Articles by author: jmontague

  • June 15 – PhD Thesis Defence – Rozhin Rowshanpour

    Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | By

    Rozhin Rowshanpour, a PhD in Chemistry candidate, will defend the thesis “Developing New Strategies in Organic Synthesis Through Photocatalytic Azo Formation, Radical Fluorination, and Carbonyl Activation” on Monday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in PLAZA 601C.

    The examination committee members are Maureen Reedyk, Chair; Travis Dudding, Supervisor; Rebecca Davis, External Examiner (University of Manitoba); Yifeng Li, Internal Examiner; and Georgii Nikonov and Tony Yan, Advisory Committee.

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  • June 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Marcus Elbert Villena

    Wednesday, June 03, 2026 | By

    Marcus Elbert Villena, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend the thesis “Graph Attention Mechanisms for Modeling Pathway-Level Importance from Gene Expression” on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. The defence will take place in WH147.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Yifeng Li, Supervisor; Xiaojian Shao, External Examiner (National Research Council); and Tony Yan and Adonis Skandalis, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • June 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Atieh Sarvi

    Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | By

    Atieh Sarvi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend the thesis titled “ Network-Based Gene Prioritization for Major Depressive Disorder Using Integrated Biological Data ” on Tuesday, June 2 at 11:00 a.m. in MC H313.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Yifeng Li, External Examiner (Brock University); and Renata Queiroz Dividino, Supervisory Committee Member.

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  • June 1 – PhD Thesis Defence – Temitayo Laleye

    Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | By

    Temitayo Laleye, a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend the thesis titled “Synthesis of a Homologous Series of Bolaphosphatidylcholines: Influence of Chain Length and Rigidity on Self-Assembly and Model Phospholipid Membrane Structure” on Monday, June 1 at 11:00 a.m. in Plaza 600F.

    The examination committee includes William Pickett, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; John Sanderson, External Examiner (Durham University); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Travis Dudding and Tony Yan, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • May 20 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Zachary McGovarin

    Thursday, May 14, 2026 | By

    Zachary McGovarin, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend the thesis titled “Three-Body Diffusion: A Novel Molecular Generation Model for Multi-Target De Novo Drug Design” on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. online.

    The examination committee includes Ke Qiu, Chair; Betty Ombuki-Berman, Supervisor; Blessing Ogbuokiri, External Examiner (Brock University); and Yifeng Li and Divya Matta, Committee Members.

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