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BIOD98/99 Presentations [2018]
Session 1: Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology I April 10, 2018. 9:30AM-12:00PM (concurrent with session 2) Room: AA-208
1-1 9:30-9:45 Amanda Priyans Karuna (Cadotte) Effects of DSV Plant Soil Interactions on Plant Growth 1-2 9:45-10:00 Michael Swift (Lovejoy) Biodiversity of Fish from the Tortuguero Region of Costa Rica 1-3 10:00-10:15 Weihan Liu (Cadotte) Alien Invaders: Mechanisms that Destroy Ecosystems Worldwide 1-4 10:15-10:30 Chet Greene (MacIvor) Local and Landscape Predictors of Leafcutter Bee Damage to Redbud Trees (Cercis canadensis) 10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 1-5 11:00-11:15 Anantha Nair (Boonstra) An Investigation of Hair Cortisol as a Reliable Predictor of Chronic Stress in Snowshoe Hares 1-6 11:15-11:30 Arooj Qamar (Cadotte) Plant Invasion Effects on Soil 1-7 11:30-11:45 Sinan Osman (Boonstra) Stress Signatures in Mammals: Plasma and Fecal Measures 1-8 11:45-12:00 Antonio Alcantara-Tangonan (Welch) Testing for Preferential Use of Fructose and Glucose for Lipogenesis in Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds 12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK
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BIOD98/99 Presentations [2018]
Session 2: Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, and Genetics I April 10, 2018. 9:30AM-12:00PM (concurrent with session 1) Room: AA-209
2-1 9:30-9:45 Neilket Patel (Huang/Riggs) Molecular Classification of Primitive Neuroectodermal Brain Tumours 2-2 9:45-10:00 Homaira Hamidzada (Zhao) Essential Roles of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)- Localized Molecular Chaperones 2-3 10:00-10:15 Sakina Divan (Riggs) Genetic Dissection of Arabidopsis thaliana Developmental Mutants 2-4 10:15-10:30 Amanda Singh (Zhao) Investigating the Function of the Jiangene (a Newly Developed HSP90.5 Gene) in Plant Development and Stress Resistance 10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK 2-5 11:00-11:15 Dorian Grey (Richards) Optogenetic Exploration of Neocortical Neural Codes 2-6 11:15-11:30 Saadia Sarker (Chandran/Ashok) Mac-2 Binding Protein (M2BP) as a Marker of Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis 2-7 11:30-11:45 Gohar Rizwan (Reid/Thiele) Seizure Susceptibility in a Mouse Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 2-8 11:45-12:00 Luke Ajay David (Shuurmans/Hasenkampf) The Role of the Imprinted Gene Network in Retinal Disease and Regeneration 12:00-1:00 LUNCH BREAK
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BIOD98/99 Presentations [2018]
Session 3: Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology II April 10, 2018. 1:00PM-3:30PM (concurrent with session 4) Room: AA-208
3-1 1:00-1:15 Inkar Artygalina (MacIvor) The Effect of Dog-Strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum) on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Wild Bees in Southern Ontario 3-2 1:15-1:30 Antonio Lorenzo (MacIvor) Impact of Plant Invasion on Bee Species Contribution to Pollinator Networks 3-3 1:30-1:45 Abdulaziz Sherif (J. Brown) The Resistance of Chlorophyll to Oxidative Damage in Annuals and Perennials 3-4 1:45-2:00 Mandy Yuen (MacIvor) Diversity of Microbial Communities on pollen Foraged by Bumblebees 2:00-2:30 COFFEE BREAK 3-5 2:30-2:45 Kabir Singh Plahay (MacIvor) Urbanization and Plant Invasion as Drivers of Soil Conditions Promoting Decomposition and Microbial Diversity 3-6 2:45-3:00 Lamees Shah (Cadotte) Species Richness and Plant Damage: Dilution or Amplification? 3-7 3:00-3:15 Bruce Maloch (MacIvor) Litter Mesofauna of Dog-Strangling Vine (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.) Invaded Urban Forests 3-8 3:15-3:30 Yousef Safar (Andrade) Can You Have it All? Assessing Links between Plastic Growth and Reproductive Traits in Latrodectus hasselti Males 3:30 PIZZA IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BALCONY PRESENTATION OF BioBURP AWARD
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BIOD98/99 Presentations [2018]
Session 4: Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, and Genetics II April 10, 2018. 1:00PM-3:30PM (concurrent with session 3) Room: AA-209
4-1 1:00-1:15 Jeremy Chai (Terebiznik) The Effect of Asbestos on Phagosome Maturation 4-2 1:15-1:30 Sameen Ahmed (Harrison) Investigating the Role of NF-B in Phagocytic Receptor-Mediated Inflammation 4-3 1:30-1:45 Javal Sheth (Terebiznik) Development of a Rapid Analytical Protocol for Colocalization Image Analysis of Phagolysosomal Maturation 4-4 1:45-2:00 Ahmad Israwi (Nash) Determining the Spread of Alpha-Synuclein Pre- formed Fibrils in the Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease 2:00-2:30 COFFEE BREAK 4-5 2:30-2:45 Rebekah Kim (Mason) A Metabolomic Approach to Examining Male Competition in Cyphoderris monstrosa 4-6 2:45-3:00 Bryant Lim (McGowan) Microglia-Specific Changes in Gene Expression in Gulf War Illness Mouse Model 4-7 3:00-3:15 Mornisha Panchalingam (Gazzarrini) Characterizing XERICO Protein Localization and Response to Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana 3:30 PIZZA IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BALCONY PRESENTATION OF BioBURP AWARD
