Biology Departmental Seminar - Honours Thesis Presentations 2024

Presentation schedule:

10:00  Symposium and welcoming remarks by Dr. Azim Mallik.

10:10  Dez Roy (Dr. Adam Algar):  Evaporative water loss and the quality of coniferous and deciduous microhabitats: Dryophytes versicolor.

10:30  Olivia Leach (Dr. Adam Algar):  Terminal reproductive investment in male gray treefrogs (Dryophytes versicolor): A marathon not a sprint.

10:50  Brianna Boucher (Dr. Adam Algar):  Synchronicity and latitudinal variation in boreal frog breeding seasons'.

11:10  Madison Roblin (Dr. Simon Lees):  Investigating the potential synergistic effects of abscisic acid and rosiglitazone on PPAR-γ activation.

11:30  Robyn Schiiler (Dr. Simon Lees):  Investigating the potential synergistic effects of mirabegron and rosiglitazone on markers of mitochondrial content.

11:50  Elliot De Benetti (Dr. Alla Reznik):  A streamlined approach to optimize the post-injection time for low-dose organ-targeted FDG PET.

12:10  Break

1:00  Derek Lemke (Dr. Ian Newhouse):  Efficacy of the dive response as an ergogenic aid.

1:20  Arshea Amer (Dr. Rupert Klein):  How trait competitiveness manifests and is evaluated by peers in a lab-based study.

1:40  Griffin Carr (Dr. Wensheng Qin):  Optimization and applications of flavonoid extraction from Solidago using solid-state fermentation.

2:00  Joseph Schaafsma (Dr. Wensheng Qin):  The enhancement of cadmium phytoremediation using IBA treatments on alfalfa (Medicago sativa).

2:20  Kinsey Tanzola (Dr. Wensheng Qin):  Optimizing bioconversion of waste ground coffee into value-added products for soil quality enhancement.

2:40  Jessica Shantz (Dr. Gerardo Reyes):  Comparing understory richness in natural vs managed mixed-deciduous stands in southern Ontario, Canada.

3:00 Closing remarks.

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