Please join us for Grishma Dabas's Final PhD Dissertation Defense. This is a hybrid defense, should you wish to attend in person it will take place in FB 2005.

Title: Reducing Mental Illness Stigma in Post-Secondary Students – Honest, Open, Proud - College


Supervisor: Dr. Amanda Maranzan

Second Readers: Dr. Beth Visser and Dr. Patrick Corrigan

Internal Examiner: Dr. Aislin Mushquash

External Examiner: Dr. Lindsay Sheehan

GSC Chair: Dr. James Kim

For Zoom link and passcode please contact gdabas@lakeheadu.ca

Jay Patel will present his Biotechnology PhD Thesis Proposal:

Self-supervised Graph-based Learning for Label-efficient Brain Tumor MRI Segmentation

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
12:30 PM
ATAC 1006 and on zoom

Committee Members:
Dr. Thangarajah Akilan (supervisor),
Dr. Garima Bajwa, Dr. Abed Alkhateeb,
Dr. Jinan Fiaidhi (external for comprehensive exam)

Everyone is welcome

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

Chemistry MSc Proposal Presentation by Aubrey Prince on the Synthesis and Evaluation of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles as Privileged Scaffolds for Drug Discovery

Title: “Examining the impacts of livestock grazing on alvar plant community assemblages near Carden, Ontario”

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. Gerardo Reyes (Supervisor)
Dr. Nandakumar Kanavillil (Supervisor)
Dr. Stephanie Rivest

Please contact Heather at biology@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link.

Mackenzie Harder, a Chemistry MSc Candidate, will be presenting her MSc Proposal Titled "Regioselective Synthesis of Terphenyllin Analogues as Potential Chemotherapy Agents". Everyone is Welcome.

Title: "Freshwater Salinization and Temperature Increase: Insights into Environmental Stress Responses in Zooplankton"

Supervisory Committee:
Nandakumar Kanavillil (Supervisor)
Gerardo Reyes
Sreekumari Kurissery

Please contact Heather at biology@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link.

Our next Lakehead Gathers, themed Move into Summer, is all about welcoming the warm season together! Presented by Athletics and Kinesiology, this event is the perfect opportunity to take a refreshing break, stretch your legs, and catch up with colleagues across campus.

Where: Lake Tamblyn
Date: Thursday, July 16
Time: 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Featured activities:
STRETCH: Get a quick desk-stretch and posture tips from the Kinesiology team.
WALK: Join Athletics for a group walk around campus starting at 12:30 PM (remember to bring comfortable walking shoes!).
PLAY: Enjoy fun lawn games and connect with your colleagues by the water.

Summer-themed treats will be available to help keep you cool.

All are welcome!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Mark your calendars! Faculty and staff are invited to participate and enjoy a fun afternoon with their peers and colleagues that you won’t want to miss!

More details to follow.

Title: “Role of Carotenoids in an In Vitro Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration”

Supervisory Committee:
Dr. Neelam Khaper (Supervisor)
Dr. Kam T. Leung
Dr. Zach Suntres

Please join Elizabeth in ATAC 3006 or contact Heather at biology@lakeheadu.ca for the Zoom link.