Past Events

Caroline Tyrawa, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 1 p.m. in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. George van der Merwe. Thesis Title:  "Demystifying Brettanomyces bruxellensis: Fermentation kinetics, flavour compound production, and nutrient requirements during wort fermentation". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement (to follow)

Zeeshan Shaikh, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Monday, December 3, 2018 at 1:00 pm am in SSC 1304.    His advisor is Dr. John Dawson. Thesis Title:  Regulatory changes in the α-cardiac actin variants H88Y and F90Δ implicated in early-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Michael Schlossmacher as part of MCB's Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series on Wednesday, Nov. 28th, 2018. Seminar time: 10:30am Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee

Evan Despond, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511.    His advisor is Dr. John Dawson. Thesis Title:  "The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-linked α-cardiac actin variant A331P". All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Robyn Ralph, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Friday, November 23, 2018 at 1:30 pm am in SSC 1511.    Her co-advisors are Dr. Sarah Wootton and Dr. Peter Krell. Thesis Title:  Characterization of Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus immediate early protein ME53: The role of conserved domains in BV production, viral gene transcription, and evidence for ME53 presence at the ribosome. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Please join us as we welcome Dr. Sarah Wootton as part of MCB's Seminar Series on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Seminar time: 10:30am Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee 

M.Sc. candidate, Hayley Thorpe, in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. John Vessey. Thesis Title:  The RNA-binding protein hnRNP Q regulates dendritic morphogenesis and synapse number in cortical neurons All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Sara Timpano, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 9:30 am in SSC 2315.    Her advisor is Dr. Jim Uniacke.  Thesis Title:  An investigation of the molecular and cellular biology of human physioxic cell culture. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. David Guttman as part of MCB's Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series on Wednesday, Nov. 14th, 2018. Seminar time: 10:30am Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee

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