Events and seminars
The Department of Biology's Seminar Series 2017-2018
The Department of Biology Seminars run on Fridays at 3:30 pm from September to April.
2017/18 seminars
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | MSB 150 | Cameron Freshwater |
"Ecological drivers of migratory variation in juvenile sockeye salmon" |
Dr. Francis Juanes |
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15 September 2017 Joint Seminar with Division of Medical Sciences |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Ben Reese, Dept. of |
"Genetic Control of Neuronal Demographics in the Mouse Retina" |
Dr. Bob Chow |
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22 September 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Christoph Vorburger, |
"Symbionts mediate host-parasitoid coevolution in insects" |
Dr. Steve Perlman |
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29 September 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Eric Rondeau PhD exit |
"Genomics of teleost fish" |
Dr. Ben Koop |
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6 October 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Chris Harley, Dept. of Zoology, UBC |
"When do species interactions dictate the ecological responses to environmental change?" |
Dr. Steve Perlman |
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13 October 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Wayne Maddison, Dept. of Zoology, UBC |
"The music of evolution" |
Dr. Steve Perlman |
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20 October 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Jasmine Janes, School of Environmental and Rural Science, U. New England, Australia |
"Understanding the role of introgression in speciation of complex groups: in a case study with Eucaliptus" |
Dr. Gerry Allen |
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27 October 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Graham Sinclair, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver |
"Benefit vs Harm: Ethical practice in Newborn Screening" |
Dr. John Taylor |
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3 November 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Maia Hoeberechts, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria |
"Ocean Research, Community Engagement, and Education: Opportunities for faculty and student involvement with Ocean Networks Canada" |
Dr. Barbara Hawkins |
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10 November 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Sean Rogers, Dept. of Biological Sciences, U. Calgary |
"Ecological genetics of adaptation to environmental change in threespine stickleback" |
Dr. Steve Perlman |
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17 November 2017 |
Grad Symposium Week - No Friday Seminar | |||
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24 November 2017 |
ECS 125 1:30 pm |
Dr. Diana Varela, Department of Biology and SEOS Note: Different time and room |
"Primary productivity in the Artctic Ocean: the highs, the lows and the diatoms" |
Dr. Barbara Hawkins |
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1 December 2017 |
MSB 150 | Dr. Lisa Reynolds, Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology, UVic | "Modulation of host immunity by intestinal helminths and the bacterial microbiota" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
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8 December 2017 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. Cara Haney, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, UBC |
"Plant-associated microbiota evade host immunity to promote plant growth and disease resistance" |
Dr. Barbara Hawkins |
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12 January 2018 |
MSB 150 |
Dr. John Taylor, Dept. of Biology, UVic |
"Opsins in the dark: large opsin gene repertoires hint that proteins encoded by these gene do more than detect light" |
Dr. Barbara Hawkins |
| 19 January 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Rachel Germain, Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC | "Characteristic scales of biodiversity and their ecological drivers" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 26 January 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Allan Carroll, Dept. of Forest and Consevation Science, UBC | "Synergies, feedback and tipping points: mountain pine beetle's rapid range expansion threatens invasion of North American boreal pine forests" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 2 February 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Paul Abram, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | "Activity levels and biological control: can we breed beneficial insects to spend less time doing nothing?" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 9 February 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Steve Perlman | "Evolution, ecology, and specifity of an insect defensive symbiosis" | |
| 16 February 2018 | Reading Break | |||
| 23 February 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Matt Pine, Department of Biology, UVic | "Understanding a dolphin's soundscape to assess potential changes in habitat use" | Dr. Francis Juanes |
| 2 March 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Ben Sutherland, Pacific Biological STation and Marine Molecular Microbiology and Virology, University of British Columbia | "Whole genome duplication and gene co-expression networks in salmonid fishes" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 9 March 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Kristina Hillesland, Division of Biology Sciences, U. Washington Bothell | "Investagating coevolution in a microbial mutualism" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 16 March 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Bryan Thines, Department of Biology, U. Puget Sound | "It's not easy being green: Arabidopsis F-box gene responses to abiotic stress" | Dr. Peter Constabel |
| 23 March 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Roi Holzman, Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University | "The sad story of larval fishes: what constrains larval feeding and survival during the 'critical period'?" | Dr. John Dower |
| 30 March 2018 | Good Friday | |||
| 5 April 2018 7:00 pm |
MAC A144 (David Lam Auditorium) | Dr. Mike Worobey, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U. Arizona | LANSDOWNE PUBLIC LECTURE "First flu is forever: the hidden importance of childhood infections and how they impact everything from pandemics to vaccines" |
Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 6 April 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Mike Worobey, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U. Arizona | "HIV origins and antigenic imprinting" | Dr. Steve Perlman |
| 13 April 2018 | MSB 150 | Amy Teffer | "Gone too soon: How cumulative Stressors and infections contribute to adult pacific salmon mortality" | Dr. Francis Juanes |
| 20 April 2018 | MSB 150 | Dr. Peter Abrams, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U. of Toronto | "When and why adaptive evolution reduces population size" | Dr. Brad Anholt |
| 27 April 2018 | MSB 150 | Mauricio Carrasquilla | "Ecological importance of nearshore habitats to sustain small-scale fisheries" | Dr. Francis Juanes |