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  • Exciting Opportunity: MSc Position Now Open for Applications

    Monday, October 28, 2024 | By

    Location: Biological Sciences, Brock University & Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI)
    Start Date: January 1, 2025

    Are you passionate about entomology, viticulture, and innovative pest management solutions? Join us in a cutting-edge research project aimed at addressing a critical challenge in Ontario’s vineyards!

    Project Overview:
    The Multi-coloured Asian lady beetle (MALB) poses a significant threat to wine and juice grapes in Ontario. As these beetles enter vineyards in the autumn, they can be harvested with the grapes, resulting in the release of methoxypyrazines that taint the juice during processing. This research aims to evaluate an alternative method for mitigating MALB using CleanWorks Inc.’s patented technology, which combines ultraviolet light-c, ozone, and hydrogen peroxide.

    Who We’re Looking For:
    We seek a dedicated MSc student with a strong interest in pest management and sustainable agricultural practices. Ideal candidates will have a background in biological sciences, entomology, or related fields.

    How to Apply:
    Interested candidates should contact Malkie Spodek at (mspodek@brocku.ca)for more information and application instructions.

    Take this opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions in vineyard management while advancing your academic career!

    (mspodek@brocku.ca)

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  • Brock student has been featured in an ECR Spotlight Interview on the Journal of Experimental Biology website

    Thursday, October 24, 2024 | By

    We are thrilled to announce that Danilo has been featured in an ECR Spotlight Interview on the Journal of Experimental Biology website! This special highlight accompanies his recent publication, showcasing his innovative research and contributions to the field.

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    We encourage everyone to read the full interview and celebrate his achievements

    Congratulations, Danilo, on this well-deserved recognition! Check it out on the Journal of Experimental Biology website.

    https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/227/21/jeb249561/362482/ECR-Spotlight-Danilo-Giacometti

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  • Amir Farooqui & Dr. Elizabeth Stirling – Seminar Series

    Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | By

    Join us October 28th at 12:00 pm EST in TH253 for the Biological Sciences seminar titled:

    “Spatial Molecular Biology Solutions”

    Featuring: Amir Farooqui & Dr. Elizabeth Stirling

    Outline

    Bruker Spatial Biology, a division of Bruker Corporation, provides advanced spatial molecular biology solutions, including instruments, assays, software, and services to support life sciences research. By integrating technologies from NanoString and Canopy Biosciences, Bruker offers an extensive portfolio designed to meet the diverse needs of global researchers exploring spatial biology.

    The CosMx™ Spatial Molecular Imager (SMI) enables high-plex detection and analysis of over 6,000 RNAs with single-cell resolution and precise cell segmentation, supported by the cloud-based AtoMx™ Spatial Informatics Platform. The GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler is a leading platform for whole-tissue exploration, providing whole transcriptomics and high-plex proteomic readouts. The CellScape™ Precise Spatial Proteomics platform allows for high-plex protein expression analysis at single-cell resolution, using versatile, open-sourced reagents.  The nCounter® Analysis System enables rapid quantification of profiling of gene and miRNA expression with high sensitivity.

    Together, Bruker Spatial Biology’s solutions are supported by a strong team of scientists, sales, and service associates, along with Canopy Multiomic Services for biopharmaceutical research, assay development, and clinical sample testing.

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  • Ontario Biology Day 2023 is coming to Brock University

    Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | By

    The Department of Biological Sciences of Brock University is pleased to welcome you to the 35th Ontario Biology Day. Located in the beautiful Niagara Region, we are looking forward to seeing you on March 25 and 26th, 2023.

    Ontario Biology Day represents a great opportunity for biology students soon completing their degrees to present their research projects to peers and faculty members. This event aims to showcase the capstone projects of the students in a friendly environment. It’s about sharing experiences, enthusiasm for research, discuss career choices with other, and opportunities to meet other students and potential supervisors for graduate studies.

    Details and registration can be accessed at this link

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  • Dr. Raineki Biological Sciences Seminar – April 22

    Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | By

    Join us April 22 at 12:00 pm EST for the Biological Sciences seminar titled:

    “Uncovering biological mechanisms for the developmental origins of health and disease: A translational approach”

    Featuring: Dr. Charlis Raineki, Brock University

    Outline

    My laboratory’s primary research interest is to uncover biological mechanisms of neurobehavioral deficits induced by pre- and/or postnatal adverse experiences, with a special focus on understanding the increased vulnerability for psychopathology associated with these early insults. In this talk, I will discuss some of the ongoing and future work in my laboratory using animal models (rodent and nonhuman primate) and human cohorts.

    JOIN THE TEAMS MEETING HERE

    Having trouble with the link? Email ballan@brocku.ca for an invitation

    Categories: News, Seminars

  • Dr. Mashoodh Biological Sciences Seminar – April 8

    Wednesday, April 06, 2022 | By

    Join us April 8 at 12:00 pm EST for the Biological Sciences seminar titled:

    “Epigenetics, inheritance and adaptation within the family environment”

    Featuring: Dr. Rahia Mashoodh, Cambridge University

    Outline

    The role of epigenetics in mediating developmental plasticity both within and across generations provides a novel framework for understanding the inheritance of individual variations in phenotype and the role of the
    environment in inducing heritable modifications. In this talk, I will discuss evidence for maternal and paternal epigenetic influence on development and the pathways through which these influences may lead to transgenerational effects.

    JOIN THE TEAMS MEETING HERE

    Having trouble with the link? Email ballan@brocku.ca for an invitation

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  • Scientifically Yours two-day conference May 5th & 6th

    Monday, April 04, 2022 | By

    Registration opens Wednesday April 6th

    Scientifically Yours gives Grade 10 and 11 students the opportunity to come to campus and experience hands-on projects and mingle with professionals in the field.

    For more information please visit Scientifically Yours

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  • Dr. Mosca Biological Sciences Seminar – Feb 18

    Thursday, February 17, 2022 | By

    Join us for the upcoming Biological Sciences seminar (February 18 2022) with Dr. Timothy Mosca (title: “Synapse maturation and neurodegeneration: two sides of the same incredibly complicated coin?”

    Featuring:

    Dr. Timothy Mosca, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Vickie & Jack
    Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA

     

    JOIN THE TEAMS MEETING HERE

    Website:

    https://www.moscalab.org
    https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schoolsinstitutes/skmc/departments/neuroscience/faculty/faculty/mosca.html

    February 18th, 2022 at 12h00-13h00 EST via Microsoft Teams

    Outline:

    The exquisite series of events that underlies synaptic
    organization in the brain requires a symphony of
    molecular players that coordinate to achieve multiple
    goals. Synapses must find their correct target, make initial
    connections, and then importantly, allow those
    connections to undergo maturation to become robust and
    reliable functioning adult synapses. Though considerable
    work has studied the mechanisms underlying synapse
    formation, we know far less about the events between
    formation and adult function, namely, synapse maturation.
    This represents the time in which protein cascades take a
    synapse from a nascent to a full-fledged connection. In
    the Mosca Lab, we study the molecular mechanisms of
    how synapses mature. In this seminar, I will discuss the novel molecular mechanisms involving
    receptor cleavage that we’ve discovered to promote synapse maturation and discuss how we
    think these mechanisms serve as a bridge between neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration.
    By studying and learning how maturation occurs, we can more deeply understand how
    neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and even neurodegenerative diseases go awry when the
    basic steps of synapse development fail to occur properly.

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