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\n Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2018-2019\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Department of Biology Seminar Series Fall\/Winter 2018-19<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Seminars take place in CTTC 4440Q at 2:30 p.m.  unless otherwise noted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Date<\/th>Time<\/th>Speaker<\/th>Institution<\/th>Title<\/th>Host Lab<\/th>Location<\/th>Keywords<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
14\/09\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
21\/09\/2018<\/td>12:00<\/td>Janet Yee<\/a><\/td>Trent University<\/a><\/td>Gene expression studies on a waterborne parasite, Giardia intestinalis<\/a><\/td>Storey<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>transcription, cell cycle, heme proteins, protist, evolution.<\/td><\/tr>
28\/09\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>CANCELLED<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
05\/10\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez<\/a><\/td>Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico<\/a><\/td>Tropical biodiversity in human-modified landscapes: patterns and drivers across multiple spatial scales<\/a><\/td>Fahrig<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>fragmentation, Mexico, tropical wet forest, tropical dry forest<\/td><\/tr>
12\/10\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Jacqueline Bede<\/a><\/td>McGill University<\/a><\/td>Plant-insect interactions: the dance between plants and caterpillar herbivores<\/a><\/td>Hepworth<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>Caterpillar spit, phytohormone cross-talk, climate change.<\/td><\/tr>
19\/10\/218<\/td>12:00<\/td>Ed Gregorich<\/a><\/td>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/a><\/td>Writing and the review process; seminar and panel discussion<\/a><\/td>Samanfar<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
26\/10\/2018<\/td><\/td><\/td>FALL BREAK<\/td>NO SEMINAR SCHEDULED<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
02\/11\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>James Barnett<\/a><\/td>McGill University<\/a><\/td>Camouflage of conspicuous signals<\/a><\/td>Sherratt<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
09\/11\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Aerin Jacob<\/a><\/td>Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative<\/a><\/td>From Yellowstone to Yukon: Making the case for large landscape conservation<\/a><\/td>Bennett<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16\/11\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Peter Arcese<\/a>

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Amanda Rodewald<\/a><\/p><\/td>

University of British Colombia<\/a>

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Cornell University<\/a><\/p><\/td>

Synergies & trade-offs in biodiversity conservation on private lands<\/a><\/td>Bennett<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
23\/11\/2018<\/td>12:00<\/td>Dominique Roche<\/a><\/td>Universit\u00e9 Neuchatel<\/a><\/td>Why we need open science<\/a><\/td>Wong<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
30\/11\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Marcel Dorken<\/a><\/td>Trent University<\/a><\/td>The evolution of alternative modes of reproduction<\/a><\/td>Simons<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
07\/12\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Chantal Vis<\/a><\/td>Parks Canada<\/a><\/td>Adjunct nomination seminar: Bridging science and policy in support of conservation of aquatic ecosystems<\/a><\/td>Bennett<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>Bridging science and policy in support of conservation of aquatic ecosystems<\/td><\/tr>
12\/12\/2018<\/td>14:30<\/td>Elizabeth Rideout<\/a><\/td>UBC<\/a><\/td>Sex-specific metabolic control determines a male-female difference in Drosophila starvation resistance<\/a><\/td>Bruin<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>sex differences, metabolism, genetics, Drosophila, physiology<\/td><\/tr>
25\/01\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Emily Choy<\/a><\/td>McGill<\/a><\/td>Foraging energetics and physiological strategies of seabirds and Arctic marine predators and the effects of environmental change<\/a><\/td>Simons<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
01\/02\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Liz Brauer<\/a><\/td>Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/a><\/td>Mapping plant immune signaling pathways using a systems biology approach<\/a><\/td>Hepworth<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>plant immune system, effector proteins, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, phenomic analysis, host-effector interactions<\/td><\/tr>
08\/02\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Cam Goater<\/a><\/td>University of Lethbridge<\/a><\/td>Zombie hosts and their parasite chauffeurs: the ecology and behaviour of Dicrocoelium-infected ants<\/a><\/td>Forbes<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>Parasitism, host manipulation, liver fluke<\/td><\/tr>
15\/02\/2019<\/td>12:00<\/td>Tim Johnston<\/a><\/td>Ontario MInistry of Natural Resources and Forestry<\/a><\/td>A cumulative effects risk framework for aquatic invasive species<\/a><\/td>Cooke<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
22\/02\/2019<\/td><\/td>WINTER BREAK<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
01\/03\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>CANCELLED<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
08\/03\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Dylan Fraser<\/a><\/td>Concordia<\/a><\/td>Adaptation or extirpation: Will small populations persist in the face of environmental change?<\/a><\/td>Forbes<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>adaptation, small populations, habitat fragmentation, conservation genetics, phenotypic plasticity, climate change, species conservation, fish, vertebrate<\/td><\/tr>
15\/03\/2019<\/td>12:00<\/td>Hemanta Adhikary<\/a><\/td>Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellow, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University<\/a><\/td>Systematic development of novel peptide inhibitors for the use as potential cancer therapeutics<\/a><\/td>Biggar<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>Protein Biochemistry, DNA damage reapir signalling, Anti-cancer drug development<\/td><\/tr>
22\/03\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Marina Cvetkovska<\/a><\/td>U Ottawa<\/a><\/td>Keep Cool and Carry On: The Antarctic Green Alga Chlamydomonas sp. UWO241 as an Emerging Model for Photosynthesis in the Cold<\/a><\/td>Rowland<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
29\/03\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Krista Lamb<\/a><\/td>Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine<\/a><\/td>From Podcasts to Print: Communicating Science Through a Modern Lens<\/a><\/td>Bruin<\/a>

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MacMillan<\/a><\/p><\/td>

4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
05\/04\/2019<\/td>15:00<\/td>Jean-Guy Godin<\/a><\/td>ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University<\/a><\/td>The Last Lecture: My path to becoming a university Biology professor, biological discoveries, and lessons learned along the way<\/a><\/td>Department of Biology<\/a><\/td>Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12\/04\/2019<\/td>12:00<\/td>Sandra Ann Binning<\/a><\/td>Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al<\/a><\/td>Parasites and host performance: Incorporating infection into our understanding of animal cognition, movement and behavior<\/a><\/td>Wong<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td>evolution, fitness, locomotion, seasonal migration, morphology, physiology<\/td><\/tr>
18\/04\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Guillaume Bilodeau<\/a><\/td>CFIA<\/a><\/td>Adjunct Nomination Seminar: High throughput sequencing technologies used in plant pathology regulatory research; marker development to metagenomics<\/a><\/td>Rodrigue<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
26\/04\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>McCully Lecture:<\/a>  Maria J. Harrisson<\/a><\/td>Cornell University<\/a><\/td>Reprogramming Root Cells for Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis<\/a><\/td>Department of Biology<\/a><\/td>Mackenzie Building 3275<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
01\/05\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Paul Hart<\/a><\/td>University of Leicester<\/a><\/td>How one thing led to another: social interactions in fish, birds and humans<\/a><\/td>Godin<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10\/05\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Jennifer Provencher<\/a><\/td>Environment and Climate Change Canada<\/a><\/td> Plastic Pollution in wildlife; trends, knowledge gaps, and emerging international policies<\/a><\/td>Forbes<\/a>

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Cooke<\/a><\/p><\/td>

4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
17\/05\/2019<\/td>12:00<\/td>Roger Linington<\/a><\/td>Simon Fraser University<\/a><\/td>Exploring the Biological Landscape of Natural Products; Informatic Approaches to Bioactive Compound Discovery<\/a><\/td>Wong<\/a><\/td>4440Q CTTC<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12\/06\/2019<\/td>14:30<\/td>Kelly Miller<\/a><\/td>Harvard University<\/a><\/td>Implementation of Active Learning in Introductory Physics Classes at Harvard; Lessons Learned<\/a><\/td>Mullally<\/a><\/td>4440Q

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