Eric de Hoog, a PhD in Biological Sciences candidate, will defend the thesis “Modulation of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels by Retinoic Acid Signaling” on Monday, August 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The defence will take place in MC H313.
The examination committee members are Brian Roy, Chair; Gaynor Spencer, Supervisor; Alan Lomax, External Examiner (Queen’s University); Val Fajardo, Internal Examiner; and Cheryl McCormick and Joffre Mercier, Advisory Committee.
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Aliona Baradzenka, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Synthesis and Reactivity of Low Valent Silicon and Phosphorus Compounds” on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m., in Plaza 600F.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; John D. Protasiewicz, External Examiner (Case Western Reserve University); Maureen Reedyk, Internal External Examiner; Tony Yan and Costa Metallinos, Committee Members.
Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence
Onyinye Sandra Okafor, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene– Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea” on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., virtually.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Martin J. Head, Supervisor; James B. Riding, External Examiner (British Geological Survey, UK); and Francine McCarthy and Richard Cheel, Committee Members.
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Master of Science thesis defence
Olivia Rita Marie Bagshaw, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Evaluating and targeting mitochondrial dynamics and plasticity in conditions of mitochondrial dysfunction” on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at 1 p.m. in MC H313.
The examination committee includes Yifeng Li, Chair; Jeff Stuart, Supervisor; Adam J. MacNeil, External Examiner (Brock University, Dept. of Health Sciences); and Jeffrey Atkinson and Paul J. LeBlanc, Committee Members.
Juana Goulart Stollmaier, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Enzymatic Studies of Bromocyclohexadienediols & Semi-Synthesis of Narciclasine Analogues” on Tuesday, July 26 at 1 p.m., in Plaza 600F.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; David Gonzalez, External Examiner (Universidad de la República (UdelaR)); Francine McCarthy, Internal External Examiner; Paul Zelisko and Melanie Pilkington, Committee Members.
Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
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Master of Science thesis defence
Mr. Jacob Kevin Lee, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “An examination of Notch signalling in the regenerating caudal spinal cord of the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum: Establishment and characterization of an axolotl Opto-Notch1 construct for light-induced upregulation of Notch1 signalling in vivo” on Tuesday, June 21 at 10am in MC H313.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robert Carlone, Supervisor; Paul J. LeBlanc, External Examiner (Applied Health Sciences); and Gaynor Spencer and Aleksandar Necakov, Committee Members.
Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Sara Hatefi Monfared, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Physics, will defend her thesis titled “Fabrication and Characterization of CoFe2O4-BiFeO3 Core Shell Nanocomposite and SrFe(12−2x)CoxRuxO19 Hexaferrites” on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 11 a.m.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Fereidoon Razavi, Supervisor; Stefan Kycia, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Hongbin (Tony) Yan, Internal External Examiner; Maureen Reedyk and David A. Crandles, Committee Members.
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Master of Science thesis defence
Taghi Farmani, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Paleoceanography and dinoflagellate cyst record of northwestern North Pacific ODP Site 882 during the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition” on Friday, Feb 25, 2022 at 1 pm, in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Tony Yan, Chair; Martin J. Head, Supervisor; Audrey Limoges, External Examiner (University of New Brunswick); and Uwe Brand and Michael Pisaric, Committee Members.
Master of Science thesis defence
Robert Allie, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “The Linkage of Yeast Metabolites, Produced Under Hyperosmotic Stress, to Cellular Cofactor Systems During Icewine Fermentation ” on Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 at 10 am, in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debbie Inglis, Supervisor; George van der Merwe, External Examiner (University of Guelph); and Aleksandar Necakov and Arthur van der Est, Committee Members.
Master of Science thesis defence
Charlene Marcotte, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Winemaking techniques to manage tannins of Cabernet sauvignon and Pinot noir wines made in Ontario, Canada ” on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 1 pm, in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debbie Inglis and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Kevin Usher, External Examiner (Summerland Research and Development Centre); and Jeff Stuart and Gary Pickering, Committee Members.
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