Biology Graduate Student Seminars
SUMMER 2025
| Date & Time | Location | Grad Student | MSc/PhD | Seminar Topic | Seminar Link |
| June 6 11AM |
NB 206 | Asalia Ibrahim | PhD | The Persistence and Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals | Hybrid Online Link |
| June 16 11AM |
SC 209 | Aline Ingelson-Filpula | PhD |
Hibernation vs. hypoxia: an underlying epigenetic, microRNA, and signaling framework |
Hybrid Online Link |
| June 23 10AM |
MS Teams | Julia Hooker | PhD |
Identification of environmentally regulated genes involved in seed protein content in soybean, Glycine max |
Online Link |
WINTER 2025
| Date & Time | Location | Grad Student | MSc/PhD | Seminar Topic | Seminar Link |
| March 11 10am |
CTTC 4440Q | Haille Huchton | MSc | Do Habitat Suitability Models Reflect Actual Movement? Insights from Wild Turkey Dispersal in Maine | Hybrid Online Link |
| March 20 12pm |
MS Teams | Melody Gavel | PhD | Effects of pesticide exposure and experimental temperatures on amphibian immunity and stress | Online Link |
| March 25 1:30pm |
NB 206 | Risham Osahan | MSc | Breaking free: Insights into auxin and ethylene control of abscission zone development in Arabidopsis thaliana | In-Person |
| April 10
11am |
NB 206 | Andrew Howarth | PhD | Sustainable Canadian freshwater fisheries in the wicked problems age | Hybrid Online Link |
| April 10 12pm |
NB 206 | Kara Scott | MSc | Movement ecology of brook trout and rainbow trout: Insights for watershed connectivity and hatchery practices | Hybrid Online Link |
| April 15 11am |
CTTC 4440Q | Eric Maquignaz | MSc | Acoustic Approaches to Locating Bat Roosts and Identifying Drivers of Bat Activity in Canada’s Largest Conurbation | Hybrid Online Link |
| April 16 11:30am |
NB 206 | Albana Berberi | PhD | Human-turtle interactions during freshwater recreational activities: Understanding risks and mitigation strategies | Hybrid Online Link |
| April 17 10 a.m. |
SC 209 | Imane Rhzali | MSc | Histone Modifications in the Wood Frog Brain: An Epigenetic Perspective on Anoxic Stress | In-person |
| April 17 2:30 p.m. |
Zoom | Benjamin R. Aubrey | MSc | Exploring the Reproductive Ecology and Glochidia-Host Relationships of Freshwater Mussels in a Canadian Context | Online Link |
| April 17 3:15 p.m. |
MS Teams | Taylor Ward | MSc | Spatial ecology of bull trout and lake trout reveals potential conflict for access to kokanee prey in Williston Lake, British Columbia | Online Link |
| April 22 1:30 p.m. |
CTTC 4440Q | Sara Laursen | MSc | Climatic variation predicts spatial response in body size but not sexual size dimorphism in little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus). | Hybrid Online Link |