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 - 2026

Date: Wednesday March 25, 2026 1:00 pm Stewart Biology Bldg; Rm N7/1; Hybrid
Student: Elena Jurczak
Supervisor: Richard Roy
Thesis title: AMPK regulates small RNA dynamics to establish germline stem cell quiescence during the dauer stage of C. elegans

Date: Thursday March 26, 2026 9:00 am Stewart Biology Bldg; Rm N7/1
Student: Baishali Mukherjee
Supervisor: Arnold Hayer
Thesis title: Control of endothelial cell motility and alignment with fluid flow by Piezo1-dependent Ca²⁺ Signaling

Date: Tuesday April 14, 2026 9:00 am; Zoom
Student: Ananda Pereira Martins
Supervisor: Rowan Barrett
Co-supervisor: Owen McMillan
Thesis title: From Bates to the genomics era: investigating the evolution of wing color variation in Heliconius butterflies

PhD Exit Seminars - 2026

(TBA)