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
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)
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
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. 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. 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
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
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
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