Please join us for Jillian Zitars' Final MA Thesis Defense. It is scheduled for Monday, September 11th, 1-3pm. This is a hybrid defense the room is ATAC 5035.

Student name: Jillian Zitars

Title: Matching Mobile Crisis Models to Communities: An Example from Northern Ontario

Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Scharf
Second Reader: Dr. Mirella Stroink
External Examiner: Dr. Maritt Kirst
GSC Rep: Dr. Gordon Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode

Please join us for Chelsea's Final MA Thesis Defense. This is a hybrid defense, if you wish to attend in person, it will take place in ATAC 5035.

Title: Are Youth Differentially Impacted by Cannabis Advertising? An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Demographic and Psychosis Risk Factors in a Canadian Post-legalization Context

Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Scharf
Second Reader: Dr. Kirsten Oinonen
External Examiner: Dr. Micahel Dunbar
GSC Rep: Dr. Gordon Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link and passcode

Please join us for Bianca Boboc's Final MA thesis defense. This is a hybrid defense. Should you wish to attend in person that will take place in ATAC 5035.

Student name: Bianca Boboc

Title: Mood and Hormonal Effects on Facial Emotion Detection: The Role of Depressive Symptoms, Oral Contraceptive Use, and Premenstrual Symptoms

Supervisor: Dr. Oinonen
Second Reader: Dr. Tan
External Examiner: Dr. Maranzan
GSC Rep: Dr. Hayman

Please email admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca for Zoom link and passcode

Title: “Addressing Indigenous community concerns of lake health by assessing biomarker responses in freshwater mussels, Lampsilis siliquoidea and Pyganodon grandis, and water quality in Constance Lake, ON”

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. Joe Carney (Supervisor)
Dr. Peter Lee
Dr. Mike Rennie
Dr. Ryan Prosser (External)

All are welcome to attend. You can attend the in-person defence in Thunder Bay in ATAC 3004, or contact biology@lakeheadu.ca for the meeting ID and password to attend virtually.

Join us for a night of Latin, Caribbean, and Afrobeats. Hosted by Association of Latin American Students @Alas_lu & African Caribbean Student Association @Afcasa_lakehead 💃🏿💃🏻💃🏽🕺🏿🕺🏼🕺🏾 🎉🎉🎉

Location: The Outpost
$5 cash
ID REQUIRED 19+

Title: “Addressing Indigenous community concerns of lake health by assessing biomarker responses in freshwater mussels, Lampsilis siliquoidea and Pyganodon grandis, and water quality in Constance Lake, ON”

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. Joe Carney (Supervisor)
Dr. Peter Lee
Dr. Mike Rennie
Dr. Ryan Prosser (External)

All are welcome to attend. You can attend the in-person defence in Thunder Bay in ATAC 3004, or contact biology@lakeheadu.ca for the meeting ID and password to attend virtually.

Please join Funding Officer Allison Whately-Doucet and special guests for an informal information session for NSERC CGS-M and CGS-D. We will offer tips on completing your application and answer questions.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/97619979340?pwd=S1pLZFFsME9SemdwUVMzaU9RWEJm...
Meeting ID: 976 1997 9340
Passcode: 908293

Please join Funding Officer Allison Whately-Doucet and special guests for an informal information session for SSHRC CGS-M and CGS-D. We will offer tips on completing your application and answer questions.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/97545539799?pwd=aGlqNnB1Sm1JNWxwNS85WmdobVBU...
Meeting ID: 975 4553 9799
Passcode: 782722

The Chemistry & Materials Science PhD candidate, Francis Agada will present his Thesis Proposal on Tuesday, September 5 at 9:30 am in CB 4058.

Title: On-surface synthesis and electronic properties of single-layer 2D metal-organic frameworks (2D-MOFs)

Committee Members:
Dr. Maryam Ebrahimi (supervisor), Dr. Mark Gallagher, Dr. Rob Mawhinney, Dr. Craig MacKinnon (external) and Dr. Mike Campbell (chair).

Everyone is welcome

Contact Brenda Magajna at phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca for more information.

The Chemistry & Materials Science PhD candidate, Wenjie Liu, will present her doctoral research on Wednesday, September 6 at 1 pm in CB 4058 and on Zoom.

Title: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of fluorine-containing triazole derivatives targeting lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1

Numerous studies have reported that lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1) is implicated in the progression and metastasis of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to develop LPA1 antagonists and radioligands for the treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer, respectively. One of the most potent compounds developed in this study, 1-(4'-(5-(((1-(3-fluorophenyl)ethoxy)carbonyl)amino)-4-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, exhibited inhibitory effects on LPA-induced cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in a breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231. The LPA1 antagonists developed in this study have the potential to create a novel therapy for breast cancer.

Committee Members:
Drs. Jinqiang Hou, Justin Jiang and Simon Lees (co-supervisors), Dr. Christine Gottardo, Dr. Mike Campbell, Dr. Benjamin Rotstein (external) and Dr. Rob Mawhinney (chair)

Everyone is welcome

For more information contact Brenda at phd.ses@lakeheadu.ca