Maha Jahangir wins CBA Prize at 2024 Ontario Biology Day

Maha Jahangir wins CBA Prize at 2024 Ontario Biology Day

This past weekend, at the 2024 Ontario Biology Day, Maha Jahangir, 3rd year undergrad student, won the prestigious Canadian Botanical Association (CBA) award  for her poster on "The Impact of Flower Removal Timing on Fruit Abortion Rates in Heliconia tortuosa." Jahangir's poster presentation caught the eye of the judging committee, who awarded her  for the best botanical poster.

2024 Biology Info Session

2024 Biology Info Session

The Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, hosted an informative session on March 6, 2024 to provide students with insights into various biology courses and study abroad opportunities. The session featured presentations from past and current students enrolled in the BIO400 Internship course, the BIO481 Thesis Course, the BIO332 Arctic Ecology course, and UTM Abroad options.

Eniolaye Balogun, PhD student, first 1st authored paper published by Molecular Biology and Evolution

Eniolaye Balogun, PhD student, first 1st authored paper published by Molecular Biology and Evolution

Eniolaye Balogun, PhD student from Ness Lab published her first 1st authored paper: The effects of de novo mutation on gene expression and the consequences for fitness in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in Molecular Biology and Evolution

 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae035

Special Seminar with Dr. Aimee Bernard on Science Communication

Special Seminar with Dr. Aimee Bernard on Science Communication

We are excited to announce a special seminar on March 20th, from 1-2pm (Q&A from 2-3pm) in DV3130CC

Speaker: Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Title: Science Communication. The Art of Making Science Interesting and Relatable to the General Public

Interested in combing UTM plant research with a foreign exchange experience in France?

Interested in combing UTM plant research with a foreign exchange experience in France?

The Phillips lab (https://terpenemetabolism.com/) is seeking MSc and PhD students to study plant essential oil biosynthesis in conjunction with our collaborators at Jean Monnet University in Saint Etienne France!

This project offers $7,500/year in travel funds on top of a graduate stipend. Contact the Phillips lab for details (michaelandrew.phillips@utoronto.ca)

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