Department of Biology
ESC 350
200 University Ave. W
Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 32569
Fax: (519) 746-0614
Affiliations
Thursday, June 30, 2011 — 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Title of Thesis: "Beta 2-microglobulin distribution in trout body fluids and release from intestinal epithelial cells in response to plant meal components"
Supervisor(s): N. Bols; B. Dixon
Committee Members: L. Lee (Wildfred Laurier University); S. Lolle
Chair: J. Heikkila
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 — 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Title of Defence: "Distribution, Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Isolated from Urban and Rural Streams"
Supervisor(s): Dr. William D. Taylor; Dr. Robin M. Slawson (Wilfred Laurier University)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 — 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Title of Proposal: "Detecting and distinguishing nutrient deficiency among phytoplankton groups using spectral variable fluorescence measuring systems (PhytoPAM)"
Supervisor: R. Smith
Committee Members: K. Müller; S. Watson
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
(Please note: This is a closed Defense)
Title of Thesis: "Use of fish cell lines to compare the cytotoxicity of tetrabromobisphenol A with its degradation products and with an alternative brominated flame retardant"
Supervisor: N. Bols
Committee Members: L. Lee (Wildfred Laurier University); K. Oakes; J. Sherry
Thursday, June 16, 2011 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Speaker: Dr. Daniel G. Brown
(Associate Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo)
Title of Seminar: "Fast quartet phylogeny algorithms: theory and implications"
[Host: Dr. B. McConkey]
All are welcome!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 — 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Reception to follow in B1-266 (Dean's Conference Room) following the presentations.
2011 Marilyn Griffith Award for outstanding performance in a senior honours project:
Sarah Hagedorn
Gary Tran
2011 J.R. Mathews Award for outstanding performance in an undergraduate biology program:
Sabrina Stanley
2011 Jack Carlson Teaching Excellence Award:
Dr. David Barton
Dr. David Barton
2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Seminar:
Jerry White
Joel Harrison
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 — 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
IBMB Seminar Series
Guest Speaker: Professor Anne Dell CBE FRS FMedSci.
(Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London)
Title of Seminar: "Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Tool for the Biosciences"
All are welcome!
Professor Dell will be receiving an Honorary Degree from the University of Waterloo on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 — 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Title of Thesis: "Salt Mass Balance Study in an Enhanced Phytoremediation Process Using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria"
Supervisor: B. Greenberg
Committee Members: K. Ma; S. Chuong
Chair: M. Marsden
Monday, June 13, 2011 — 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Title of Defence: "Early-rearing Environment and Mate Choice in Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Aquaculture: Effects on the Immune System"
Supervisor(s): Dr. Daniel D. Heath; Dr. Brian Dixon
Friday, June 10, 2011 — 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
This meeting if for faculty only.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 — 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Title of Proposal: "Population Differentiation of Ontario Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) using the Major Histocompatibility Complex ∏ Case beta gene"
Supervisor: B. Dixon
Committee Members: J. Witt; C. Wilson
Thursday, June 2, 2011 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Title of Thesis: "Characterizing the Immune Function of the Brown Bullhead Catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) from Clean and Contaminated Locations Along the Detroit River"
Supervisor: B. Dixon
Committee Members: N. Bols; D. Heath
Chair: J. Witt