The York University Muscle Health Research Centre is proud to introduce the International Trainee Seminar Series. This is a bi-monthly seminar series, focused on promoting international research trainee excellence. Each seminar will promote three thematically related research trainee (graduate level) talks. Each presentation is 10 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions. If you are interested in presenting at an upcoming International Trainee Seminar Series, or if you wish to receive emails for registering to attend future sessions, please email mhrcsec@yorku.ca.
Date: July 17th 2024, 12pm EST
Ph.D. Student
Supervisor: Dr. Micheal Riddell
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D. Student
Supervisor: Dr. Graham Holloway
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D. Candidate
Supervisor: Dr. John Thyfault
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Date: November 28, 2025 10am EST
Jonathan Kelebeev Ph.D. Student
Jonathan's research investigates the role of chromatin remodeler CTCF during early mesodermal development with a focus on embryonic myogenesis
Supervisor: Dr. Colin Crist
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Audrey Sauges Ph.D. Student
Audrey's research focuses on the metabolic regulation of adult muscle stem cells (MuSCs) via the energy sensor AMPK (AMP- activated protein kinase).
Supervisor: Dr. Rémi Mounier
Universitè Calude Bernard Lyon 1
Lyon, France
Jaryeon Lee MSc. Candidate
Jaryeon's research explores how various intrinsic and extrinsic metabolic factors play a role in altering muscle stem cell (MuSC) behaviour.
Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Scime
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada