Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminars - Student Requirements | Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

The Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers exciting seminars featuring scientists from across Canada and around the world, with occasional seminars by our own faculty and members of other departments at U of T and surrounding hospitals/institutes. These seminars provide an opportunity for all to meet outstanding, world-renowned scientists. Seminar speakers also schedule additional time for informal discussions with faculty and students. Regular attendance at seminars is required of all graduate students.

Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series Requirement

All graduate students are required to attend the departmental seminars each year:

Full-time students: a minimum of eight (8) departmental seminars per academic year
Part-time/Flex-time students: a minimum of four (4) departmental seminars per academic year.

Students may fulfill up to 50% of their annual quota at sanctioned external seminars.

2026-2027 Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Schedule

Seminar Type	Date & Time	Speaker	Host	Title	LOCATION
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences	Friday, September 18, 2026	Dr. Alison Thompson	Graduate Department	Disagreement, dialogue & discovery: civil discourse as a foundation for scientific inquiry	PB-850
PhD Exit Seminar	Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 10AM	Madeline Brown	Dr. Ray Reilly	197gHg/197mHg Auger Electron-Emitting Radiation Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme	PB-850
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences	Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 3PM	Dr. Weibo Cai	Dr. Ray Reilly	Molecular Imaging, Nanobiotechnology & Theranostics	PB-850
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Sciences	Friday, September 25, 2026	Dr. Karlee Johnston	Professor Jamie Kellar	Burnout in Pharmacists	PB-850