Articles tagged with: Biological Sciences

• Jan 6 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Leah de Felice Renton

  Tuesday, December 15, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Leah de Felice Renton, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Hard Pressed To Find A Difference:

  Evaluating the total tannin content of Cabernet franc L cv. wines, made using pre- and post-fermentation pressing treatments” on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debra L. Inglis and Belinda Kemp, Co-Supervisors; Karine Pedneault, External Examiner (University of Sainte-Anne); and Heather Gordon and Vincenzo De Luca, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Jan 8 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Michael Tolentino

  Tuesday, December 08, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Michael Tolentino, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Involvement of the Endocannabinoid System in the Ependymoglial Response to Spinal Cord Regeneration in the Mexican Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum ” on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Robert Carlone, Supervisor; Val A. Fajardo, External Examiner (Department of Kinesiology, Brock University); and Aleksander Necakov and Gaynor Spencer, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Nov 4 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Alex N. M. Proulx

  Saturday, October 31, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Alex N. M. Proulx, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Demography and molecular ecology of the solitary halictid Lasioglossum zonulum: with observations on Lasioglossum leucozonium” on Wednesday, Nov. 4 2020 at 1 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Miriam Richards, Supervisor; Jess Vickruck, External Examiner (AAFC); and Fiona Hunter and Alan Castle, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Sept 14 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Taylor Lidster

  Thursday, September 03, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Taylor Lidster, a Master of Science candidate in the Department Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating how Notch, and JAK/STAT Signaling Synergistically Regulate Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis Using Engineered Optogenetic Alleles” on Monday, September 14 at 11 a.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Aleksandar Necakov, Supervisor; Phillip Karpowicz, External Examiner (University of Windsor); and Jeffrey Stuart and Robert Carlone, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• July 8 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Sarah Eleanor Walker

  Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Doctor of Philosophy thesis defence

  Sarah Eleanor Walker, Doctor of Philosophy candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Investigating the Role of MicroRNAs in Regeneration and Axonal Pathfinding” on Wednesday, July 8, at 2 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Robert Carlone and Gaynor Spencer, Co-Supervisors; Sarah McFarlane, External Examiner (University of Calgary); Rebecca MacPherson, Internal External Examiner; Cheryl McCormick and Aleksandar Necakov, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• June 24 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Steven Agnelone

  Thursday, June 04, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Steven Angelone, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “Sleepers and Creepers, Colony Polymorphisms in Metarhizium robertsii” on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 11 a.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Michael Bidochka, Supervisor; Myron L. Smith, External Examiner (Carleton University); and Glenn Tattersall and Alan Castle, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• June 23 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Anne R. Yagi

  Thursday, June 04, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Anne R. Yagi, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Flood Survival Strategies of Overwintering Snakes” on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1 p. m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Bruce A. Kingsbury, External Examiner (Purdue University); and Fiona Hunter and Liette Vasseur, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• June 10 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Nicholas Sakich

  Thursday, May 21, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Nicholas Sakich, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “The Physiological and Behavioural Consequences of Reduced Scalation in Captive-bred Phenotypes of the Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps Ahl 1926)” on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 1 p.m., in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Glenn Tattersall, Supervisor; Christopher E. Oufiero, External Examiner (Towson University); and Jeff Stuart and Robert Carlone, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• May 13 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Margaret Hughes – Biological Sciences

  Tuesday, April 28, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Master of Science thesis defence

  Margaret Hughes, a Master of Science candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis titled “Influence of perimeter plantings on plant and invertebrate diversity in vineyard ecosystems” on Wednesday, May 13 at 2 p.m. in virtual format.

  The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Liette Vasseur, Supervisor; Lesley G. Campbell, External Examiner (Ryerson University); and Miriam Richards and Wendy McFadden-Smith, Committee Members.

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events

• Feb 28 – PhD Thesis Defence – Wanxiangfu (Daniel) Tang – Biological Sciences

  Thursday, February 20, 2020 | By jsteepe

  Wanxiangfu (Daniel) Tang, PhD candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, will defend his thesis titled “The role of mobile elements in recent primate genomes” on Friday, Feb 28, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in WH 206.

  The examination committee includes Wendy Ward, Chair; Ping Liang, Supervisor; Zhongming Zhao, External Examiner (University of Texas); Yifeng Li, Internal External Examiner; and Alan Castle and Douglas Bruce, Committee Members

  Tags: Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Thesis defence
  Categories: Events