Please join the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities for the Spring Jibe, a fundraiser in support of the student engagement fund.
$2 donation for each buffet/entree (dine-in)
Wednesday, May 29, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Masala Grille, 170 Algoma St. N., Thunder Bay
You are invited to attend a seminar presented by Dr. Tao Tao on May 13, in CB 4058 at 10 am.
Department of Biology & Biotechnology PhD Program Special Seminar
Title: Progress in Human Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Presenter: Dr. Tao Tao, PhD, HCLD
Time: May 13, 2024, Monday from 10 am to 11 am
Place: CB 4058
Host: Dr. Wensheng Qin
Abstract:
Since the delivery of Louise Brown in 1978, the first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the advances in the field of assisted reproductive technologies have been remarkable. Innovations in the areas of the treatment of infertility and improvements in laboratory techniques have enabled many couples to achieve their dream of having a child. This presentation reviews important advances that have made the field of assisted reproduction a dynamic subspecialty including In vitro fertilization, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, Preimplantation genetic testing, embryo culture, embryo cryopreservation et al and provides insight into some exciting areas of research that will continue to revolutionize the field in the future.
Dr. Tao’s Biography:
Dr. Tao is a CFAS certified ART laboratory director and ABB board certified Embryologist, Andrologist and High Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD). He received his PhD in Embryo Biotechnology from China Agricultural University and the Institut fur Tierzucht und Tierverhalten, FAL, Germany (joint program), and completed extensive post-doctoral training at the University of Missouri. Dr. Tao has worked in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technologies for over 30 years. From 1988 to 1999, Dr. Tao had been engaged in the studies on embryo biotechnologies, including nuclear transfer, gene transfer, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, in vitro maturation, in vitro fertilization, embryo freezing and embryo splitting in the pig, cow, rabbit, goat, and mouse. In 2000, Dr. Tao joined Conceptia Reproductive Clinic, Moncton, NB, Canada, as a senior embryologist. He established all ART programs and ran the IVF Laboratory. With his added expertise, Conceptia Reproductive Clinic became one of the top fertility clinics in Canada at that time. Dr. Tao then joined several other fertility clinics in North American as IVF laboratory director between 2005 and 2018. During these years, he acquired extensive knowledge in the areas of human ICSI, IVF, IVM, TESA, Egg freezing, PGT, Assisted Hatching, Blastocyst Culture and Vitrification, Cryopreservation. Dr. Tao also served as an Assistant Professor in the OB/GYN department at the Mercer University School of Medicine. He has over 40 publications in peer review journals to his credit. Dr. Tao currently join IVF Canada Inc as a laboratory scientific director. Dr. Tao’s 30 years of experience in assisted reproduction has been an asset to establishment and the continuing growth of our ART program. Dr. Tao is a member of many professional associations, such as Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society; the American Society for Reproductive Medicine; European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Currently Dr. Tao co-supervises Biotechnology PhD student Devon Dickson with Dr. Wensheng Qin on a project of Mitochondrial DNA Content as a Novel Biomarker to Improve Embryo Implantation Potential.
Please join the Computer Science Department for the upcoming thesis defense:
Presenter: Subrata Das
Thesis title: Exploring Name-based Bug Detection in Python
Abstract: Names of source code elements provide useful contextual information about the code and development tasks. Prior studies leverage the similarity between the names of arguments and method parameters to detect bugs that are caused by accidentally swapping arguments while calling methods. This requires establishing the mapping between method calls and their definitions. However, it is a challenging task to establish the mapping because of the complexity involved with the process (e.g., missing external libraries). This thesis aims to understand the performance of name-based argument-related bug detection techniques in Python, a popular general-purpose, statically typed programming language.
Towards this direction, this thesis conducts a study that first investigates the similarity between arguments and their method parameters in Python code. This thesis establishes the mapping between method calls to their definitions and evaluates the performance of existing name-based techniques to detect swapping argument-related bugs in Python. Finally, a technique has been developed that uses argument usage patterns and their expression types with name-based similarity matching to improve the performance of detecting argument-related bugs. Evaluation of the proposed technique with a large collection of open-source Python projects showed that the technique can detect argument-related bugs with high accuracy even when the function definitions are missing. One potential solution to prevent argument-related bugs from occurring is to recommend arguments as a developer types the code. Thus, the second part of the thesis focuses on argument recommendation. In particular, this thesis investigates the efficacy of large language models in recommending arguments of API method calls.
Committee Members:
Dr. Muhammad Asaduzzaman (supervisor, committee chair), Dr. Salimur Choudhury (co-supervisor, Queen’s University), Dr. Garima Bajwa, Dr. Zubair Fadlullah (Western University)
Please contact grad.compsci@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link. Everyone is welcome.
Please join four Social Justice Studies MA students in celebrating the completion of their research and creative projects. Each student will make a 15-minute presentation, followed by a question and answer period. You can join in person or via Zoom.
In-person: Regional Centre (RC) 1001
Zoom: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/99091419053
To read the presentation abstracts, please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OB7ZiVGBnmub1I2o0t_goa-URsWc75mEQz5IAYt5M24/edit?usp=sharing.
Imagine trying to access home care without a home... In this session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) and Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session is to challenge providers to re-think traditional models of care, and pursue practices that meet unmet needs of structurally vulnerable populations.
Learning objectives:
Register at www.cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/pactecho/.
EPID@Work is excited to announce that registration for our upcoming EPID Talks on Thursday, May 23 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. is now open! The session will include a presentation by Dr. Mojgan Zarghamifard, a visiting professor at Lakehead University and Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Hormozgan, Iran, entitled “Ascending the Leadership Ladder: Unpacking Women’s Strengths, Traits, and Obstacles.”
Please find registration info on the attached poster or by clicking the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdBdznm_f3fwk3-4P_VFeSbg5btJ1ZEPySL2F3-gKT4KdrNg/viewform?usp=sf_link
Join us in-person at Lakehead University (CASES Building room FB 2023) or online via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting virtually and in-person.
Please share with your network and with anyone who may be interested in attending; we look forward to seeing you there!
Imagine trying to access home care without a home…
In this session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session is to challenge providers to re-think traditional models of care, and pursue practices that meet unmet needs of structurally vulnerable populations.
Learning objectives:
- Explore what it means to take an equity-informed approach to care
- Review the concepts of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and cultural safety
- Identify barriers to care and resources for vulnerably housed clients who could benefit from a palliative approach to care
Register at: www.cerah.lakeheadu.ca/event/pactecho/
Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.
After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:
This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.
Register at https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3797844.
This workshop will introduce you to Lakehead's OMNI search system, and other resource tools which will help fulfill your research needs at Lakehead University.
After attending this workshop, you will be able to:
This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.
Register at https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3797842.
Zotero is a free and convenient tool that can be used to help you manage information for your research, insert citations into your writing and easily create bibliographies. This session will provide an overview of how Zotero can support your work throughout the research process, with hands-on opportunities to practice using the tool.
After attending this workshop, you will have learned how to use Zotero to:
This session will be held online via Zoom. A confirmation with a link to the session will be emailed to you after registration.
Register at https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3797843.
