Past Events

Ashley Cheng, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 1:30 pm in SSC 1511.   Her advisor is Dr. J. Krassimir Yankulov. Thesis Title: Evaluating the impact of replication fork pausing on epigenetic conversions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae:  A novel approach and first analysis. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Kick off your summer with the University of Guelph at SummerFest on the Green! Sunday, June 24, 2018 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Johnston Green At College and Gordon Live Music | Food Trucks | Beer Garden | Fun stuff to do | Free admission | Everyone welcome Please follow the link for more information: https://www.uoguelph.ca/summerfest/

Michal Pyc, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 9:30 am in SSC 1511.   His advisor is Dr. Robert Mullen. Thesis Title: The dynamics of leaf lipid droplets and the identification of a novel lipid droplet protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Seminar Presentation by:  Kristen Van Gelder, Ph.D. candidate (Advisor: Dr. Tariq Akhtar)  Seminar Title:  "Plant Superlipids: Polyprenols and their role in thylakoid membrane dynamics" Arrive early for free appetizers! Everyone is welcome.

Jessica White, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.  Her advisor is Dr. Ian Tetlow. Thesis Title:  Development and characterization of branching enzymes for improving industrial starches All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Sean Listin, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm in SSC 2315.   His advisor is Dr. Chris Whitfield. Thesis Title: Biosynthesis and Assembly of the Vi Antigen Capsule Produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Careers in Biology:  Thursday, April 26th in Science Complex More information available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/events/1471939606265525/

2018 CBS Graduate Student Symposium: Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 in the Summerlee Science Complex More information available at www.uoguelph.ca/~cbsgss/  

Cole Anderson, M.Sc candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 1:30 pm in SSC 1511.  His advisor is Dr. Jaideep Mathur. Thesis Title: Investigating A Role for Phospholipids in Plastid Pleomorphy All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Peter McCourt as part of MCB's Seminar Series on Wednesday, March 28, 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