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
Friday, December 17, 2021 — 9:30 AM EST
Ms Hannah Thibault's Thesis Proposal will be on Friday December 17th, 2021 at 9:30a
Title: Reconstructing natural variation in water balances of perched lakes in upstream watersheds to identify causes of recent lake drying at the Peace-Athabasca Delta
Supervisors: Dr. Roland Hall & Dr. Brent Wolfe
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 — 9:30 AM EST
Mr. Bradley D'Souza will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 9:30a
Title: Characterization of Mrc1 during Replication Initiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Supervisors: Dr. Bernard Duncker
Thursday, December 9, 2021 — 12:30 PM EST
Xiaoqing Dang Thesis Proposal will be on Thursday December 9th, 2021 at 12:30 pm
Title: Non-invasive diagnostic strategy for freshwater fish diseases
Supervisors: Dr. Brian Dixon
Thursday, December 9, 2021 — 11:00 AM EST
Ms. Lauren Koiter will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 11:00a
Title: The effect of glyphosate on bacteria and archaea community composition in freshwater biofilms
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Rooney
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 — 1:00 PM EST
Ms. Casey Remmer will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 1:00p
Title: Patterns in lake water balance across a northern freshwater landscape
Supervisors: Dr. Roland Hall & Dr. Brent Wolfe (WLU)
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 — 10:00 AM EST
Ms. Madison Brook will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 10:00a
Title: Impacts of temperature on Asian Carp life history and population growth
Supervisors: Dr. Kim Cuddington
Monday, December 6, 2021 — 1:00 PM EST
Ms. Jennifer Aguiar will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 1:00p.
Title: Bioinformatic Insights into the Impacts of External Stimuli on the Human Airway
Supervisors: Dr. Andrew Doxey & Dr. Jeremy Hirota
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 — 10:00 AM EST
Ms. Heather Ikert will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 10:00a
Title: Impacts of acute and anthropogenic stress on fish microRNA
Supervisors: Dr. Paul Craig & Dr. Barbara Katzenback
Monday, November 29, 2021 — 11:30 AM EST
Ms. Lily Hou's Thesis Proposal will be on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:30a
Title: Flying through the energetic bottleneck of post-hibernation recovery from white nose syndrome in bats
Supervisors: Dr. Liam McGuire
Thursday, November 18, 2021 — 8:00 AM EST
Ms Rohini Prakash Thesis Proposal will be on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 8:00a
Title: Construction and optimization of a ssDNA vector production system for gene therapy platform
Supervisors: Dr. Roderick Slavcev
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 — 2:00 PM EST
Mr. Drew Thompson's Thesis Proposal will be on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Evaluating the effects of microplastics on North American wood frog (Rana sylvatica) innate immunity
Supervisors: Dr. Barb Katzenback
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 — 10:00 AM EDT
Ms. Laura Neary's Thesis Proposal will be on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:00a
Title: Assessing current hydrological conditions of lakes in Wood Buffalo National Park and the effects of flooding on lake carbon dynamics
Supervisors: Dr. Roland Hall and Dr. Brent Wolfe
Friday, October 1, 2021 — 1:00 PM EDT
Ms. Dejana Mitrovic's Thesis Proposal will be on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 1:00p
Title: Lampricide toxicity in sea lamprey and non-target fishes: the effects of temperature, life stage and species differences in tolerance
Supervisors: Dr. Mark Servos and Dr. Mike Wilkie
Friday, October 1, 2021 — 12:30 PM EDT
Mr. Caleb Ryan's Thesis Proposal will be on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 12:30p
Title: Understanding the role of individuality in the behaviours of free-ranging Myotis lucifugus
Supervisors: Dr. Hugh Broders
Monday, September 20, 2021 — 11:00 AM EDT
Mr. Tianlun Zhou will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 11:00a
Title: Investigating the Outer Envelope Localization of OEP18 in A. thaliana Chloroplasts
Supervisors: Dr. Simon Chuong & Dr. Matt Smith (WLU)
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 — 11:30 AM EDT
Mr. Saeer Adeel will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 11:30a
Title: Deciphering the Toxicity Effects of 5'-Methylthioadenosine Accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Supervisors: Dr. Barbara Moffatt & Dr. Andrew Doxey
Monday, September 13, 2021 — 2:00 PM EDT
Ms. Alyssa Overton will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: OEP15-1 and OEP7.2 Appear to Localize to the Outer Envelope of Chloroplasts Using a Novel and Uncharacterized Targeting Pathway
Supervisors: Dr. Simon Chuong and Dr. Matthew Smith (WLU)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 — 2:00 PM EDT
Ms. Tania Rodriguez Cornejo will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) as a treatment for microbial infections in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) aquaculture
Supervisor: Dr. Brian Dixon
Friday, August 13, 2021 — 11:30 AM EDT
Mr. Huming Guo will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 11:30a
Title: Analysis of Immune System and Stress Parameters of Oncorhynchus mykiss in Response to Juvenile Thermal Preconditioning or Thermal-Based Parental Selection
Supervisor: Dr. Brian Dixon
Friday, August 13, 2021 — 10:00 AM EDT
Mr. Richard Do will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:00a
Title: α-parvin Mediates Integrin Receptor Signaling During Xenopus laevis Gastrulation
Supervisor: Dr. Mungo Marsden
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 — 2:00 PM EDT
Mr. Dongchang Yang will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Environmental Analysis: Metal Sensing and Solvent Effect
Supervisors: Dr. Mark Servos & Dr. Xu Zhang
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 — 8:30 AM EDT
Ms. Elaine Novik will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 8:30a
Title: Characterization and Analysis of the Microbiomes of Bangia atropurpurea and other Freshwater and Marine Algae in North America
Supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Müller
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 — 10:00 AM EDT
Mr. Alex Umbach will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 10:00a.
Title: Profiling skin-associated archaea and bacteria with 16S rRNA and cpn60 gene markers
Supervisor: Dr. Josh Neufeld
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 — 2:00 PM EDT
Ms. Sarah Kim will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 2:00p
Title: Solvent production by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Hyperthermus butylicus
Supervisor: Dr. Kesen Ma
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 — 9:30 AM EDT
Mr. Evan Balzer will defend his M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 9:20a
Title: Roost Selection and Mass Variation Patterns of Temperate Bats in Eastern Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Broders