dhruv and Aida - Summer 2019
Preeti and Anuttara - Summer 2019