Biology Seminar Series

The department of Biology offers a bi-weekly seminar series where all undergraduate, post-doctoral fellows, and instructors are welcome.  All seminars reflect the integrative nature of the biological research undertaken in the department.  The seminars follow a lunch where graduate students interact with the speakers.

All graduate and senior honours Biology students are expected to attend the seminar series.

2018-2019 Schedule

• When: Fridays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
• Where: BA202, Bricker Academic Building

Fall 2018

• Sept. 21: Presentation by BI601 Students
  • Join us for an engaging discussion on what Integrative Biology is, as seen by our graduate students.
• Oct. 5: Megan Larsen, Wilfrid Laurier University 
  • It's not easy being (blue)-green: Understanding the precursors of harmful algal bloom formation
• Oct. 19: Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence 
  • Making change in changing times: Science, policy and power in contemporary Canada
• Nov. 2: BI499 Thesis Proposals
  • Note time change: 2:30-5:30pm
• Nov. 9: John Allingham, Queens University
  • The roles of kinesin motors in spindly dynamics and genome plasticity of Candida albicans
  • Note time change 3:30pm.  
• Nov. 16: Laura Hug, University of Waterloo
  • Man's trash is a microbe's treasure: Microbial communities from municipal landfills
• Nov. 30: Graduate Student Presentations

Winter 2019

• Jan. 11: Keith Hobson, Western University
  • Topic TBA
• Jan. 25: Patty Gillis, Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Topic TBA
• Feb. 8: Frederique Guinel, Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Three P's in a biologist pod: Pleasures, Pitfalls, and Peregrinations
• March 8: Chris Whitfield, University of Guelph
  • Topic TBA
• March 22: Science Annual Poster Day
• April 8 and 9: Biology Colloquium