Departmental Seminars
Our department is diverse, running from cell and molecular biology to ecosystems and evolution. We ask Departmental speakers to craft a seminar that has appeal to the breadth of an integrative biology department.
Upcoming Departmental Seminars
Monday, March 9 (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Nicanor Gonzalez-Morales, Biology Department, McGill University. The Drosophila perspective of muscle assembly and maintenance. Abstract
Thursday, March 12 (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Devang Mehta, Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Post-genetic responses to abiotic stress in plants. Abstract
Monday, March 16 (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Maria Aristizabal, University of British Columbia. Deciphering mechanisms of transcription regulation and their role in the biological embedding of experience. Abstract
Thursday, March 19 (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Matthew Andrusiak, Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego. The molecular mechanisms driven by prion-like domain containing proteins. Abstract
Monday, March 23: (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Shrivani Pirahas, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary. Mitochondrial metabolism and the control of animal growth. Abstract
Thursday, March 26: (10:30 in Miller Hall RM 201) Dr. Barney Geddes, Biology Department, McMaster University. Harnessing the genetics of plant-microbe symbiosis for sustainable agriculture. Abstract
Past Departmental Seminars
Jan. 23: Dr. John McKay Colorado State University. Commercializing Genetic Discoveries for the Sustainable Production of Cannabis and Maize. (Host Paul Martin)
Jan. 16: Dr. Joe Schwarcz, McGill Office for Science and Society. Hey! There are Cockroaches in my Chocolate Ice Cream! (Host Biology Graduate Student Association)
Nov. 19: Dr. Tim Healy, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Mechanisms underlying physiological adaptation: linking genotype to phenotype
Nov. 12: Dr. Erin McCallum, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. From mechanisms to populations: Assessing the ecological consequences of emerging pollutants for aquatic organisms
Nov. 5: Dr. Alex Zimmer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Shaping physiological phenotypes: The influence of genomic, developmental, and environmental inputs on salt and water balance in freshwater fishes
Oct 30: Cécilia Barouillet, Queen's Biology, Ph.D. Candidate. Long-term response of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) nursery lakes to climate and watershed management activities in British Columbia (Canada). (Host Brian Cumming)
Oct. 29: Dr. Alex Little, Department of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara. The Price of Change: mechanisms and costs of adaptive plasticity
Oct. 22: Dr. Margaret Eng, Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan. Integrating Laboratory and Field Approaches in Wildlife Toxicology
Oct. 3: Dr. Graham Scott, Department of Biology, McMaster University. Living the High Life: Integrative Functional Mechanisms of High-Altitude Adaptation. (Host Yuxiang Wang)
Sept 3: Meghan Rains, Agloma University and Queen's Biology, Ph.D. Candidate. Investigating Suberin Biosynthesis in Poplar: Candidate Genes and Chemical Composition. (Supervisor Sharon Regan)