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Week of April 21, 2024

Elias Taylor's PhD Defence

Elias will present his thesis, "Thyroid hormones regulate skeletogenesis and metamorphosis in diverse echinoderms (sea urchins, sea stars, and brittle stars)".  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Georgia Mason Advisor - Dr. Andreas Heyland Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Terry Van Raay Additional Examiner - Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak External Examiner - Dr. Vance Trudeau (University of Ottawa)

Kaitlyn Rodriguez' MSc Bioinformatics Defence

Kaitlyn will present her thesis, "Detection of Antibiotic Residues in Milk Using Near-Infrared Spectra and Machine Learning Modelling". The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Steffen Graether Advisor - Dr. Dan Tulpan Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Ricardo Ventura Departmental Examiner- Dr. Flavio Schenkel

Colin Bonner's PhD Defence

Colin will present his thesis, "Environmental Determinants of Phenology in High Latitude Plants".  The examination committee includes: Chair - Dr. Dan Grunspan Advisor - Dr. Andrew MacDougall Advisory Committee Examiner - Dr. Christina Caruso Additional Examiner - Dr. Edeline Gagnon External Examiner - Dr. Isla Myers-Smith (University of British Columbia)