2018 The importance of lipid homeostasis in chronological aging of yeast cells. INRS–Institut Armand-Frappier Research Centre Seminar, Laval, Québec (2018). 2017 Natural chemicals delay aging. The St. James Literary Society Inc., Montreal (2017).
The importance of lipid homeostasis in aging and programmed death of yeast cells. The SUMMA Symposium 2017: Fountain of Youth, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2017).
A laboratory test of evolutionary aging theories. The SUMMA Symposium 2017: Fountain of Youth, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2017).
A plant extract delays yeast chronological aging because it decelerates the age-related onset of liponecrosis, a mode of programmed cell death. The 12th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis, Bari, Italy (2017).
2016 The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an advantageous model organism for unveiling mechanisms of aging and discovering aging-delaying and anti-tumor chemical compounds. The 6th Conference on Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi, Lisbon, Portugal (2016).
The importance of lipid homeostasis in chronological aging of yeast cells. Integrative and Systems Biology Institute Seminar, Université Laval, Québec (2016).
2015 Using yeast to develop anti-tumor therapeutic agents that remodel lipid metabolism in cancer cells. The 13th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Florence, Italy (2015).
Using yeast to develop anti-tumor therapeutic agents that remodel lipid metabolism in cancer cells.12th Yeast Lipid Conference, Ghent, Belgium (2015).
2014 Mitochondrial lipidome defines yeast longevity. Molecular Genetics of Aging Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2014).
Mechanisms of aging and death in yeast.Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, University of Saskatchewan (2014).
Mechanism of "liponecrosis", a novel form of programmed cell death.The 10th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis,Gothenburg, Sweden (2014).
Mechanism of "liponecrosis", a novel form of programmed cell death. The 12th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Montpellier, France (2014).
Mitochondrial membrane lipidome defines yeast longevity. 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, California, USA (2014).
2013 Caloric restriction and an anti-aging natural compound extend yeast longevity by remodeling coordinated lipid metabolism and transport in the endoplasmic reticulum, lipid droplets and peroxisomes. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Special Symposium “The Multitasking Endoplasmic Reticulum in Health and Disease”, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, USA (2013).
Caloric restriction and an anti-aging natural compound extend yeast longevity by remodeling coordinated lipid metabolism and transport in the endoplasmic reticulum, lipid droplets and peroxisomes. The 5th Conference on Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi, Montpellier, France (2013).
2012 Lithocholic acid delays aging in yeast and exhibits an anti-tumor effect in human cells by altering mitochondrial composition, structure, and function. Molecular Genetics of Aging Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2012).
Mitophagy is a longevity assurance process that in yeast sustains functional mitochondria, maintains lipid homeostasis, and protects cells from apoptotic and “lipoptotic” modes of cell death. The 9th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis, Rome, Italy (2012).
Lithocholic acid delays aging and exhibits a potent anti-cancer effect by altering mitochondrial composition, structure, metabolism, dynamics and function. The 10th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Cracow, Poland (2012).
Chemical genetic screen identifies a compound that delays aging in yeast and exhibits a potent anti-tumor effect in human cells by altering mitochondrial composition, structure, metabolism, dynamics, and function. The 2012 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Princeton, USA (2012).
Using the experimental evolution of long-lived yeast species for testing evolutionary theories of aging. The 2012 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Princeton, USA (2012).
Lithocholic acid delays aging and exhibits a potent anti-cancer effect by altering mitochondrial composition, structure, metabolism, dynamics and function. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Special Symposium “Mitochondria: Energy, Signals and Homeostasis”, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (2012).
Lithocholic acid delays aging and exhibits a potent anti-cancer effect by altering mitochondrial composition, structure, metabolism, dynamics and function. The 2nd European Symposium on Microbial Lipids, Bern, Switzerland (2012).
A novel anti-aging compound extends longevity by remodeling neutral lipid metabolism. 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, California, USA (2012).
Using a combination of chemical genomics, proteomics and lipidomics for discovery of natural anti-aging and anti-cancer compounds and defining mechanisms of their action. International Congress of Biotechnology Havana 2012, Havana, Cuba (2012).
2011 A novel approach to high-throughput discovery of anti-aging drugs identifies lithocholic acid as a longevity-extending compound. 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Washington, DC, USA (2011).
A novel anti-aging compound extends yeast life span by targeting lipid metabolism. The 10th Yeast Lipid Conference, Oulu, Finland (2011).
A novel anti-aging compound extends longevity by targeting a programmed necrotic cell death pathway triggered by the age-related buildup of free fatty acids. The 9th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2011).
Xenohormetic, hormetic, and cytostatic selective forces drive the evolution of longevity regulation mechanisms within ecosystems. The 10th Annual International Conference “Dose-Response: Implications for Toxicology, Medicine, and Risk Assessment”, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (2011).
A novel anti-aging drug provides new insights into longevity regulation mechanisms and their evolution within ecosystems. The 38th Annual Biology Symposium of the York University Association of Graduate Students in the Biological Sciences “As Time Goes By: The Biology of Aging”, York University, Toronto (2011).
Xenohormetic, hormetic, and cytostatic forces may drive the evolution of longevity regulation mechanisms within ecosystems: A hypothesis and its empirical verification. Montreal Yeast Meeting, Montreal (2011).
2010 Chemical genetic screen identifies a novel anti-aging compound that modulates housekeeping longevity assurance processes in a TOR-independent manner. Molecular Genetics of AgingMeeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2010).
Novel anti-aging compounds greatly extend yeast life span by targeting a programmed necrotic cell death pathway triggered by the age-related buildup of free fatty acids. Keystone Symposia Conference “Cell Death Pathways: Apoptosis, Autophagy and Necrosis”, Vancouver (2010).
By increasing the level of cardiolipin in the inner mitochondrial membrane, a novel anti-aging compound modulates many longevity- and disease-related processes in yeast mitochondria. The 8th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Munich, Germany (2010).
Chemical genetic screen identifies a novel anti-aging compound that extends yeast life span in a TOR-independent manner, by modulating housekeeping longevity assurance processes. The 2010 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Vancouver (2010).
A novel anti-aging compound extends longevity by altering the age-related dynamics of reactive oxygen species produced in mitochondria. The MiP20010 Meeting “Mitochondrial Physiology – The Many Functions of the Organism in Our Cells”, Obergurgl, Tyrol, Austria (2010).
Novel anti-aging compounds greatly extend yeast life span by targeting a programmed necrotic cell death pathway triggered by the age-related buildup of free fatty acids. FEBS Conference “Microbial Lipids, From Genomics to Lipidomics”, Vienna, Austria (2010).
2009 By increasing the level of cardiolipin in the inner mitochondrial membrane, a novel anti-aging small molecule modulates many longevity- and disease-related processes in mitochondria. The FASEB Summer Research Conference "Mitochondrial assembly and dynamics in health and disease", Carefree, Arizona, USA (2009).
The spatiotemporal dynamics of a modular metabolic network that regulates longevity in yeast. 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana (2009).
A novel function of lipid droplets in regulating longevity. "The Dynamic Cell": The 1st Joint Meeting of the Biochemical Society and the British Society for Cell Biology. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2009).
The spatiotemporal dynamics of a modular metabolic network that regulates longevity in yeast: The chronological aging of yeast is an ontogenetic program. 24th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, Manchester, United Kingdom (2009).
An intraperoxisomal signaling cascade initiates peroxisome division by triggering the stepwise remodeling of lipid composition of the peroxisomal membrane. 24th International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, Manchester, United Kingdom (2009).
Novel anti-aging small molecules greatly extend yeast life span by specifically targeting a mechanism linking lipid dynamics and longevity. The 7th Euro Fed Lipid Congress, Graz, Austria (2009).
Novel anti-aging small molecules greatly extend yeast life span by specifically targeting a mechanism linking lipid dynamics and longevity. The 9th Yeast Lipid Conference, Berlin, Germany (2009).
Using functional proteomics and lipidomics for the identification of novel anti-aging drugs and studying the molecular mechanisms underlying their ability to extend longevity. International Congress of Biotechnology Havana 2009, Havana, Cuba (2009).
Novel anti-aging small molecules greatly extend yeast life span by specifically targeting a mechanism linking lipid dynamics and longevity. The International Association of Biomedical Gerontology (IABG) Congress, Quebec City (2009).
Mechanisms by which a novel anti-aging drug called LA extends yeast longevity. Montreal Yeast Meeting, Montreal (2009).
Mechanisms by which a novel small anti-aging molecule called LA extends yeast longevity. Biology Departmental Seminar, Concordia University, Montreal (2009).
2008 A mechanism linking lipid dynamics and longevity. A daily "Press Briefing" in the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Newsroom. The 48th ASCB Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2008).
The spatiotemporal dynamics of a modular network that regulates longevity in yeast and is controlled by a novel class of anti-aging small molecules. The 9th International Conference on Systems Biology, Gothenburg, Sweden (2008).
A modular network regulates longevity in yeast. Keystone Symposium "Metabolic Pathways of Aging", Cooper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA (2008).
Using functional proteomics for defining mechanisms of longevity and identifying novel anti-aging small molecules. "Rendez-Vous Proteomique 2008" Genome Quebec Meeting, Montreal (2008).
2007 A modular network regulates longevity in yeast. Pharmacology Departmental Seminar, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA (2007).
Molecular systems biology of aging and metabolic disorders: using yeast as a model for defining a modular network controlling aging and metabolic disorders. The Human Proteome Organization 6th Annual World Congress "Proteomics: from technology development to biomarker applications", Seoul, Korea (2007).
An intraperoxisomal signaling cascade initiates peroxisome division by triggering the stepwise remodeling of lipid composition of the peroxisomal membrane. Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2007).
Lipid metabolism in peroxisomes, endoplasmic reticulum and lipid bodies controls chronological aging in yeast. 8th Yeast Lipid Conference, Torino, Italy (2007).
The life cycle of the peroxisome. 3rd European Federation of Biotechnology Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi, Helsinki, Finland (2007).
2006 Molecular systems biology of aging: using calorie-restricted yeast as a model system for defining a modular network controlling chronological aging. The Human Proteome Organization 5th Annual World Annual World Congress "Translating proteomics from bench to bedside”, Long Beach, California, USA (2006).
Mechanisms of chronological aging in baker’s yeast. Biochemistry Department, University of Montreal, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal (2006).
Mechanisms of aging in yeast. Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, McGill University, Montreal (2006).
An intraperoxisomal signaling cascade initiates peroxisome division by triggering the stepwise remodeling of lipid and protein composition of the peroxisomal membrane. The 2006 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (2006).
Using proteomics and lipidomics for defining the molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging in yeast. The 25th International Specialized Symposium on Yeasts (ISSY25), Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland (2006).
Mechanisms of aging of calorie-restricted yeast. Microbiology and Immunology Departmental Seminar, University of Montreal, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal (2006).
2005 Using functional proteomics and lipidomics for defining the molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging. 4th Annual Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Principal Investigators Meeting, The Briars Resort and Conference Centre, Jackson’s Point, Ontario (2005).
Molecular mechanism of peroxisome fusion. Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2005).
Using functional proteomics and lipidomics for defining the molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging. The Human Proteome Organization 4th Annual World Congress "From defining the proteome to understanding function”, Munich, Germany (2005).
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging in yeast. Biology Departmental Seminar, Concordia University, Montreal (2005).
2004 Mechanisms of peroxisome fusion, assembly and division. International Meeting on the Topogenesis of Organellar Proteins, Bochum, Germany (2004).
Phosphoinositide- and GTP hydrolysis-dependent segregation of two AAA family ATPases from ergosterol- and ceramide-rich membrane domains is required for membrane fusion. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Seattle (2004).
The life cycle of the peroxisome, an organelle that orchestrates important developmental decisions from inside the cell. Biology Departmental Seminar, McGill University, Montreal (2004).
The life cycle of the peroxisome: Dynamics of lipid domains in the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and peroxisomes. Montreal Yeast Meeting, Montreal (2004).
2003 Mechanisms of peroxisome fusion, assembly and division. Biology Departmental Seminar, Concordia University, Montreal (2003).
Peroxisome-associated signaling cascades. Pathology and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, University of Montreal, Montreal (2003).
A novel mechanism for organelle division. Montreal Yeast Meeting, Montreal (2003).
Peroxisome division is regulated by a signal from inside the peroxisome. Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, McGill University, Montreal (2003).
A novel mechanism regulating peroxisome division. Northeast Regional Yeast Meeting 2003, Montreal (2003).
A novel mechanism regulating peroxisome division. Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (2003).
A novel mechanism for organelle division. Pathology and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, University of Montreal, Montreal (2003).
2002 Peroxisome fusion. Montreal Yeast Meeting, Montreal (2002).
High-throughput screens for pharmaceutical agents to treat peroxisomal disorders. Meeting at the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada, Montreal (2002).
Mechanisms of signal generation, transduction and sensing during peroxisome fusion. Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar, McGill University, Montreal (2002).
Peroxisome fusion: a model for intraorganellar signaling. 3rd Yarrowia lipolytica International Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2002).
A novel mechanism regulating peroxisome division. Symposium on Peroxisome Biogenesis at the 42nd American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2002).
1998 Multicompartmental organization of the peroxisome assembly pathway in Yarrowia lipolytica. Crest Research Conference. Peroxisome: Biogenesis, Function and Disease, Fukuoka, Japan (1998).
1997 The endoplasmic reticulum plays an essential role in peroxisome biogenesis in the yeast Y. lipolytica. Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (1997).
1995 Pay32p of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica is an intraperoxisomal component of the matrix protein translocation machinery. Yeast Cell Biology Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA (1995).
1993 Identification and characterization of peroxisomal chaperones. 3rd European Workshop on Peroxisome Biogenesis. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1993).
1992 Peroxisome biogenesis is controlled by a complex set of interacting gene products. 2nd European Workshop on Peroxisome Biogenesis. Haren, The Netherlands (1992).
1989 Molecular mechanisms of catabolite repression and inactivation in the yeast Pichia pinus. 3rd All-Union Meeting on Molecular Genetics of Yeasts, Leningrad, USSR (1989).
1987 Catabolite inactivation of peroxisomal proteins in the yeast Pichia pinus. 5th Conference of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, USSR (1987).
1986 Multiple mechanisms of carbon catabolite repression regulate synthesis of alcohol oxidase in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pinus. 1st All-Union Meeting on Physiology, Genetics and Biochemistry of Methylotrophic Microorganisms, Kiev, USSR (1986).