Our department organizes a number of events throughout the year to present the research efforts of our faculty and students and connect with scholars from other universities. They include the annual Joan Marsden and Alma Howard lecture series, the Biology Department Day, the Undergraduate Honours Symposium, as well as weekly seminars covering current topics in Biology.

Please use the menu on the left to learn more about the seminars and events we host and to view schedules for upcoming events or records of past events.
 

PhD Defenses - 2025

Date: Thursday, May 8th @1:00pm, Stewart Bio N7/1 [Hybrid]
Student: Maddy Shred
Supervisor: Gary Brouhard
Thesis title: The interplay of tubulin conformational flexibility, dynamic instability, and lattice structure: Insights from Drosophila microtubules

Date: Friday, May 16th @1:00pm, Stewart Bio N7/1 [Hybrid]
Student: David Zilkey
Supervisor: Irene Gregory-Eaves
Co-Supervisor: Dermot Antoniades
Thesis title: Sediment geochemistry of Canadian lakes: Identifying spatiotemoral patterns, quantifying environmental associations, and improving measurement techniques

Date: Tuesday, May 20th @10:00 am, Stewart Bio N7/1 [Hybrid]
Student: Jessica Reemeyer
Supervisor: Lauren Chapman
Co-Supervisor: Gregor Fussmann
Thesis title: Effects of multiple environmental stressors on the behaviour, physiology, and ecology of Canadian freshwater fish species at risk

PhD Exit Seminars - 2025

(TBA)