ACB Seminar Series: Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde

Please join us for an ACB Seminar featuring guest speaker Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Department, McGill University

Seminar Details
Date: Friday, February 23, 2023 
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm  
Location: MSB 282
Speaker: Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Department, McGill University
Talk Title: " Oxytocin, Social Behaviour, and Stress”

Bio: Dr. Maria Vera Ugalde, originally from Spain, holds a BS in Biology and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Navarra. During her Ph.D., she focused on engineering gene therapy vectors for liver cirrhosis and colon cancer treatment. Interested in gene expression regulation and cell survival mechanisms, she pursued a postdoc at NYU, investigating heat shock protein regulation. Her research continued at Dr. Robert Singer’s lab, where she developed innovative methods for visualizing mRNA molecules. Maria established her lab at McGill University in 2019, studying mRNA life cycles and their role in age-related neurodegeneration.