Graduate Student Seminars
Biology Graduate Student Seminars
SUMMER 2026
| Date & Time | Location | Grad Student | MSc/PhD | Seminar Topic | Seminar Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NB 206 | Marshall Ritchie | PhD | The fate and effects of microplastics ingested by a terrestrial insect | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/96617056856 |
| August 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM | ZOOM | Jakob Bruggink | MSc | Transcriptomic Architecture of Soybean Regional Adaptation: Dissecting Baseline Seed Weight and Heat Shock Protein Networks in Western Canada | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/99347585230 |
| August 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NB 206 | Mikyla Kola | MSc | The induction of metallothionines by isoginkgetin requires metal regulatory transcription factor 1 and zinc | |
| August 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM | CTTC 4440Q | Caitlin Lewis | MSc | Exploring the role of species interactions in Arctic-breeding bird distributions | |
| August 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NI 4040 | Angela Ching | PhD | Investigating the molecular mechanisms mediating the effects of environmental stressors on type 2 diabetes risk | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/98811701669?pwd=ip0ZYlYd3F4u7zLgVVm6vMcaaVWhk4.1 |
| August 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Hussein Omran | MSc | Treatment-Dependent Evolutionary Dynamics in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Using Morphological Models of Intratumoral Heterogeneity as a Measure of Phenotypic Diversity | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/92110659634 |
| August 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NI 4038 | Kyla Malo | MSc | Exploration of Organic Biomarker Preservation in Ordovician Period Stromatolites from the Ottawa River | |
| August 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NB 206 | Lahari Basu | PhD | Elucidating the impact of cisplatin on pancreatic islet health and function | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/91568380196?pwd=O93nISo5RU3PiPlq2jQgWt6c51JbAS.1 |
| August 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Emily McColville | PhD | Crickets Under Pressure: Integrated Computer Vision and Transcriptomic Analysis of Stress Responses for Commercial Cricket Production on Earth and in Space | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/3715723644?pwd=RG1OOVJ6S1V4VXFGSm5MZnBuS3pwZz09 |
| August 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM | CTTC 4440Q | Alicia Halhed | PhD | Plant-Environment Interactions in the Regulation of Oilseed Root Suberin Dynamics | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/96014552253?pwd=tTa7TrfQx0W4mgFr7Mtu9LQTG6uNB1.1 |
| August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM | NB 206 | Ella De Nicola | PhD | Low temperature plasticity and roles of miRNA/mRNA interactions in insects | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/91883063485?pwd=6Pcviz5Zl22Y08HVdCHbx0E6KJIm0Q.1 |
| September 1st, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NB 206 | Alex Day | MSc | Effectiveness of Acoustic Monitoring for Estimating Population Size of a Burrow-Nesting Seabird | |
| September 1st, 2026 at 11:00 AM | CTTC 4440Q | Hossam Ehab | MSc | Evaluating the influence of incubation temperature and clutch effects on traits in hatchling freshwater turtles | |
| September 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Jessica Robichaud | PhD | Spatial Ecology and Resource Management of Fish in Marine Habitats | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/92265312592?pwd=JvJYIldgStx8cZCXBc1Om6M8Yeso0n.1 |
| September 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM | NB 206 | Flor Ali Salehie-Barbosa | MSc | Adaptive Laboratory Evolution and Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Toward Terephthalic Acid Upcyling | |
| September 8, 2026 at 12:00PM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Kristen Vlahiotis | MSc | Understanding Indigenous-led land-caring work and Indigenous placekeeping on urban Lands | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/94035149080 |
| September 9, 2026 at 9:30AM | ZOOM | Alice Abrams | MSc | Ecological Responses and Stakeholder Perspectives Related to Black Bass Competitive Angling Events in a Multi-Use Lake in Eastern Ontario | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/92757439175?pwd=e1BQIh5BoToSULunhEauhV3at1ymgO.1 |
| September 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Margaret Hanna | MSc | Considerations for producing usable science for the management of fisheries in the Great Lakes basin | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/96232287019?pwd=qaCiEXUbLwVWunNUrt4Vog7dCqCbtb.1 |
| September 10, 2026 at 9:30AM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Caraline Billotte | MSc | From Values to Action: Understanding and Promoting Lake Stewardship Behaviour | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/91888629641 |
| September 16, 2026 at 10:30AM | CTTC 4440Q & TEAMS | Kara Gerrow | MSc | Assessing Ways to Improve Conservation Decisions for Boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Recovery in Southern Labrador: Linking Policy, Monitoring and Bayesian Modelling | https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/224918723068601?p=rtijWxqTrz512q6zsR |
| September 16, 2026 at 2:00PM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Amelie Boutin | MSc | Landscape Epidemiology of Avian Influenza H5N1: Assessing Wildlife-to-Poultry Transmission Risk Factors in Southern Ontario | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/my/dalalhanna |
| September 16, 2026 at 9:00AM | NB 206 & ZOOM | Abdul Roqueeb Akinbile | MSc | Repurposing Arbovirus Surveillance Long Read Sequencing for Mosquito Population Genetic: A Case Study of the Culex pipiens/restauns Complex in Eastern Ontario | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/94429415861 |
| September 17, 2026 at 1:00PM | CTTC 4440Q & ZOOM | Noor Shubair | MSc | Genomic Characterisation and Risk Assessment of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/2538893846 |
| September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM | NB 206 & ZOOM | Ian Russett | MSc | Engineered Biosynthesis of Industrially Relevant Methylketones Through Heterologous Co-Expression of Potato Acyl-Lipid Thioesterases and ß- Decarboxylases in Escherichia coli | https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/99801835923?pwd=sPYMOHCFNo6erPrTa214wVa3pm7PiO.1 |