Past Events

Dr. Neil Eastham, DVM, a reproductive veterinarian and Nuffield Farming Scholar from the United Kingdom, will present a special CGIL Seminar on Tuesday, October 16th. The seminar will begin at 2:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

Dr. Ankita Sharma, a CGIL post-doctoral fellow, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 12th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

Emma Borkowski, DVM; a Ph.D. student in the Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 5th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building. The title of her presentation is: "Stress, cells, and immunoglobulins: identifying sheep with immunity to nematode parasites".   

This session will provide an overview of current policies and initiatives related to open access and research data management. We will discuss the potential impacts of these policies on research projects and outline local and national initiatives in place to provide services and supports to researchers. Discussion to follow.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Ashley Nixon has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 030, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Renee Bergeron         Advisor: Wendy Pearson Adv. Committee Member: Mark Hurtig Additional Member: Niel Karrow   Thesis Title: “Effect of adipose tissue on inflammatory and catabolic response of cartilage to lipopolysaccharide.”.

   

The Ph.D. Defence for Aitor Arrazola has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 @ 12:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson Advisor: Stephanie Torrey Adv. Committee Member: Elijah Kiarie Additional Member: Gregoy Bedecarrats External Examiner: Ingrid de Jong   Thesis Title: “The effect of alternative feeding strategies for broiler breeder pullets throughout the production cycle”.

​Reminder of the next departmental meeting in ANNU 141.. ​Just a heads up, in 2018 our departmental meetings will take place every third Friday of the month, at 2:30 PM. Wendy already booked the room for us. Thank you. Diana