Past Events

W18 MCB lab manuals will be on sale 3 days only starting the first day of classes: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (Jan. 8, 9, 10) so please buy your manual during that time. Hours each day are 9:30am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Cash only - please bring exact change. Prices are listed on the flyer below. Final sale.   Please note that lab manual sales prices will increase by $5.00 after the conclusion of sales on Jan. 10th, 2018.  Sales location:  Science Complex Room 2302 

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome guest speaker Dr. Jean François Côté on Wednesday, Dec. 13th. Seminar time: 2:00pm Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details.

Claire Martin, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.  Her advisor is Dr. Nina Jones. Thesis Title: Characterization of signaling pathways regulating nephrin endocytosis in kidney podocytes: novel roles for Nck and ShcA adaptor proteins. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Stephanie Gilbert, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 3317.  Her advisor is Dr. Stephen Seah. Thesis Title:  Characterization of an aldolase-hydratase complex found within the cholesterol degradation pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Kayla Humphries, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on Monday, December 11, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 3317.  Her advisor is Dr. Scott Ryan. Thesis Title:  A53T alpha-synuclein induces mitophagy through MAM-induced fission and reduced impairment of LC3B to promote alpha-synuclein degradation. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

Hello MCB!  Please join us for a hot chocolate/chai tea latte/bake sale to raise money for the Guelph Humane Society this Friday, December 8 in the 4th-floor lounge at 12:30 until 2! Make sure you come out to support our last fundraising event for the year!

Piriththiv Dhavarasa, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    His advisor is Dr. Joseph Yankulov. Thesis Title:  Mechanistic Understanding Of PCNA-based Interactions: The Interplay Between CAF-I and Rrm3p for the DNA Sliding Clamp PCNA All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

MCB’s Adopt-A-Family 2017 All gifts will be appreciated!!  If you donate a gift (new/packaged only), please submit your sales receipt. Income tax receipts will be issued for donations costing $20 or greater. Monetary donations will be used for vouchers (groceries, hydro, etc.) and to ensure that all children receive clothing as well as something from their wish lists. Again, income tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or greater. Contributions will be accepted until 4 p.m. on Friday, December 1 by Laleh Hatefi in SSC 4478 (MCB Admin Suite).

Joseph Ciufo, M.Sc. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315.    His advisor is Dr. Anthony Clarke. Thesis Title:  Inhibition of membrane-bound lytic transglycosylases A, B and F by membrane-bound lysozyme inhibitor of C-type lysozyme. All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend. Full Announcement

2017 Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences November 28 @ 1:00 pm The College of Biological Sciences is pleased to host the Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences with presenter Julie LaRoche, CRC Tier 1 at Dalhousie University. LaRoche will discuss the multifaceted role of diazotrophs in the ocean during her presentation on Nov. 28. All are welcome to attend.