Upcoming Events

Jonathan Heeney, Professor at the University of Cambridge, is CSO and founder of DIOSynVax; “Digitally Immune Optimised Synthetic Vaccines”, a clinical stage Biotech based in Cambridge UK. DIOSynVax’s Computational Vaccine antigen technology leverages AI to design broadly protective vaccine antigen payloads to protect from high consequence diseases of humans and animals. The company has advanced vaccine candidates for seasonal, universal and pre-pandemic (H5Nx, H1N1, H7N2, etc) Influenza, pan-Beta Coronaviruses and a Mpox vaccine carrying broad Filovirus and Arenavirus payloads that...

CBS students: We want to hear from you! All College of Biological Science undergraduates are invited to share their experiences, ideas, questions, and concerns, regardless of the topic (e.g. courses, research opportunities, campus climate, accessibility, community, student supports). Regardless of the topic, your voice matters. Join us for the full session or drop in as your schedule allows. Drinks and snacks provided.  For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Dr. Amr El Zawily at ...

U of G’s College of Biological Science is pleased to host the Canadian premiere of Wayumi, which follows David Good, a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology student, and his mother, Yarima, as they attempt to reunite a family separated for 30 years. The film is a journey across continents and generations, exploring what it means to belong. Against the backdrop of breathtaking landscapes and navigating Venezuelan bureaucracy, their story unfolds as a meditation on resilience, cultural survival, and the ties that endure across time and distance. Drawing from hundreds of...

Integrative Biology seminars are held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in SSC 2315. Coffee and cookies at 11 a.m. All interested are welcome to attend. Dr. Greg Albery from Trinity College Dublin will present "Spatial & social behaviour and wildlife disease."

Dr. Devin Schweppe, Assistant Professor in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington, will present the next MCB Seminar. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served.   

As part of the One Health Seminar Series, Dr. Kathleen Angell will present “From Vector to Consequence: A One Health Approach to Lyme Disease Surveillance”. The event will be held in-person in OVC ECLA 1725, as well as online. Kathleen Angell is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the G. Magnotta Research Lab at the University of Guelph, where her work bridges field and laboratory research on Lyme disease, integrating tick ecology with Borrelia transmission and host–vector interactions. She earned her PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center...

Integrative Biology seminars are held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in SSC 2315. Coffee and cookies at 11 a.m. All interested are welcome to attend. Dr. Carrie Branch from Western University will present "Cognitive adaptation and female mate choice in a food-caching bird."

On April 13th 2026, HHS will be hosting a seminar by Dr. Lauro Vianna from the University of Brasilia More about Dr. Vianna's work: Parkinson’s Disease is usually seen as a movement disorder, but it also affects the heart, blood pressure, and breathing. In this talk, I will show how these systems are altered in patients with Parkinson’s Disease. I will also present how these changes impact the body both at rest and during exercise. These findings suggest that Parkinson’s Disease affects much more than movement. Understanding this can help improve patient care and...

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a university-wide competition for graduate students with an exciting challenge: to explain your thesis in a clear and engaging way, using only one slide, and in only three minutes! Both the winner and runner up of the CBS heat will receive prizes ($250 and $150 gift cards, respectively) and move on to the University of Guelph final on April 30, 2026. The winner of the university-wide competition will receive a $1,000 prize towards their tuition and will go on to the provincial final held May 6 . Check your eligibility:...

We hope you will join us on April 30th, 2026 in Rozanski Hall for our 9th Annual COESP Day. COESP Day is our annual event that brings CBS instructors, staff, and students together to explore questions in teaching and learning. This year, we’re focusing on teaching and supporting students in a time of increased distraction and rapid technological advancement. The event will focus on: Working through challenges in teaching and course design in conversation with others. Connecting and building community with colleagues across departments. ...