department of biology honours thesis presentations
two concurrent sessions are being held in the centennial building. family, friends, and lab groups are welcome to attend. join us in celebrating undergraduate research!
cb3013
1:10 pm: formal introduction
1:15 pm: carrie faubert "necroptosis: an alternative model for programmed cell death." (dr. omeljaniuk)
1:30 pm: andrea pepe "does pain have an influence on motor learning and retention during visuomotor adaptation?" (dr. lawrence-dewar)
1:45 pm: paul colosimo "the characterization of agrobacterium beta-glucosidase (abg)." (dr. phenix)
2:00 pm: stefanie kirk "redox regulation of cardiac autophagy." (dr. khaper)
2:15 pm: break
2:30 pm: catherine chambers-bedard "quantification of methanol, acetic acid, and propanol in the presence of ethanol by selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry." (dr. ross)
2:45 pm: kayla collendanchise "the activation of the innate immune response by haemophilus influenzae and bacterial compounds." (dr. ulanova)
3:00 pm: rabail siddiqui "activation of syk kinase in a pseudomonas aeruginosa infection model." (dr. ulanova)
3:15 pm: josee bernard "langerhans cells as immune-modulating factors in an hpv16+ skin model." (dr. zehbe)
3:30 pm: concluding remarks
cb3015
1:30 pm: yue sun "antioxidant potential of blueberries in cardiac oxidative stress condition." (dr. khaper)
1:45 pm: philip piluris "does a native invasive grass (calamagrostis canadensis) and an exotic invasive grass (phalaris arundinacea) affect the seedling growth of a native tree (picea mariana) in the same way?" (dr. mallik)
2:00 pm: cassandra davidson "lipid synthesis and cellulase production in algal isolate w7 for biofuel production." (dr. malek)
2:15 pm: break
2:30 pm: michael ferrari "effects of landscape on genetics and fecal cortisol of common squirrel monkeys (saimiri sciureus) in ecuador’s amazon rainforest." (dr. mclaren)
2:45 pm: victoria langen "crypsis versus mimicry in parasitic cuckoos: anti-host or anti-cuckoo?" (dr. hughes)
3:00 pm: kaylee busniuk "do sympatric lemming species differ in temperament?" (dr. morris)
3:15 pm: marissa wegher "comparative analysis of native and potentially introduced baitfish communities in northwestern ontario." (dr. rennie)
3:30 pm: concluding remarks