Our department organizes a number of events throughout the year to present the research efforts of our faculty and students and connect with scholars from other universities. They include the annual Joan Marsden and Alma Howard lecture series, the Biology Department Day, the Undergraduate Honours Symposium, as well as weekly seminars covering current topics in Biology.

Please use the menu on the left to learn more about the seminars and events we host and to view schedules for upcoming events or records of past events.
 

PhD Defenses - 2024

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am (9:45 am Pre-Defense); Stewart Bio N7/1
Student: Victoria Glynn
Supervisor: Rowan Barrett
Thesis title: Host-microbiome dynamics impact the thermotolerance of cnidarian holobionts

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 9:15 am (9:00 am Pre-Defense); Stewart Bio N7/1
Student: Janay Fox
Supervisor: Rowan Barrett
Thesis title: Molecular mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity across different timescales

Date: Tuesday, December 3rd @ 10:00 am; Stewart Bio N7/1 [In person]
Student: Shannon Sim
Supervisor: Jackie Vogel
Thesis title: An investigation of early events in mitosis that promote spindle stability

Date: Thursday, December 5th @ 10:00 am; Stewart Bio N7/1 [Hybrid]
Student: Peng A
Supervisor: Stephanie Weber
Thesis title: Characterizing the Nucleolar Structure during Caenorhabditis elegans Larval Development and under different temperatures

PhD Exit Seminars - 2024

(TBA)