Past Events

Ryan Hallam, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 1:30 p.m..    His advisor is Dr. Scott Ryan.   Thesis Title:  "Alpha-synuclein fibrils impair calcium flux in cortical neurons through aberrant nitric oxide-mediated inhibition of NMDA receptor function" https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences

Kiah Barton, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Friday, April 3, 2020 at 1:30 pm in SSC 3317.  Her advisor is Dr. Jaideep Mathur. Thesis Title:  "Investigations on the influence of cellular sugar and endoplasmic reticulum dynamics on plastid pleomorphy in Arabidopsis thaliana" https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences

Zi (Grace) Teng, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. John Dawson. Thesis Title:  "The dark side of actin:  Characterization of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy linked S271F ACTC variant and dilated cardiomyopathy linked T126I ACTC variant." https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences  

All graduate students registered in the MCB*6500 and MCB*7500 courses are required to participate in and attend the graduate seminar presentations. Seminars begin at 12 noon. Seminar announcements will be posted here approximately one week in advance.    All welcome to attend.

Nicole Garnier, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in SSC 1511.    Her advisor is Dr. Cezar Khursigara. Thesis Title:  "Examining the intraspecific interactions in mixed-strain biofilms containing the prairie epidemic strain and unique clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates".

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Melanie Wills from the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab as part of MCB's Seminar Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020. Seminar time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee Title: Untangling Lyme Disease: Navigating Pathogens, Proteins, and Politics to Mitigate an Escalating Public Health Crisis

All graduate students registered in the MCB*6500 and MCB*7500 courses are required to participate in and attend the graduate seminar presentations. Seminars begin at 12 noon. Seminar announcements will be posted here approximately one week in advance.    All welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien as part of MCB's Seminar Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020. Seminar time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee Title: Molecular characterization of antibodies to guide the development of next-generation malaria interventions

All graduate students registered in the MCB*6500 and MCB*7500 courses are required to participate in and attend the graduate seminar presentations. Seminars begin at 12 noon. Seminar announcements will be posted here approximately one week in advance.    All welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome our very own Dr. Michael Emes as part of MCB's Distinguished Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020. Seminar time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee Title: Understanding Starch Biosynthesis in Plants: a tale of shipwrecks and being blown off course on a voyage of discovery.