Ms. Vanessa Poletto Borges will defend her Ph.D. thesis on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 1:00pm
Title: A genomic study of the invasive red alga Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens exRoth) C. Agardh
Supervisors: Dr. Kirsten Muller & Dr. Andrew Doxey
Ms. Lisa Nielsen's Thesis Proposal will be on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 9:00am
Title: Promoter-controlled baculovirus surface antigenic protein display.
Supervisors: Dr. Marc Aucoin
Ms. Erika Burton will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 9:00a
Title: Assessment of remote Patagonian riverine fish using environmental DNA
Supervisors: Dr. Mark Servos & Dr. Barb Kateznback
Ms. Molly Chen's Thesis Proposal will be on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 1:00PM
Title: Analysis of Microbial Community Diversity and Contaminant Cycling using Meta-omics and Culture-based Methods
Supervisors: Dr. Laura Hug
Ms. Karyn Robichaud's Thesis Proposal will be on Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:00am
Title: Understanding the effects of mitochondrial microRNAs in response to metabolic stress in freshwater fish
Supervisors: Dr. Paul Craig
Mr. Nathanael Willm's Thesis Proposal will be on Friday April 8, 2022 at 11:00 am
Title: Environmental Impacts on Microbial Methane Oxidation and Community Dynamics in Ontario Landfills
Supervisors: Dr. Laura Hug
Ms. Isabella Ippolito's Thesis Proposal will be on Tuesday April 12, 2022 at 11:30 am
Title: Antimicrobial Resistance and Landfills
Supervisors: Dr. Laura Hug
Ms. Cailyn Zamora Thesis Proposal will be on Tuesday April 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Title: Validation of environmental DNA barcoding for detection of amphibians in Southern Ontario.
Supervisors: Dr. Barb Katzenback
Ms. Nicole Gauvreau will defend her M.Sc. thesis on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 1:00pm
Title: Oxidative Stress Response in Non-Target Fishes Following Pharmaceutical Wastewater Effluent Exposure
Supervisors:Dr. Paul Craig
Ms. Anjali Krishna's Thesis Proposal will be on Monday April 18, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Title: Analysis of Cyanobacterial Toxin Production in Different Water Matrices
Supervisors: Dr. Kirsten Muller