September 11, 13 and 18, 2007
The high academic standard and the multi-disciplinarity research programs that our faculty offers attract the brightest undergraduate students to enroll in our programs. During their tenure at Macdonald Campus, these students hold NSERC and CIHR undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA), and participate in research during the summer at a laboratory.
On September 11, 13 and 18, 2007, the Office of the Associate Dean Research is organizing seminar events in order to promote and expose the research activities of these students and have the students share their research experience with other undergraduates. The USRA awardees will deliver a 10 minute presentation highlighting their summer research and results.
2007 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Introduction Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Physiological and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Species: Virgibacillus arcticus Sophie Charvet (U3) Project supervised by: L. Whyte, NRS |
| 10:15 – 10:25 | Influence of Long-term Captive Breeding on Coloration Patterns in Male American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Meggy Hervieux (U2) Project supervised by: D. Bird, NRS |
| 10:25 – 10:35 | Development of Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Selected Nutraceuticals Using Selected Natural Endogenous Products Marya Aziz (U3) Project supervised by: S. Kermasha, Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry |
| 10:35 – 10:45 | Nest Insulation and Preference in Kluane Red Squirrels (What’s Good Real Estate for Red Squirrels?) Christina Guillemette (U1) Project supervised by: M. Humphries, NRS |
| 10:45 – 10:55 | Comparative Outcomes of Intestinal Nematode Infection in Two Strains of Mice Valerie Hongoh (U2) Project supervised by: M. Scott, Parasitology |
| 10:55 – 11:05 | Effects of Land Cover Change on Soil Phosphorus and Water Quality in Southern Quebec Sophie Mazowita (U3) Project supervised by: J. Whalen, NRS |
| 11:05 – 11:15 | Closing Remarks Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Introduction Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Understanding Soil P Concentrations Across a Chronosequence of Abandoned Agricultural Lands Hélène Higgins (U2) Project supervised by: J. Whalen, NRS |
| 10:15 – 10:25 | Caterpillar-Mediated Suppression of Induced Plant Defense Responses Mélanie Chapleau (U1) Project supervised by: J. Bede, Plant Science |
| 10:25 – 10:35 | Assessing Landscape Connectivity for Plants Chantal Gagnon (U2) Project supervised by: S. deBlois, Plant Science |
| 10:35 – 10:45 | Real Time PCR Analysis of Four Plant Lectin Homologues Tanya Copley (U3) Project supervised by: M. Stromvik, Plant Science |
| 10:45 – 10:55 | Understanding the Importance of Animal Food Species for Canadian Aboriginal People Jasna Robinson (U4) Project supervised by: H.V. Kuhnlein, CINE |
| 10:55 – 11:05 | Trace Elements in Food Grown in Urban Gardens Étienne Foucher (U2) Project supervised by: W. Hendershot, NRS |
| 11:05 – 11:15 | Predictors of Macrosomia Dorian Irwin Kristmanson (U3) Project supervised by: K. Koski, DHN |
| 11:15 – 11:25 | Closing Remarks Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Introduction Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Systematics and Ecology of Neophyllomyza (Diptera, Milichiidae) Kristen Brochu (U3) Project supervised by: T. Wheeler, NRS |
| 10:15 – 10:25 | Analysis of Candidate Genes for Association with Disease Resistance in Poultry Jean-Daniel Lalande (U2) Project supervised by: U. Kuhnlein, Animal Science |
| 10:25 – 10:35 | Captive Breeding and Release of Endangered Loggerhead Shrikes in Quebec François Marziali (U2) Project supervised by: D. Bird, NRS |
| 10:35 – 10:45 | Influence of DNA Hydrolysis Products on Volatile Generation from Maillard Reaction Anja Rahn (U3) Project supervised by: V. Yaylayan, Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry |
| 10:45 – 10:55 | Quantification of Niche Breadth and Overlap in Five Species of Carex Joëlle Guillet (U2) Project supervised by: M. Waterway, Plant Science |
| 10:55 – 11:05 | Sequencing the Turkey Prolactin Promoter Region and Extraction of RNA from Human Adrenal Cells Samuel Donato (U1) Project supervised by: D. Zadworny, Animal Science |
| 11:05 – 11:15 | Closing Remarks Suha Jabaji, Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Education) |