Master of Science thesis defence
Jesse H. Vanloon, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology , will defend his thesis titled “Re-evaluation of analytical chemistry techniques in studying DNA structures” on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Hongbin (Tony) Yan, Supervisor; Jean-Paul Desaulniers, External Examiner (Ontario Tech University); and Heather Gordon and Doug Bruce, Committee Members.
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.
Biological Sciences, FMS, Thesis defence
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Aishabibi Kassymbek, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis titled “Reactivity of a Low Valent Gallium Compound” on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 9:30 am, virtually.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Georgii Nikonov, Supervisor; Paul J. Ragogna, External Examiner (Western University); Wendy Ward, Internal External Examiner; Martin Lemaire and Heather Gordon, Supervisory Committee Members.
Chemistry, FMS, Thesis defence
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Doctoral thesis defence in Biotechnology
Dhruval Joshi, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “A. Regulation of B-/Z-DNA transition in modified oligonucleotides. B. Synthesis of cationic BODIPY analogues for antimicrobial and anticancer applications” on Friday, January 7, 2022 at 1 pm, virtually.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Maria DeRosa, External Examiner (Carleton University); Thad Harroun, Internal External Examiner; Doug Bruce and Costa Metallinos, Supervisory Committee Members.
Doctoral thesis defence in Biological Sciences
Fereshteh Moradi, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating the Effect of Cell culture Compositions on Mitochondrial Metabolism, Dynamics, and Transcriptome and Proteome of cells” on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 11 am, virtually.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeff Stuart, Supervisor; Jim Uniacke, External Examiner (University of Guelph); Val A. Fajardo, Internal External Examiner; Gaynor Spencer and Rebecca MacPherson, Supervisory Committee Members.
Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence
Fereshteh Moradi, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating the Effect of Cell culture Compositions on Mitochondrial Metabolism, Dynamics, and Transcriptome and Proteome of cells” on Thursday, January 6, 2021 at 11 a.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Brian D. Roy, Chair; Jeff Stuart, Supervisor; Jim Uniacke, External Examiner (University of Guelph, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology); Val A. Fajardo, Internal External Examiner; Gaynor Spencer and Rebecca Macpherson, Committee Members.
Master of Science thesis defence
Luc J. Wasilewicz, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Investigating the modulation of Drosophila melanogaster body-wall muscle contraction by the neuropeptide DPKQDFMRFamide” on Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Thad Harroun, Chair; Joffre Mercier, Supervisor; Rosa da Silva, External Examiner (Dept. of Biology, McMaster University); and Cheryl McCormick and Gaynor Spencer, Committee Members.
Master of Science thesis defence
Emilia Rutkowski, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will defend her thesis titled “Weighted Graph Compression using Genetic Algorithms” on Wednesday, Dec 8, 2021 at 9 a.m., in virtual format.
The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Sheridan Houghten, Supervisor; Ke Qiu, External Examiner; and Brian J. Ross and Joseph A. Brown, Committee Members.
