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Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall/Winter 2018-2019

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall/Winter 2018-19

Seminars take place in CTTC 4440Q at 2:30 p.m.  unless otherwise noted

 

DateTimeSpeakerInstitutionTitleHost LabLocationKeywords
14/09/201814:30
21/09/201812:00Janet YeeTrent UniversityGene expression studies on a waterborne parasite, Giardia intestinalisStorey4440Q CTTCtranscription, cell cycle, heme proteins, protist, evolution.
28/09/201814:30CANCELLED
05/10/201814:30Victor Arroyo-RodriguezUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoTropical biodiversity in human-modified landscapes: patterns and drivers across multiple spatial scalesFahrig4440Q CTTCfragmentation, Mexico, tropical wet forest, tropical dry forest
12/10/201814:30Jacqueline BedeMcGill UniversityPlant-insect interactions: the dance between plants and caterpillar herbivoresHepworth4440Q CTTCCaterpillar spit, phytohormone cross-talk, climate change.
19/10/21812:00Ed GregorichAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaWriting and the review process; seminar and panel discussionSamanfar4440Q CTTC
26/10/2018FALL BREAKNO SEMINAR SCHEDULED
02/11/201814:30James BarnettMcGill UniversityCamouflage of conspicuous signalsSherratt4440Q CTTC
09/11/201814:30Aerin JacobYellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeFrom Yellowstone to Yukon: Making the case for large landscape conservationBennett4440Q CTTC
16/11/201814:30Peter Arcese

&

Amanda Rodewald

University of British Colombia

Cornell University

Synergies & trade-offs in biodiversity conservation on private landsBennett4440Q CTTC
23/11/201812:00Dominique RocheUniversité NeuchatelWhy we need open scienceWong4440Q CTTC
30/11/201814:30Marcel DorkenTrent UniversityThe evolution of alternative modes of reproductionSimons4440Q CTTC
07/12/201814:30Chantal VisParks CanadaAdjunct nomination seminar: Bridging science and policy in support of conservation of aquatic ecosystemsBennett4440Q CTTCBridging science and policy in support of conservation of aquatic ecosystems
12/12/201814:30Elizabeth RideoutUBCSex-specific metabolic control determines a male-female difference in Drosophila starvation resistanceBruin4440Q CTTCsex differences, metabolism, genetics, Drosophila, physiology
25/01/201914:30Emily ChoyMcGillForaging energetics and physiological strategies of seabirds and Arctic marine predators and the effects of environmental changeSimons4440Q CTTC
01/02/201914:30Liz BrauerAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaMapping plant immune signaling pathways using a systems biology approachHepworth4440Q CTTCplant immune system, effector proteins, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, phenomic analysis, host-effector interactions
08/02/201914:30Cam GoaterUniversity of LethbridgeZombie hosts and their parasite chauffeurs: the ecology and behaviour of Dicrocoelium-infected antsForbes4440Q CTTCParasitism, host manipulation, liver fluke
15/02/201912:00Tim JohnstonOntario MInistry of Natural Resources and ForestryA cumulative effects risk framework for aquatic invasive speciesCooke4440Q CTTC
22/02/2019WINTER BREAK
01/03/201914:30CANCELLED
08/03/201914:30Dylan FraserConcordiaAdaptation or extirpation: Will small populations persist in the face of environmental change?Forbes4440Q CTTCadaptation, small populations, habitat fragmentation, conservation genetics, phenotypic plasticity, climate change, species conservation, fish, vertebrate
15/03/201912:00Hemanta AdhikaryMitacs Postdoctoral Fellow, Carleton UniversitySystematic development of novel peptide inhibitors for the use as potential cancer therapeuticsBiggar4440Q CTTCProtein Biochemistry, DNA damage reapir signalling, Anti-cancer drug development
22/03/201914:30Marina CvetkovskaU OttawaKeep Cool and Carry On: The Antarctic Green Alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241 as an Emerging Model for Photosynthesis in the ColdRowland4440Q CTTC
29/03/201914:30Krista LambOntario Institute for Regenerative MedicineFrom Podcasts to Print: Communicating Science Through a Modern LensBruin

MacMillan

4440Q CTTC
05/04/201915:00Jean-Guy GodinCarleton UniversityThe Last Lecture: My path to becoming a university Biology professor, biological discoveries, and lessons learned along the wayDepartment of BiologySenate Room, 608 Robertson Hall
12/04/201912:00Sandra Ann BinningUniversité de MontréalParasites and host performance: Incorporating infection into our understanding of animal cognition, movement and behaviorWong4440Q CTTCevolution, fitness, locomotion, seasonal migration, morphology, physiology
18/04/201914:30Guillaume BilodeauCFIAAdjunct Nomination Seminar: High throughput sequencing technologies used in plant pathology regulatory research; marker development to metagenomicsRodrigue4440Q CTTC
26/04/201914:30McCully Lecture:  Maria J. HarrissonCornell UniversityReprogramming Root Cells for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal SymbiosisDepartment of BiologyMackenzie Building 3275
01/05/201914:30Paul HartUniversity of LeicesterHow one thing led to another: social interactions in fish, birds and humansGodin4440Q CTTC
10/05/201914:30Jennifer ProvencherEnvironment and Climate Change Canada Plastic Pollution in wildlife; trends, knowledge gaps, and emerging international policiesForbes

Cooke

4440Q CTTC
17/05/201912:00Roger LiningtonSimon Fraser UniversityExploring the Biological Landscape of Natural Products; Informatic Approaches to Bioactive Compound DiscoveryWong4440Q CTTC
12/06/201914:30Kelly MillerHarvard UniversityImplementation of Active Learning in Introductory Physics Classes at Harvard; Lessons LearnedMullally4440Q

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