Thesis defence

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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)