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, January 31, 2013 — 1:00 PM EST
PhD Thesis Defense Oral Exam
Candidate: Brian Chow
Title of Thesis: Stress Physiology of Bears: cortisol dynamics and identification of novel serum proteins
Examining Committee: Matt Vijayan, Brendan McConkey, Marc Cattet
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: EIT 1014
***All Are Welcome***
Thursday, January 24, 2013 — 2:00 PM EST
Candidate: Marcel Pinheiro
Title of Thesis: Interactions of ciliates with cells and viruses of fish
Supervisor(s): N. Bols, W. Taylor, B. Butler, J. Neufeld
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: B1-266 (Dean's Conference Room)
***All Are Welcome***
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 — 2:00 PM EST
PhD Proposal Defense
Student: Elliot Offman
Title of Proposal: De-Risking Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilar Development
Supervisor(s): A. Edginton, G. Dixon
Committee Members: M. Glerum, D. Edwards
Date: Jan. 23, 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: B1-266 (Dean’s Conference Room)
***All Are Welcome***
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 — 1:00 PM EST
MSc Thesis Defense
Student: Erin Faught
Title of Thesis: Modulation of Extracellular Heat Shock Protein 70 Levels in Rainbow Trout
Supervisor(s): M. Vijayan
Committee Members: B. McConkey, Z. Leonenko
Chair: Heidi Engelhardt
Date of Defense: January 22, 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: B1-266
***All Are Welcome***
Monday, January 21, 2013 — 11:00 AM EST
Candidate: Dinushan Nesan
Title of Defense: The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Zebrafish Development
Supervisor(s): M. Vijayan, M. Marsden, D. Spafford
Time: 11:00 am
Location: B1-266 (Dean's Conference Room)
***All Are Welcome***
Monday, January 21, 2013 — 9:40 AM EST
MSc Thesis Defense
Student: Katlyn Sheldon
Title of Thesis: Two Dimensional Genetic Approach to the Development of a Controllable Lytic Phage Display System
Supervisor(s): R. Slavcev
Committee Members: B. Moffatt (Delegate: D. Rose), C. Dupont, J. Honek
Chair: B. Dixon
Date of Defense: January 21, 2013
Time: 9:40 a.m.
Place: EIT-5027
***All Are Welcome***
Thursday, January 17, 2013 — 2:00 PM EST
MSc Thesis Defense
Student: William Martin
Title of Thesis: The effects of multi-walled carbon nanotube exposure on soil organisms
Supervisor(s): N. Bols
Committee Members: B. Butler, G. Stephenson, S. Tang
Chair: J. Neufeld
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: B1-266 (Dean’s Conference Room)
***All Are Welcome***
Friday, January 11, 2013 — 9:00 AM EST
MSc Thesis Defense
Student: Kallie Shires
Title of Thesis: Characterization of PAR-3 during early Xenopus laevis development
Supervisor(s): M. Marsden
Committee Members: M. Vijayan, M. Beazely
Chair: TBA
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: B1-266 (Dean’s Conference Room)
***All Are Welcome***