Past Events

Love and Liberation: Blueprints for a BIPOC Future with Keynote Robyn Maynard    Saturday, May 1 | 12pm-7pm 

Liam Doyle, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.  His advisor is Dr. Chris Whitfield. Thesis Title: "Assembly of conserved glycolipid termini in Gram-negative bacterial capsules synthesized by ABC transporter-dependent pathways ". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence.

Kristen Van Gelder, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend their thesis on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.  Their advisor is Dr. Tariq Akhtar.  Thesis Title: "Understanding the biosynthesis and function of polyisoprenoids in Solanum lycopersicum". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence.

Zachary Thow, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.  His advisor is Dr. Rod Merrill. Thesis Title: "Preliminary characterization of Vorin and VorinI: a putative toxin-antitoxin pair produced by Erwinia amylovora ". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence.

Joshua Manduca, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. His advisor is Dr. Melissa Perreault. Thesis Title: "Transient dose-dependent effects of ketamine in neuronal oscillatory activity in Wistar Kyoto rats". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence.

Attention CBS Graduate Students and Post-docs.    Are you wondering what you will do with your graduate degree in biology?  

Shoshana Buckhalter, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Her co-advisors are Dr. Melissa Perreault and Dr. Tariq Akhtar. Thesis Title:  "The antidepressant and analgesic effects of Kratom are accompanied by changes in low frequency oscillations but not DeltaFosB accumulation" All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence. 

Watch MCB grad students Rebecca Bradley and Brooke Rathie pitch their commercialization plan in the finals of the Proteus Innovation Competition tonight! You can vote for the Audience Choice award, too. Proteus Innovation Competition - Pitch Finale

The 2021 virtual competition has now been launched.  The 3MT is a great opportunity to hone your communication skills, have fun, and win prizes!  Please see below for more information.  If you would like to participate, please complete a registration form and retu

Victoria Lesy, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Her advisor is Dr. Joseph Colasanti. Thesis Title: " Characterizing the molecular mechanism behind the anti-florigen ScFT ". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend the online defence. Guidelines and further details may be found here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/graduate-studies/graduate-defences