{"id":3749,"date":"2021-09-17T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?page_id=3749"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:57:04","slug":"biology-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/biology-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2025-26<\/h2>\n

Faculty interested in hosting a seminar should use this Booking Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t

\n\t\tuOttawa Biology Seminars<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\n\t

\n\t\tGraduate Student Exit Seminars<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

FALL 2025<\/h3>\n

Seminars take place in CTTC 4440Q at 2:30 p.m.<\/strong> unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nHost<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeaker<\/strong><\/td>\nInstitution<\/strong><\/td>\nSeminar Title<\/strong><\/td>\nRecording<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\nHanna Lab<\/td>\nDr. Rowenna Gryba<\/td>\nInuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)<\/td>\nUnderstanding Arctic species through Indigenous Knowledge\u00a0and animal movement<\/td>\nRecording: Dr. Gryba<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nHepworth Lab<\/td>\nDr. Jean-Sebastien Parent<\/a><\/td>\nAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/td>\nNaked Oat Laid Bare: The Genetic Underpinnings
\nof Oat Floral Architecture<\/td>\n		This talk will not be recorded.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\nHanna Lab<\/td>\nDr. Andrew Tanentzap<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEcosystem Health from Molecules to Landscapes<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDr. Karl Loeffler-Henry<\/td>\nCarleton University<\/td>\nWarning signals, deception, and when to bluff: the evolutionary ecology of information exchange between predators and prey<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/td>\nCooke Lab<\/td>\nDr. Len Hunt <\/a><\/td>\nOntario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lakehead University<\/td>\nUsing human dimensions research to help understand and reduce uncertainty in natural resource management<\/td>\nNOON on Wednesday<\/strong>
\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDr. Andrea Norris<\/td>\nEnvironment & Climate Change Canada<\/td>\nWeaving Indigenous science in conservation through healing our connections with the Land<\/td>\n\u00a0ZOOM LINK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nDavy Lab<\/td>\nDr. Sandra Klemet-N’guessan<\/td>\nUniversity of Waterloo<\/td>\nTous ensemble: adopting science equity and outreach for transformative impact in environmental sciences<\/td>\n11 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n

ZOOM LINK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Rowland Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\nDr. Wubishet Bekele<\/td>\nAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/td>\nPangenomics Informed Cereal Breeding<\/td>\nZOOM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
Bennett Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Emmanuel Opito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

WINTER 2026<\/h3>\n

Seminars take place in CTTC 4440Q at 2:30 p.m.<\/strong> unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nHost<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeaker<\/strong><\/td>\nInstitution<\/strong><\/td>\nSeminar Title<\/strong><\/td>\nRecording<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

January<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nWong Lab<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
POSTPONED<\/p>\n

New date TBD.<\/p>\n

Dr. Amanda MacFarlane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nIntegrating evidence to inform nutrition policy with a side of AI in evidence synthesis<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\nMacMillan Lab<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jackie Lebenzon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n\n

<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

Mechanisms and consequences of flight muscle remodelling in insects<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n\u00a0Wong Lab<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Andrew Purssell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nImpact of Antibiotics on the Fecal Microbiome During Stem Cell Transplantation<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n13<\/td>\nMacMillan Lab<\/td>\nJennifer Provencher<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAssessing the fate and effects of microplastics at the Experimental Lakes Area<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
Bennett Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Ronnie Drever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNatural Climate Solutions for Canada: areas of opportunity, mitigation potential, and other practical considerations<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nMacMillan\/Cooke Lab<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Andy Turko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nComparative conservation physiology of imperilled freshwater fishes<\/td>\nZoom Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/td>\nNo Seminar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n17<\/td>\nBuxton Lab<\/td>\nKyle Bobiwash<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n
Xue Pan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMcCully Lecture<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Have a look at our previous seminars…<\/h2>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2024-25<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2023-24<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2022-23<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2020-21<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2018-19<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter\u00a02017-18<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter\u00a02016-17<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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