Drop-in retirement party for Barb Barnes

Event Date: 
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
The Study

 

The Department of Biology invites friends of Barbara (Barb) Barnes to celebrate her pending retirement by stopping by the Study on Thursday July 16 after 2 PM for cake, a beverage and conversation. Barb has been with Lakehead for over 40 years, most recently as senior technician in Biology.

Barb's last day will be Friday, July 31. We hope that you can help us wish Barb well as she prepares to spend more time with her family.

Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Kathrine Sakamoto

Event Date: 
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 2:00pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC1006 / OA2006

 

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Special Departmental Seminar

M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Kathrine Sakamoto

"Investigation into the Ecological Costs of Sea Lamprey Control on Lake Sturgeon and Ammocoete Predators using Olfactory Techniques"

Everyone welcome

Supervisory Committee: Dr. S. Hecnar (Supervisor), Dr. G. Pyle (Co-supervisor), Dr. B. McLaren

Biology M.Sc. Thesis Proposal presented by Ashley Nemec-Bakk

Event Date: 
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 1:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 2006 / OA 2006
 
BIOLOGY THESIS PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

by Ashley Nemec-Bakk, graduate student

“Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity”

Thursday, May 21, 2015
1:30 p.m.
AT 2006
Videoconference to Orillia campus - OA 2006

Everyone welcome

Committee members:  Dr. N. Khaper (Supervisor), Dr. S. Lees, Dr. H. Schraft

Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Tallie MacDonald

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 9:00am EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC5036/OA2006

 

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Special Departmental Seminar

M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Tallie MacDonald

“Effect of periphytic Escherichia coli and lake water bacterial population on the biofilm establishment of a Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain”

ATAC 5036
OA 2006 (videoconference)

Everyone welcome

Supervisory Committee:  Dr. K. Leung (Supervisor), Dr. H. Schraft, Dr. W. Qin, Ms. E. Pszczolko, Dr. W. Gao, Dr. B. Liao

Biotechnology Ph.D. Dissertation Defence: Shannon Costigan

Event Date: 
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 5035

 

Biotechnology PhD Program Dissertation Defence

Shannon Costigan
Gene expression responses in the fathead minnow Pimephales promelas in response to pulp and paper mill effluent.

Committee Members:
  Dr. Dave Law (supervisor), Dr. Peter Lee, Dr. Greg Pyle and Dr. John Giesy (external)

Department of Biology Honours Thesis Presentations

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 12:15pm to 3:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Centennial Building CB3013
Event Contact Name: 
Susanne Walford
Event Contact Phone: 
8593
Event Contact E-mail: 

 

The Department of Biology Special Seminar Series

Honours Thesis Presentations

12:20 INTRODUCTION

12:30 Sara Mackie: Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in sulphate enriched pit lakes and watershed contamination in northwestern Ontario. (Dr. Lee)

12:45 Michael St. James: Returning Steeprock: A soil restoration assessment. (Dr. Lee)

1:00 Gregory Vahaaho: The development of a bioassay for wild rice (Zizania palustris). (Dr. Lee)

1:15 Stephen Slongo:  Adult and juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) habitat preferences in North America. (Dr. McLaren)

1:30 Larissa Hutton: Farm habitat structure and the biodiversity of small mammals. (Dr. McLaren)

1:45 Katrina Shwedack: Testing the assumptions behind cuckoo eggs: Is small size really related to brood parasitism? (Dr. Hughes)

2:00 PM BREAK

2:15 Lindsey Maendel: Assessment of soil ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. (Dr. Mallik)

2:30 Jocelyn Bel: Molecular detection of diarrheagenic and uropathogenic Escherichia coli. (Dr. Leung)

2:45 Niharika Shahi: Characterization of Bacillus species isolated from western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and optimization for exopolygalacturonase production. (Dr. Qin)

3:00 Boris Potoyants-Iline: The effects of natural products on antibiotic activity. (Dr. Suntres)

3:15 Elyssia Adamo: Technical optimization of HA-tagged HPV16 E6 protein detection using Western blot. (Dr. Zehbe)

3:30 CONCLUSION

 

Biology M.Sc. Thesis Defense presented by Karen Giffin

Event Date: 
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 9:00am EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 1006 / OA 1025

 

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Karen Giffin

Biogenic lead levels in human skeletal remains from the cemetery of the British Royal Navy hospital (A.D. 1793-1822) at English Harbour, Antigua, West Indies

Everyone welcome

Supervisory Committee:  Dr. T. Varney (Supervisor), Dr. W. Qin, Dr. C. Matheson

Department of Biology Thesis Proposal - Gabrielle Gaultier

Event Date: 
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 1:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
ATAC 3004 / OA 2005

 

Biology Thesis Proposal Presentation by Gabrielle Gaultier, Graduate Student

B-cell responses to Prevnar13 in patients with severe chronic kidney disease who have been previously immunized with Pneumovax

Videoconference to Orillia campus

Everyone welcome

Committee members:  Dr. M. Ulanova (Supervisor), Dr. H. Schraft, Dr. S. Lees

Biology Seminar Series - Dr. Richard Sayre

Event Date: 
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 12:00pm EST
Event Location: 
ATAC 2006 / OA 2005
Event Contact Name: 
Dr. Lada Malek
Event Contact E-mail: 


Guest Speaker:  Dr. Richard Sayre, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and New Mexico Consortium

“Improving Photosynthetic Efficiency and Biomass Yield in Plants and Algae”

Thursday, February 26, 2015
12:00 p.m.
AT 2006

Videoconference to Orillia campus OA 2005

All are welcome

If you wish to speak to Dr. Sayre about his work on renewable energy or genetic modification of cassava for humanitarian purposes (increased carotenoid and micronutrient content), please contact Dr. Malek.  Dr. Sayre is available Thursday morning and afternoon.

Host:  Dr. Lada Malek, Department of Biology

Department of Biology Seminar Series - Dr. Bryan Neff

Event Date: 
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 10:00am EST
Event Location: 
Regional Centre 0005
Event Contact Name: 
Dr. Douglas Morris
Event Contact E-mail: 

 

Guest Speaker:  Dr. Bryan Neff, Department of Biology, Western University

“Global Change and Canada’s Natural Resources:  Can Fish and Fisheries Keep Pace?”

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Regional Centre 0005

All are welcome

Host:  Dr. Douglas Morris, Department of Biology
Sponsors:  Department of Biology, Lakehead University Research Chair in Northern Studies

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