Articles by author: jsteepe

• June 5 – PhD Thesis Defence – Charles Barraco

  Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Doctoral thesis defence in Biotechnology

  Charles Barraco, a PhD in Biotechnology candidate, will defend his thesis titled “The bipartite function of Clade I TGAs: involvement in basal immunity and systemic acquired resistance” on Monday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m., in Plaza 600F.

  The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Charles Després, Supervisor; Darrell Desveaux, External Examiner (University of Toronto); Cheryl McCormick, Internal Examiner; and Tony Yan and Aleksandar Necakov, supervisory committee members.

  Tags: Biotechnology, FMS, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• May 31 – PhD Thesis Defence – Hyun Suk (Leeko) Lee

  Monday, May 29, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Hyun Suk (Leeko) Lee, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Feasibility study using remote sensing technologies to improve zonal vineyard management ” on Wednesday, May 31 at 9:30 a.m., virtually.

  The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Debbie Inglis and Jim Willwerth, Co-Supervisors; Yu Jiang, External Examiner (Cornell University); Kevin Turner, Internal Examiner; and Ralph B. Brown and Marilyne Carrey, Advisory Committee.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• May 29 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Hayley-Ann Bennett

  Monday, May 29, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

  Hayley-Ann Bennett, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Influence of thermal treatment on aptamer structure & Synthesis and purification of modified Acinetobacter baumanii-binding aptamers” on Monday, May 29 at 10:30 AM in WH147.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Hongbin (Tony ) Yan, Supervisor; Richard A. Manderville, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Aleksandar Necakov and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biotechnology, FMS, thesis
  Categories: Events

• May 10 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jamie Sapera

  Monday, May 08, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence in Earth Sciences

   

  Jamie Sapera, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Glacial Dynamics and Stratigraphy in the Southern Great Slave Lake Region, Northwest Territories” on Wednesday, May 10 at 1:00 PM., virtually.

  The examination committee includes Adonis Skandalis, Chair; John Menzies, Supervisor; Brent Ward, External Examiner (Simon Fraser University); and Francine McCarthy and Roger Paulen, Committee Members.

  Tags: Earth Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• April 26 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jacob Medeiros

  Monday, April 24, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Jacob Medeiros, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Interactions between caffeic and caftaric acids, furan-derived aroma compounds, and chitosan during base wine ageing” on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Gary Pickering and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Marc Bradshaw, External Examiner (Strewn Winery); Jim Willwerth, Committee Member.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• March 20 – Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence – Junpeng (Winston) Xu

  Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Junpeng (Winston) Xu, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis titled “Programing strand displacement reaction pathways using small molecular DNA binders” on Monday, March 20 at 9 a.m., virtually.

  The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Feng Li, Supervisor; Georgii Nikonov, Interim Supervisor; Chengde Mao, External Examiner (Purdue University); Shengrong Bu, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Vaughn Mangal, Committee Members.

  Tags: Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series – Friday March 10

  Friday, March 03, 2023 | By jsteepe

  “Where Should we Focus to Improve Health Post-Pandemic Emergency?”
  Dr. M. Mustafa Hirji, Medical Officer of Health & Commissioner (Acting), Public Health & Emergency Services, Niagara Region
  Friday March 10th, 2023 at 12h00-13h00 EST
  Room TH 256

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  Tags: Biological Sciences, FMS, Seminar Series
  Categories: Events

• March 8 – Masters Project Presentation – Tanjim Siddiquee

  Wednesday, March 01, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Masters Project Presentation in Statistics

  Tanjim Siddiquee, Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present her project titled “Machine Learning Approaches for Estimating Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension among Bangladeshi Adults: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey” on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

  Examination Committee: S. Ejaz Ahmed, Supervisor; X. Xu, Supervisory Committee Member.

  Tags: FMS, Masters Project Presentation, Mathematics and Statistics
  Categories: Events

• Join us for the next installment of the Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series

  Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | By jsteepe

  

   

  The next instalment of the Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series is scheduled for next Friday, March 3rd 2023 with a talk from Dr. Elyanne Ratcliffe, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University titled “Development of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.”

   

  Dr. Ratcliffe’s talk will be in-person in room TH 256 from 12-1pm.

  For additional details and a trainee lunch with Dr. Ratcliffe, please email Brittany Kalbfleisch –  bkalbfleisch@brocku.ca

   

  Please note that, as per Brock University’s announcement on August 29 2022 (https://brocku.ca/coronavirus/2022/08/29/brock-to-require-masks-in-all-instructional-spaces/), all students and instructors will be required to wear medical-grade or N95 masks in instructional spaces. The university has indicated that cloth masks no longer satisfy the masking policy requirement.

  Categories: Events, News

• Feb 8 – Master of Science Major Research Project – Tian Zhao

  Friday, February 03, 2023 | By jsteepe

  Tian Zhao, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, will present his MRP (MATH 5P99) titled “When does the sum of 4 Fibonacci numbers equal a power?” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 3 pm in TH149.

  Presentation-poster-Tian Zhao

  Tags: FMS, Major Research Project, Mathematics and Statistics
  Categories: Events