Determining the Pharmacognosy of Past Peoples:  Residue Analysis of Ancient Procurement Tools and Vessels from Central Canada

Everyone welcome

Supervisory Committee:  Dr. C. Matheson (Supervisor), Dr. L. Malek, Dr. S. Hamilton

Use of genomics of cellulose fermentation for process optimization.

Presented by Dr. David Levin,

Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Host: Dr. Lew P. Christopher and Dr. Azim Mallik

All welcome to attend.

Videoconference to Orillia

Development of novel anticancer drugs and combinational therapies based on the rationalized approach.

Presented by Dr. Hoyun Lee

Health Sciences North Research Institute and Northeastern Ontario Cancer Therapeutics Research Initiative, Sudbury

Host: Dr. Azim Mallik

All welcome to attend.

Videoconference to Orillia

Vaccine Pressure and Immune Selection on Vaccine Preventable Bacterial Diseases

Dr. Raymond Tsung

Chief of Laboratory for Vaccine Preventable Bacterial Diseases

National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg

Hosts: Drs. Marina Ulanova and Azim Mallik

Everyone welcome to these free seminars

Below-ground contributions to stability in Arctic ecosystems.

Presented by Dr. Scott Wilson,

Department of Biology, University of Regina, Saskatchewan

Host: Dr. Azim Mallik

All welcome to attend.

Videoconference to Orillia

Effect of pharmaceutical compounds on the growth of freshwater diatoms

Supervisory Committee:  Dr. N. Kanavillil (Supervisor), Dr. P. Lee, Dr. S. Kurissery

Videoconference from Orillia to Thunder Bay

Zooplankton dynamics in Trent Severn Waterway

Supervisory Committee: Dr. N. Kanavillil (Supervisor), Dr. P. Lee, Dr. S. Kurissery

Videoconference from Orillia to Thunder Bay

Nutrient source tracking in the County of Simcoe: Utilization of caffeine as an indicator of anthropogenic waste.

Supervisory Committee: Dr. S. Kurissery (Supervisor), Dr. N. Kanavillil, Dr. K. Leung

Videoconference from Orillia to Thunder Bay

Meet and Greet members of the Lakehead Association of Biology Students... and then join their group! 

Department of Biology Faculty and Staff are also in attendance.

You are invited to join the Department of Biology M.Sc. candidates in their annual retreat at Kingfisher Lake.

Saturday

Arrival at 9:30 am. Coffee, new grad student and faculty introduction briefs 9:30 - 11:00 am

Walk in the woods to observe plant succession in a bogs and lake 11:30 am -12 noon. Drs.Hutchison and Mallik will talk about forest floor fungi, infilling bog and succession.

Lunch (arranged by students): 12:30 -1:30 pm

Boreal ecology interpretive hike 1:30 – 3:30 pm: Narrators Dr. Azim Mallik and Guest Mycologist, Dr. Leonard Hutchison, Faculty of Natural Resource and Management.

3:30 - 5: 00 pm coffee, free time (outside!)

5 pm – 6 pm Dinner (arranged by students)

7 – 8 pm Free time (campfire starts by 8:00 pm)

9 - 10 pm: Fireside discussion: Life as a graduate student, future career goals, job opportunities and other matters of interest.

Sunday

Breakfast at 9 am followed by an interactive discussion on challenges and opportunities in conducting research as a graduate student.

Reserve your spot by Wednesday September 14 by paying $20 (food costs) to Eleanor (CB4026) or Susanne (CB3014A).