Click here for new link to Biology Seminar Series Fall/Winter 2021-22 Edition
Fall 2020
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Title | Host Lab |
| Sep 25 2:30pm |
Danika Littlechild | Carleton University | The role of Ethical Space in Processes of Decolonization of Conservation | Bennett Lab |
| Oct 02 2:30pm |
Dr. Kenneth Storey | Carleton University | The Living Dead: Metabolic Arrest in Marine Animals | Storey Lab |
| Oct 09 2:30pm |
Dr. Martha Mullally | Carleton University | How To Put Some Zest Into Your Zoom | Online Workshop |
| Oct 16 1:00pm |
Dr. Lauren Bradford | Carleton University | Understanding Hydrocarbon Bioremediation through Carbon Isotope Studies | Wong Lab |
| Oct 23 2:30pm |
Dr. Mohan Babu | University of Regina | Mitochondrial Interaction Landscape in Disease Mechanism: A Step Closer to Refined Precision Medicine | Golshani Lab |
| Nov 13 2:30pm |
Dr. Chris Auger | Sunnybrook Institute | Burn-induced hypermetabolism and treatment paradigms | Golshani Lab |
| Nov 27 2:30pm |
Dr. Susan Twine | National Research Council | Sweeter than sweet –the strange world of bacterial glycoproteins | Willmore Lab |
| Dec 04 2:30pm |
Dr. Jessica Scoffield | University of Alabama – Birmingham | Mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interference by Commensal Streptococci | Wong Lab |
Winter 2021
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Title | Host Lab |
| Jan 08 2:30pm |
Dr. Hanne Ostergaard | University of Alberta | Cytoskeletal adaptor proteins in killer cells of the immune system | Golshani Lab |
| Jan 12 1:00pm |
Dr. Amanda Martin | Carleton University | Designing agricultural landscapes for wildlife & people | Dr. Martha Mullally |
| Jan 15 2:30pm |
Dr. Martha Mullally | Carleton University | Talking Teaching in Biology: Online Teaching | Willmore Lab |
| Jan 29 2:30pm |
Dr. Eliana Gonzales-Vigil | University of Toronto – Scarborough | Evolution of alkene biosynthesis in Populus cuticular waxes: A case of gene duplication leading to innovation. Watch here! | Rowland Lab |
| Feb 05 2:30pm |
Dr. Amit Bhaswar | University of Alberta | “Four” whom the bell “Toll”s: Cisplatin and Great Literature, Hear hear! Watch here! | Golshani Lab |
| Feb 12 2:30pm |
Dr. Tamzin Blewett | University of Alberta | A complex problem: fracking in North America and its effects on freshwater organisms Watch here! | MacMillan Lab |
| Mar 05 2:30pm |
Dr. Michelle Smith | Cornell University | Exploring the transition between high school and college STEM courses: What are students’ perspectives and how do faculty approach instruction? | Dr. Martha Mullally |
| Mar 10 2:30pm |
Dr. Azam Tayabali | Health Canada | Development of Antibody and Aptamer Biosensors for Quantitative Detection of Bacillus Spores – Watch here! | Willmore Lab |
| Mar 12 2:30pm |
Dr. Mounir Abou Haider | University of Toronto | 1. Circular RNAs as a biomarker for early detection of breast cancer. 2. Novel approach for vaccine development for Hep C virus. Watch here! | Golshani Lab |
| Mar 24 2:30pm |
Dr. Hanne Ostergaard | University of California | Cytoskeletal Adaptor Proteins in Killer Cells of the Immune System Watch here! | Golshani Lab |
| Mar 26 10:00am |
Dr. Sravroula Andreopoulos and Dr. Michelle French | University of Toronto | Pivoting to Online Learning during COVID-19: Innovative Teaching Strategies in Undergraduate Life Sciences Watch here! | Willmore Lab |
| Apr 15 1:00pm |
Dr. Jacob Brownscombe | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Novel Approaches for Fish Habitat Science Watch here! | Cooke Lab |
| Apr 22 2:30pm |
Dr. Catherine Carillo | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Food Microbiology at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in the Post-Genomic Era. | Wong Lab |
| Apr 23 2:30pm |
Dr. Carole Yauk | University of Ottawa | Translational Toxicogenomics to Advance Regulatory Decision-making | Willmore Lab |