Past Events

Join us in celebrating Jim Atkinson’s remarkable life on Saturday, November 11th, 2023, from 3:00pm-5:00pm at Peter Clark Hall, University Centre, University of Guelph. Please RSVP by November 8th. If you have any questions please reach out to Sam Kosakowski at skosakow@uoguelph.caor 519-835-2164 ext. 58463.

Good afternoon CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Bruno Galindo, a visiting professor at the University of Guelph, presenting for us on Friday, November 10th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Insights of genetic diversity distribution within a neotropical watershed".

  Good afternoon CGIL, We are happy to invite you to a special in-person CGIL seminar. We will have Dr. Marc-Andre Sirard, Directeur Centre de Recherche en Reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle, present on Monday, November 6th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 2:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141. The title of the presentation is: "The epigenetic perspective in dairy cows: from the oocyte to the next generation".

The Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph will be hosting a hands-on equine first aid course at the Equine Sports Medicine and Reproduction Centre (ESMRC) on Saturday November 4, 2023. This event is open to all students (no prior certification needed) but spots are limited! Students interested can contact Sarah Labatt, Manager BBRM Teaching Herd at labatts@uoguelph.ca.

Good afternoon CGIL, This week we are happy to have Gibbs Kuguru, a PhD candidate at Wageningen University, presenting for us on Friday, November 3rd, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Sharks and Conservation Genetics!".

Get ready for this year’s Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest!  Join us on Tuesday, October 31st to carve a pumpkin together with your friends (teams of 1-4 members). The sign-up sheet will remain open until Friday, 

Good morning CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Cedric Gondro, a professor at Michigan State University, presenting for us on Friday, October 27th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Breed composition with portable sequencing devices … and a bit of AI for genomic prediction and enviromics".

Good morning CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Simone Guimaraes, a professor at the Federal University of Viçosa, presenting for us on Friday, October 20th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Let's uncover Zebu genetics?".