Past Events

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.

Warren Van Loggerenberg, Ph.D. candidate in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on Friday, November 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in SSC 2315.  His advisors are Dr. Ross Nazar and Dr. Stephen Seah. Thesis Title:  Functional Significance of Structural Features and Intermediate Cleavages in the 5’ ETS of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe pre-rRNA All interested members of the university community are welcome to attend.

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. David Kaplan as part of MCB's Seminar Series taking place on Nov. 22nd, 2017. Seminar time: 10:30am Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee

Dear Colleagues, Please join us as we welcome Dr. Graham Holloway as part of MCB's Seminar Series taking place on Nov. 15th, 2017. Seminar time: 10:30am Room: SSC 2315 All are welcome to attend. Please see poster for further details. Sincerely, MCB Distinguished Speaker Seminar Committee

Hello CBS! Join us on Nov. 9th for MCB's Raffle for United Way! When: Nov. 9th from 10:00am - 2:00pm Where: SSC 4462 Tickets (available at the event and beforehand in SSC 4th floor admin suite (4483)): 5 for $2 and 15 for $5 Enter for your chance to win amazing prizes! Don't forget to stop by and grab your FREE hot chocolate! All are welcome! All proceeds go to the United Way.

Hello All! Join us for some "Tunes from the Phytotron" featuring Mike Mucci & Tannis Slimmon! When and Where: Nov. 8th in SSC 3440 from noon-1:00pm All proceeds go to the United Way!