honours thesis presentations - department of biology

event date: 
tuesday, april 10, 2018 - 1:00pm edt
event location: 
cb 3013
event contact name: 
susanne walford
event contact phone: 
8593
event contact e-mail: 

the department of biology will be showcasing its undergraduate research with presentations by its biology and apls hbsc candidates. 

schedule of events:

1:00pm: symposium & introduction

1:15pm: kathlyn alexander (supervisor: dr. ingeborg zehbe)
investigating protein biomarkers in hpv16 containing organotypic cultures using immunostaining.

1:30pm: amanda michano (supervisor: dr. jane lawrence-dewar)
does cortical thickness have an influence on motor learning during a visuomotor adaptation task?

1:45pm: christina anthes (supervisor: dr. marina ulanova)
phagocytosis of haemophilus influenza type a by thp-1-derived macrophages.

2:00pm: nicholas bel (supervisor: dr. neelam khaper)
cardiac redox regulation of inflammasome.

2:15pm:  - break - 

2:30pm: laurel gordon (supervisor: dr. robert mackereth)
exploring the relationship between angling pressure and mercury contamination in walleye (sander vitreus) in ontario.

2:45pm: andrew linklater (supervisor: dr. wensheng qin)
simultaneous biological nitrogen and sulfur removal for wastewater treatment.

3:00pm: jason feller (supervisor: dr. joseph carney)
an analysis into the potential heterotrophic abilities of the carnivorous pitcher plant nepenthes ventrata.

3:15: conclusion

all are welcome to attend & refreshments will be served