Faculty of Math & Science student Brent Wiens (Biological Sciences) will do his PhD thesis defence Wednesday, June 15 at 9 a.m. in PL600F.

His thesis is titled Investigations of reserpine and rescinnamine biosynthesis in the Indian snakeroot plant, Rauwolfia serpentine. 

His examination committee members are: Dr. Alan Castle, Chair; Dr. Susan Kohalmi (Western University), External Examiner; Vincenzo De Luca, Supervisor; Dr. Jeffrey Atkinson, Internal Examiner; Dr. Charles Despres and Dr. Debbie Inglis, Committee Members.