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April 2024

Dr. Brion Maher

CGIL Seminar - “Genetics and Epigenetics Applied to Substance Use Disorders in Humans”

Good afternoon CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Brion Maher, a Professor at Johns Hopkins University, presenting for us on Friday, April 5th, 2024. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Genetics and Epigenetics Applied to Substance Use Disorders in Humans”.
Dr. Ivan Pocrnic

CGIL Seminar - “Making big data small and small data big: the story of genomic dimensionality"

Good afternoon CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Ivan Pocrnic, a Researcher at Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, presenting for us on Friday, April 12th, 2024. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Making big data small and small data big: the story of genomic dimensionality”.
Dr. Guilherme Rosa

CGIL Seminar - “Combining Big Data Analytics and Omics Techniques to Improve Beef Cattle Selection and Production”

Good afternoon CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Guilherme Rosa, a Professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presenting for us on Friday, April 19th, 2024. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Combining Big Data Analytics and Omics Techniques to Improve Beef Cattle Selection and Production”.

Equine First Aid Course - April 2024

This winter, the Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph will be hosting several hands-on equine first aid courses at the Equine Sports Medicine and Reproduction Centre (ESMRC).

Toronto Zoo Trip with the CCSAW Student Chapter

The CCSAW Student Chapter is hosting a behind-the-scenes tour of the Toronto Zoo on Friday, April 26th! All are welcome to join. Tickets are limited, and will be sold for $40 each (cash only, first-come first-serve) in person in the Animal Science and Nutrition building on Thursday April 18th at 2:00pm. On the day of the trip, we will be meeting behind ANNU at 7:30am and travelling to the zoo via carpool. Feel free to email us with any questions!

Lucas Lopes' PhD Defence

Rumination time in dairy cattle: genetic, genomic, and machine learning analyses.
Dr. Xuechun Bai

CGIL Seminar - “Innovative selection methods in turkey breeding”

Good morning CGIL, This week we are happy to have Dr. Xuechun Bai, a Research Geneticist from Hendrix Genetics, presenting for us on Friday, April 26th, 2024. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in ANNU 141. The presentation title is: “Innovative selection methods in turkey breeding”. If you are outside of Guelph and cannot attend the seminar in-person, you can attend virtually through the link below.