Biology Seminar Series
When: Fridays, 12-1pm (unless otherwise indicated)
Where: CC2150 Fall Semester/DV2082 Winter Semester (unless otherwise indicated)
Every Friday during the academic year, the Department of Biology hosts an exciting seminar given by a guest speaker. Topics cover every aspect of biology, from whole organisms to molecular biology. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee, tea and cookies will be provided. Please bring your own mug if possible, to help us reduce waste.
Upcoming Seminar:
October 19, 2018
Dr. Arneet Saltzman, University of Toronto, ON CAN
Title TBA
2018-2019 Seminar Schedule
| Date | Room | Speaker / Title | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 14 | CC2150 |
Dr. Kathryn Harris, UTMSyntaxin 4, a postsynptic t-SNARE that regulates the development and function of synapses Ms. Celina Baines, UTM Natural enemies alter adaptive dispersal plasticity |
Dr. Adriano Senatore |
| Sept 21 | CC2150 |
Dr. Joseph Ryan, The Whitney Laboratory, FL USAHow to make a Ctenophore tentacle: a step-by-step guide using phylogeny, development, and transcriptomics |
Dr. Adriano Senatore |
| Sept 28 | CC2150 |
Dr. Simon Chen, University of Ottawa, ON CANDissecting neural circuits underlying motor learning in normal and disease mouse models |
Dr. Baohua Liu |
| Oct 5 | CC2150 |
Dr. Ying Sun, Cornell University, NY USAProbing photosynthesis from remote sensing of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence: Scaling up from ground, airborne to satellite platforms |
Dr. Ingo Ensminger |
| Oct 12 | Fall Reading Week - No Seminar | ||
| Oct 19 | CC2150 |
Dr. Arneet Saltzman, University of Toronto, ON CAN |
Dr. Katharina Braeutigam |
| Oct 26 | CC2150 |
Dr. Thomas Fazzio
|
Dr. Ho Sung Rhee |
| Nov 2 | CC2150 |
Dr. Brian Langerhans, North Carolina State University, NC USA |
Dr. Marc Johnson |
| Nov 9 | CC2150 |
Dr. Karla Kaun, Brown University, RI USA |
Dr. Joel Levine |
| Nov 16 | CC2150 |
Dr. Ryan Franckowiak, Queen’s University, ON CAN |
Dr. Helene Wagner |
| Nov 23 | CC2150 |
Dr. Marie Elliot, McMaster University, ON CAN |
Dr. Steven Short |
| Nov 30 | CC2150 |
Dr. Sally Aitken, University of British Columbia, BC CAN |
SUPER SPEAKER |
| Dec 7 | CC2150 |
Dr. Daniel Vasiliauskas, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, France |
Dr. Ted Erclik |
| Jan 11 | DV2082 |
Dr. Zhe-Xi Luo, University of Chicago, IL USA |
Dr. Robert Reisz |
| Jan 18 | DV2082 |
Dr. Kate Boersma, University of San Diego, CA USA |
Dr. Shannon McCauley |
| Jan 25 | DV2082 |
Dr. Raju Soolanayakanahally, University of Regina, SK CAN |
Dr. Katharina Braeutigam |
| Feb 1 | DV2082 |
Dr. Janet Iwasa, University of Utah, UT USA |
Dr. Marc Dryer |
| Feb 8 | DV2082 |
Dr. Jonathan Armstrong, Oregon State University, OR USA |
Dr. Bailey McMeans |
| Feb 15 | DV2082 |
Dr. Kenta Asahina, The Salk Institute, CA USA |
Dr. Joel Levine |
| Feb 22 | DV2082 | Winter Reading Week - No Seminar | |
| Mar 1 | DV2082 |
Dr. Karl Obrietan, Ohio State University, OH USA |
Dr. Mary Cheng |
| Mar 8 | DV2082 |
Dr. Lars Schmitz, Claremont McKenna College, CA USA |
Dr. Sanja Hinic-Frlog |
| Mar 15 | DV2082 |
Dr. Andy Jones, Oregon State University, OR USA |
Dr. Helene Wagner |
| Mar 22 | DV2082 |
Dr. Lauren Schroeder, University of Toronto Mississauga, ON CAN |
Dr. Darryl Gwynne |
| Mar 29 | DV2082 |
Dr. Martin Chalfie, Columbia University, NY USA |
SUPER SPEAKER |
| Apr 5 | DV2082 |
Dr. Huizhong Tao
|
Dr. Baohua Liu |
| Apr 12 | CC2150 |
Dr. Penney Gilbert, University of Toronto, ON CAN |
Dr. Bryan Stewart |
