Past Events

Evan Mann, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 2315.  His advisor is Dr. Chris Whitfield. Thesis Title:  "Export of bacterial O-antigen polysaccharides by ATP-binding cassette transporters" All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences    

Maritza Vatta, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. Rod Merrill. Thesis Title:  "Application of plant extracts as antimicrobials against Streptomyces scabies and characterization of the DNA-binding motif in Scabin toxin". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Joshua Chun, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in SSC 2315.    His advisor is Dr. Anthony Clarke. Thesis Title:  "Investigating the interaction between lytic transglycosylases and Ivyp1 & Ivyp2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences  

Dr. Andreas Blennow, University of Copenhagen, will present a seminar on "Barley starch bioengineering - failure and success" All welcome to attend.  See poster  

Sahar Mehrpouyan, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Monday, May 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 2315.  Her co-advisors are Drs. Michael Emes and Ian Tetlow.  Thesis Title: Post-translational regulation of starch synthase IIA, a key enzyme of starch biosynthesis in maize endosperm All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences  

Evan Mallette, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 2315.  His advisor is Dr. Matthew Kimber. Thesis Title: Structural and functional characterization of the aminoacetone utilization microcompartment from Mycobacterium smegmatis MC2 155 All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences

Michael (Shayne) McLaughlin, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1304    His advisor is Dr. Andrew Bendall. Thesis Title:  "Investigating Dlx and Zbed1 protein interactions during cell cycle progression" All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences    

Nikkita Dutta, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511.    Her advisor is Dr. Nina Jones. Thesis Title:  "Investigation of Dok1 and Dok2 as novel modulators of focal adhesion dynamics in kidney podocytes" All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/seminar-series-defences/graduate-defences    

Kelly Boddington, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 9:30 am in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. Steffen Graether. "The role of a Vitis riparia dehydrin in protecting DNA from oxidative stress." All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Shayla Larson, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    Her co-advisors are Dr. Ray Lu and Dr. Renee Bergeron. Thesis Title:  “Identification of genetic markers for stress responsiveness and meat quality in Canadian Yorkshire pigs". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement (to follow).