Articles tagged with: Biotechnology

  • September 9 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Bryce Doyle

    Friday, September 04, 2026 | By

    Bryce Doyle, a Master of Science in Biotechnology candidate, will defend the thesis titled “Investigating the Role of the TrkB Receptor in the Signalling Pathways of Psychedelics” on Wednesday, September 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The defence will take place in Plaza 601C.

    The examination committee includes: Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Melissa L. Perreault (University of Guelph), External Examiner; Charles Despres, Supervisor;  Rebecca MacPherson and Jonathan Simone, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • Aug 28 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Jennifer Kujani

    Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | By

    MSc in Biotechnology

     

    Jennifer Kujani, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “A Study of Lipid-Protein Binding Assays With α-Tocopherol Transfer Protein Using Surface Plasmon Resonance” on Thursday, August 28 at 1 PM, in TH253.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Jeffrey Atkinson, Supervisor; Jason Baardsnes, External Examiner (National Research Council), and Dustin Duncan and Stephen Glasgow, Supervisory Committee Members.

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  • June 2 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Katayoun Etemadi Some Olyayi

    Thursday, May 29, 2025 | By

    Katayoun Etemadi Some Olyayi, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure in the Reaction Center of Acaryochloris marina” on Monday, June 2 at 11 AM, in TH253.

    The examination committee includes Melanie Pilkington, Chair; Divya Matta, Supervisor; Ré Mansbach, External Examiner (Concordia University); Jianbo Gao and Yifeng Li, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 20 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Nicole Brauch

    Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Nicole Brauch, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “The use of immobilized caffeine aptamers in decaffeination & Roles of co-precipitants in the precipitation of DNA” on Friday, September 20 at 1 PM., in MCJ 404.

    The examination committee includes Ping Liang, Chair; Hongbin (Tony) Yan, Supervisor; Juewen Liu, External Examiner (Dept. of Chemistry, University of Waterloo); and Aleksandar Necakov and Jeffrey Atkinson, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 18 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Assmaa El Khal

    Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Assmaa El Khal, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Insect-specific viruses: infection rates and routes of transmission in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes” on Wednesday, September 18 at 2:30 PM., in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Uwe Brand, Chair; Ian Patterson, Supervisor; Ana Sanchez, External Examiner (Department of Health Sciences, Brock University); and Charles Despres and Fiona Hunter, Committee Members.

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  • Sept 13 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Raissa Sultana

    Thursday, September 05, 2024 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Raissa Sultana, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Investigation of potential Z-DNA binding proteins in Halobacter salinarum & Preparation and characterization of DNA samples ” on Friday, September 13 at 8:30 AM., in PLZ 600F.

    The examination committee includes Jeff Stuart, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Katherine Bujold, External Examiner (McMaster University); and Aleksandar Necakov and Vaughn Mangal, Committee Members.

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  • May 21 – Doctor of Philosophy Thesis Defence – Frank Betancourt

    Monday, May 13, 2024 | By

    Doctoral thesis defence in Biotechnology

     

    Frank Betancourt, a PhD in Biotechnology candidate, will defend his thesis titled “Aspects of bioorganic chemistry – a). Development of caffeine-aptamer for coffee decaffeination; b). Study of 1,8-naphthalimide derivatives as fluorescent probes; c). Encapsulation of DNA by silica nanoparticles” on Tuesday, May 21st at 2:00 p.m.., in Sankey Chambers.

     

    The examination committee members are Wendy Ward, Chair; Tony Yan, Supervisor; Christopher Wilds, External Examiner (Concordia University); Thad Harroun, Internal Examiner; and Jeffrey Atkinson and Vincenzo De Luca, supervisory committee members.

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  • Jan 22 – PhD Thesis Defence – Alyson Edge

    Thursday, January 18, 2024 | By

    Doctoral thesis defence in Biotechnology

     

    Alyson Edge, a Doctoral candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Transcriptome assembly reveals putative genes involved in Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloid biosynthesis in Ochrosia elliptica” on Monday, January 22 at 11 AM.

    The examination committee includes Brian Roy, Chair; Vincenzo De Luca, Supervisor; Nikola Kovinich, External Examiner (York Univ.); Litsa Tsiani, Internal External Examiner; and Debbie Inglis and Tony Yan, Committee Members.

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  • Oct 25 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Minh Vu

    Thursday, October 19, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Minh Vu, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend his thesis titled “Epidemiology, genetic variance, and symptomology of grapevine viruses in Canada: A

    metagenomic approach” on Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00 PM, virtually.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Debbie Inglis and Sudarsana Poojari, Co-Supervisors; Basudev Ghoshal, External Examiner (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada); and Liette Vasseur, Committee Member.

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  • Sept 5 – Master of Science Thesis Defence – Anneliese von Eicken

    Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | By

    Master of Science thesis defence in Biotechnology

    Anneliese von Eicken, a Master of Science candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will defend her thesis titled “Characterization of Negeviruses and insect virome interactions during co-infection in cell culture” on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM in WH147.

    The examination committee includes Cheryl McCormick, Chair; Ian Patterson, Supervisor; Laura Brettell, External Examiner (University of Salford, UK); and Aleksandar Necakov and Jeffrey Atkinson, Committee Members.

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