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2026 Defences

  • Matthew Rennie - MSC.MCB - Sep 1, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Proteomics integrated characterization of the mitochondrial electron transport chain as a putative anti-virulence target in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Kate Barnes - MSC.MCB - Sep 1, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    Investigating the Role of DDX28 RNA Helicase in Oncogenic Pathways and Energy Metabolism in Normoxia and Hypoxia in MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells
  • Monica Goncalves - PHD.MCB - Aug 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Siavash Vahidi)
    Mechanisms of allosteric regulation in human mitochondrial ClpP protease
  • Madison Turner - PHD.MCB - Aug 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Siavash Vahidi)
    Allosteric regulation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteasome
  • Jacquelyn Ogata-Bean - MSC.MCB - Aug 18, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Siavash Vahidi)
    De novo design and characterization of human mitochondrial ClpP activators
  • Hannah Lye - MSC.MCB - Aug 18, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Yang Xu)
    The Identification and characterization of lipases involved in lipid metabolism from the microalga Nannochloropsis oceanica
  • Bradley Davis - PHD.MCB - Aug 13, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Siavash Vahidi)
    Substrate engagement mechanism of the bacterial proteasome activator Bpa
  • Isaac Firth - PHD.MCB - Jul 21, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3317
    (Advisor: Dr. Matthew Sorbara)
    Urease in Acetogenic Lachnospiraceae
  • Sean Balogh - MSC.MCB - Jun 25, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Yang Xu)
    Elucidating of Drought-Associated Lipid Remodelling in Soybean (Glycine max L.)
  • Hannah Dychtenberg - MSC.MCB - Jun 22, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Priyanka Pundir)
    The Role of Mast Cells in Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
  • Victoria Butler - PHD.MCB - Jun 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. online and in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Ian Tetlow)
    Characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae glycogen branching enzyme (GLC3): a tool for starch modification in vitro and in vivo
  • Neil Greenwood - PHD.MCB - May 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3513
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Investigating the structure and oligomeric state of the N-terminus of essential cell division protein FtsK
  • Charlotte Townsend - MSC.MCB+NEUR - Apr 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Shaun Sanders)
    cLTD Drives Kv1.4 Deacylation and Removal from the Axon Initial Segment
  • Shaoqian Zong - MSC.MCB - Apr 17, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kimber)
    Investigating the Structure and Diverse Functions of the O-PS Glycosyltransferase from Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899
  • Michael Woods - PHD.MCB - Mar 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Proteomics drives discoveries in antifungal resistance, antifungal mechanisms of action and infection diagnostics in Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Marina Figueira - MSC.MCB - Feb 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Ray Lu)
    Design and optimization of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing protocols for genetic biocontrol against invasive wild pig populations
  • Ryan Gillett - MSC.MCB - Feb 2, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    An investigation into the effect of cell culture oxygen levels on RNA oxidation and mitochondrial metabolism
  • Alexandra Law - MSC.MCB - Jan 8, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1504
    (Advisor: Dr. Angela Scott)
    Astrocyte-mediated purinergic dysregulation in a human model of Fragile X syndrome
  • Chelsea Reitzel - MSC.MCB - Jan 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Phosphoproteome modulation by zinc and iron in Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals new virulence mechanisms and antibacterial targets

Past Defences

  • Amelia Doerksen - MSC.MCB - Dec 19, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Shaun Sanders)
    S-Acylation of Neuronal Transport Machinery: A Focused Exploration of p150Glued S-Acylation in Neurons
  • Alyssa Banaag - PHD.MCB - Dec 17, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Phenotypic and Label-Free Proteomic Approaches for the Characterization of Strain Diversity and Adaptive Mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Lauryn Warywoda - MSC.MCB - Dec 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Biochemical insights into the interaction network of the essential cell division protein FtsK and peptidoglycan-modifying enzymes in Escherichia coli
  • Elizabeth Mallory - MSC.MCB - Dec 10, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe)
    Investigating the link between Melissococcus plutonius diversity and the microbial ecological factors underlying European Foulbrood disease
  • Davier Gutierrez Gongora - PHD.MCB - Oct 29, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Discovery, design and characterization of peptidase inhibitors from mollusks against the human fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Mallory Wright - MSC.MCB - Oct 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Elucidating the Role of Cryptic Efflux Machinery in Susceptibility Differences Among Efflux-Deficient Strains of Escherichia coli
  • Lauren Wensing - PHD.MCB - Sep 12, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Shapiro)
    Pooled CRISPRi screening in Candida albicans reveals core-essential genes
  • Erin Rudolph - MSC.MCB - Sep 11, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Priyanka Pundir)
    The Role of Mast Cell-Expressed MRGPRs in Bacterial Meningitis
  • Syeda Kashaf Gilani - MSC.MCB+NEUR - Sep 3, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Angela Scott)
    Dysregulation of Astrocyte-Mediated Purinergic Signalling in Fragile X Syndrome
  • Runqi Qian - MSC.MCB - Sep 2, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    Investigating the mTOR-Independent Autophagy Pathway in Hypoxia-Induced Alternative Splicing of Ribosomal Protein S24
  • Sidney Evans - MSC.MCB - Aug 28, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 3317
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Curriculum Alignment in Canadian Biology Education
  • Liam Noseworthy - MSC.MCB - Aug 28, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kimber)
    A Structural and Functional Investigation of Klebsiella pneumoniae Pyruvyltransferase Protein WbbZ
  • Boyan Liu - PHD.MCB - Aug 25, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Proteomics to decode the interaction between Fusarium graminearum and Triticum aestivum
  • Jason Cousineau - MSC.MCB+NEUR - Aug 15, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Melanie Alpaugh)
    Investigating Baseline Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction and it's Responses to common Stressors Within Huntington's Disease and Schizophrenia
  • Nicolas Rolfe - PHD.MCB - Aug 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Stephen Seah)
    Characterization of Steroid Side Chain Catabolic Enzymes from Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria
  • Manitabhai Govind - MSC.MCB - Aug 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kimber)
    A structural and functional characterization of a new family of retaining β-Kdo transferase from the capsular polysaccharide of Escherichia coli K13
  • Noah Presley - MSC.MCB - July 31, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1504
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Optimizing in Vitro Motility Assays for High-Throughput Analysis of Actin-Myosin Dynamics and Drug Screening
  • Elma Misini - MSC.MCB - July 23, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Characterizing the Effect of Novel acta1b:p.Ala319_L320del Mutation on Striated Muscle Development and Health in Zebrafish
  • Jennifer Holborn - PHD.MCB+NEUR - May 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Jasmin Lalonde)
    Investigating flavonoid derivatives of Cannabis sativa as promising therapeutics against Glioblastoma Multiforme
  • Cassandra Clausen- MSC.MCB+NEUR - April 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Nina Jones)
    Investigating the Role of Adaptor Protein ShcD in the Oligodendrocyte Lineage
  • Sajid Muslun- MSC.MCB - April 29, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    Hypoxia-Driven Ribosomal Specialization and Translational Reprogramming via Ribosomal protein S24 Splicing
  • Sean Lee- MSC.MCB - April 22, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Molecular Adaptations of Sporosarcina pasteurii to Cold Stress: Insights into Urease-Dependent Calcite Precipitation
  • Myah Crosby - MSC.MCB - April 14, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Ian Tetlow)
    Regulation of α-1,4-Glucan Phosphorylases Under Redox Stress
  • Ulch, Brandon - MSC.MCB - Jan. 23, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Yang Xu)
    Characterization of Phosphatidylcholine: Diacylglycerol Cholinephosphotransferases from Soybean (Glycine max)
  • Burnside, Mariel – MSC.MCB – Feb. 4, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Jaideep Mathur)
    Investigating the Effects of Oligogalactolipid-Synthesizing SENSITIVE TO FREEZING 2 (SFR2) on Plastid Shape and Behaviour in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Thompson, Laura - PHD.MCB - January 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Genomic Tools to Investigate Bacterial Drug Efflux Pumps
  • Adofo, Mary - MSC.MCB - Jan. 14, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1511
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Overcoming Antifungal Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans by Targeting Prenylated Rab Acceptor 1 (PRAI)
  • Karki, Dipendra - PHD.MCB - December 17, 2024 at 12 p.m. in SSC 2315
    (Advisor: Dr. Baozhong Meng)
    Construction and Comparative Assessment of cDNA Clones of Grapevine Pinot Gris Virus and Elucidation of Function of Novel viral AlkB Domain
  • King, Chloe - MSC.MCB - December 6, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Investigating Tropomyosin Binding Properties and Calcium Sensitivity in the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Causing A230V α-Cardiac Actin Variant
  • Foster, Barret - PHD.MCB - December 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in SSC 1504
    (Advisor: Dr. George van der Merwe)
    Analysis of fermentation capabilities, trehalose metabolism, quantitative proteomics, and hybridisation of Norwegian kveik brewing yeast
  • Cucic, Stevan - PHD.MCB - September 20, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisors: Dr. Cezar Khursigara and Dr. Hany Anany)
    The Dispersal of Listeria monocytogenes Biofilms and Multi-omic Characterization of a Lytic Listeria Phage
  • Shaji Saji, Neethu - MSC.MCB - September 16, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisors: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Investigating the Oligomeric State of Escherichia coli Cell Division, FtsK using Size Exclusion Chromatography and Native Gel Electrophoresis
  • Ketheeswaranathan, Bianka - MSC.MCB+NEUR - September 13, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisors: Dr. Terry Van Raay)
    Studying the impacts of dietary fibre-derived metabolites on inflammation and neurodevelopment
  • Mizzoni, Morgan - MSC.MCB - September 5, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    The hypoxia-induced alternative splicing of ribosomal protein S24 promotes cancer cell viability and increases translational activity under hypoxic conditions
  • Kuehfuss, Noah - MSC.MCB - September 3, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    An antibacterial combination drug against Enterobacteriaceae
  • Abraham, Nadine - PHD.MCB - August 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisors: Dr. Stephen Seah and Dr. Ting Zhou)
    Structural and functional studies of oxidoreductases involved in the detoxification of mycotoxins
  • Petersen, Nathaniel - MSC.MCB - August 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Nina Jones)
    Modulation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases Using Ubiquitin Variant Induced Proximity
  • Freeze, Gwendolyn - MSC.MCB - August 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe)
    Characterizing Strain Variation in Parvimonas micra in the context of Colorectal Cancer
  • Dolson, Andrew - MSC.MCB - July 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Krassimir Yankulov)
    Impact of the Histone Chaperone FACT, Rif1p, and Tof1p on the Epigenetic Stability of Variegating Loci in S. cerevisiae
  • Ball, Brianna - PHD.MCB - July 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Discovery and characterization of new strategies to combat Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Pantic, Una - MSC.MCB - July 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Nina Jones)
    Dok1/2 adaptor proteins control podocyte adhesion dynamics through negative regulation of integrin signaling
  • Kellington, Alexandria - PHD.MCB - June 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    A bioinformatic assessment of oxygen-dependent 8-oxoGuanine placement in the human genome
  • Muselius, Benjamin - PHD.MCB - June 19, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    The Organ Proteome Atlas of Cryptococcus neoformans Defines Novel Putative Biomarkers and Druggable Targets
  • Leonard, Allison - PHD.MCB - June 10, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Investigating and inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus host adhesion
  • Halder, Viola - PHD.MCB - June 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Shapiro)
    A dual approach for novel antifungal discovery through genetic interaction analysis in Candida albicans stress response mechanisms and chemical screening for novel antifungal
    potential
  • Buchner-Duby, Brodie - PHD.MCB - May 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisors: Dr. Scott Ryan and Dr. Shaun Sanders)
    Accumulation of aggregated alpha-synuclein promotes Snitrosylation of MAP1A leading to synaptic dysfunction mitigated via targeted degradation utilizing ubiquitin variant induced proximity
  • Locke, Briana - PHD.MCB - May 13, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Ray Lu)
    CREB3/LUMAN as a novel regulator of lipid metabolism: an in vitro analysis
  • Nelson, Jessica - MSC.MCB - May 6, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. George van der Merwe)
    The disruption of the GID Complex Pathway Impacts Nutrient-Sensitive Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Shabanian, Mehdi - PHD.MCB - May 2, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Baozhong Meng)
    Study of the Seasonal Dynamics of Grapevine leafroll Associated Viruses Under Cool Climate Conditions, and the Optimization of a Protocol to Initiate Grapevine Infections with Viral Infectious Clones
  • Bebenek, Olivia - PHD.MCB - April 25, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    The RNA helicase DDX28 acts as a tumour suppressor in breast cancer and influences bioenergetics in hypoxia
  • Williamson, Casey - PHD.MCB - April 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Nina Jones)
    The Impacts of Impaired Nephrin-NCK Signaling on Diabetic Outcomes: A Characterization from the Pancreas to the Kidney
  • Martinez Soto, Carlos - PHD.MCB - April 23, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Khursigara and Dr. Anany )
    Development and Encapsulation of a Multi-Receptor Phage Cocktail Against Salmonella for Poultry Food Safety and Multi-Omics Characterization of Phage Resistance
  • Murray, Marijke - MSC.MCB - April 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Steffen Graether)
    Exploring the Role of Pseudophosphorylation in the Nuclear Localization and Function of VrDHN1
  • Ghosh, Puja Puspa - MSC.MCB - April 15, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jaideep Mathur)
    Investigating the Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) in Plastid Division
  • Liu, Qi - PHD.MCB - April 4, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Wei Zhang)
    Development of Inhibitors for Human Deubiquitinases
  • Anderson, Alexander - PHD.MCB - April 3, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Anthony Clarke and Dr. Marc Coppolino)
    Investigating the mechanism of peptidoglycan O-acetylation in Gramnegative pathogens
  • Sauty, Safia Mahabub - PHD.MCB - February 28, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Krassimir Yankulov)
    Processivity Factor PCNA (POL30), Chromatin-Associated Factors, and Fork Protection Complex Maintain Epigenetic Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Battagin, Samantha - MSC.MCB - January 17, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Marc Coppolino)
    Analysis of Stx4-Munc18c Interaction and Membrane-Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Phosphorylation During Invadopodium-Based Cell Invasion
  • Bell, Ian - PHD.MCB - January 11, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Terry Van Raay)
    Loss of Nkd1 is dominant to loss of Axin2 in regulating W nt signaling
  • Chiu, Brian - MSC.MCB - January 8, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Ray Lu)
    Establishing a Model System for Studying the Role of CREB3 in Insulin Secretion from Pancreatic Beta Cells
  • Schroeter, Kurt - PHD.MCB - January 5, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Stephen Seah)
    Characterization of bacterial catabolic enzymes involved in sterol and bile acid side chain degradation
  • Novodvorski, Alexander - MSC.MCB - December 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Stephen Seah and Dr. Joshua Gong)
    Characterization of putative Bacillus spp. isolates that target Clostridium perfringens for controlling chicken necrotic enteritis
  • Higgins, Gregory - PHD.MCB - December 12, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe)
    Investigating the predatory capability of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus towards colorectal cancer oncomicrobes in vitro
  • Aminu, Bayonle - PHD.MCB - December 11, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Wei Zhang)
    Targeted degradation of intracellular proteins using ubiquitin variant induced proximity
  • Zhu, Hui - PHD.MCB - December 6, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Andrew Bendall)
    Transgenic models to characterize the role of Dlx5 in endochondral ossification
  • Kirst, Sarah - MSC.MCB - September 8, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Cezar Khursigara and Dr. Hany Anany)
    The application of silver nanoparticles and bacteriophage to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
  • Rizakos, Tia - MSC.MCB - September 6, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Proteomic analysis of the interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and neutrophils in cystic fibrosis
  • Prudhomme, Nicholas - PHD.MCB - August 29, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Multi-omics identification of yield limiting factors in molecular pharming
  • Currie, Laura - MSC.MCB - August 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Jaideep Mathur and Dr. Praveen Saxena)
    Investigating chloroplast galactolipid membranes and lipid droplets in Arabidopsis thaliana and their role in tolerance to cold stress
  • Lanteigne-Wilkins, Kyle - MSC.MCB - August 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Baozhong Meng)
    Construction of a full-length infectious cDNA clone for Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus strain Pinot Noir
  • Campbell, Alyssa - MSC.MCB - August 24, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Nina Jones)
    Investigating nectin-2 in kidney podocytes
  • Zhu, Shawna - MSC.MCB - August 24, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Exploring the roles of drug efflux pumps during the transport of compounds across the Escherichia coli cell envelope
  • Kogut, Jordan - MSC.MCB+NEUR - August 16, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Sanders)
    The molecular mechanisms of glycolytic enzyme palmitoylation
  • Goetz, James - MSC.MCB - August 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Investigating functional interplay among Escherichia coli efflux pumps and their contributions to fitness
  • Goodbrand, Jenna - MSC.MCB - August 15, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jim Uniacke)
    Investigating how the tumour microenvironment influences the alternative splicing of ribosomal protein S24 and the splicing machinery involved
  • Jones, Michael - PHD.MCB - August 14, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Divergence of disease: a characterization of actin residue R312 and its relation to hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy onset
  • Steffensen, Karl - PHD.MCB - August 9, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. John Dawson)
    Actin and reactin: actin allosteric responses are mediated by actin's C-terminus
  • Forrester, Taylor - PHD.MCB - August 4, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kimber)
    Investigating diversity in O antigen polysaccharide glycosyltransferases: structures, mechanisms, and regulation
  • Manek, Jinal - MSC.MCB - June 19, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Characterizing the role of PA3923 and its homolog PA3422 in P. aeruginosa adhesion, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance
  • Stekel, Zane - MSC.MCB - June 8, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Wei Zhang)
    The development of potent and specific inhibitors for Smurf1 and Smurf2
  • Wright, Madison - PHD.MCB - May 31, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Cezar Khursigara)
    Impacts of changes in cell surface components and intraspecific competition on the interactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells
  • Horn, Matthew - MSC.MCB - May 3, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Terry Van Raay)
    Elucidating the role of Vangl2 and its interactions with Wnt/ß-catenin signaling
  • Sukumaran, Arjun - PHD.MCB - April 25, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Uncovering novel mechanisms of Klebsiella pneumoniae pathogenesis through mass spectrometry-based proteomics
  • Verhoef, Mackenzie - MSC.MCB - April 24, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Georgina Cox)
    Teichoic acid-associated surface charge impacts Staphylococcus aureus host adhesion
  • Wilde, Jacob - PHD.MCB - April 20, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe)
    Experimental frontiers in the study of human-associated bacteriophages
  • Robinson, Avery - PHD.MCB - April 19, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe)
    The impact of diet on the human gut microbiota in the context of colorectal cancer
  • Brott, Ashley - PHD.MCB - April 11, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
    (Co-Advisors: Dr. Anthony Clarke and Dr. Stephen Seah)
    Inhibition and structural insights into the mechanism of peptidoglycan O-acetylation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Agyare-Tabbi, Michelle - MSC.MCB - March 31, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Shapiro)
    Characterization of the error-prone polymerase REV1 in DNA damage and antifungal drug resistance in Candida albicans
  • Buchanan, Reid - MSC.MCB - March 6, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Proteomic insights into the mechanisms of deoxynivalenol resistance in Triticum aestivum
  • Sande, Caitlin - PHD.MCB - February 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Chris Whitfield)
    Investigating the genetic determinants for Escherichia coli capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis
  • Morgenroth-Rebin, Jarod - MSC.MCB - January 9, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister)
    Towards the characterization of putative degradation targets of Klebsiella pneumoniae Lon protease by quantitative proteomics and in vitro degradation assays
  • Lobbezoo, Mariann - MSC.MCB - January 4, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Joseph Colasanti)
    Investigating the role of INDETERMINATE1 in controlling the floral transition in Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis)
  • Liang, Chen - MSC.MCB - January 3, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.
    (Advisor: Dr. Wei Zhang)
    Development of synthetic modulators for the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer
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Departments

  • Department of Human Health Sciences
  • Department of Integrative Biology
  • Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology