Upcoming Thesis Defences
July 2018
July 16
1:30 PM - RGN2022, 451 Smyth Road
Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography on Patients with Suspected Acute Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Study
Shunichiro Nakao, M.Sc. in Epidemiology
Thesis supervisors: Christian Vaillancourt & Monica Taljaard
July 17
9:30 AM - RGN2022, 451 Smyth Road
Investigating Lipidomic Determinants of Cognitive Impairment in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
Matthew Granger, Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Thesis supervisor: Steffany Bennett
9:30 AM - RGN2111, 451 Smyth Road
An Interleukin-12-Expressing Oncolytic-Virus Infected Autologous Tumor Cell Vaccine Generates Potent Anti-Tumor Immune Responses
Sarwat Khan, M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology
Thesis supervisor: Rebecca Auer
July 18
9:30 AM - RGN2021, 451 Smyth Road
Generation and Characterization of Human Embryonic Stem Cells-Derived Skeletal Muscle Progenitors
Michael Shelton, Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Thesis supervisors: Alexandre Blais & Ilona Skerjanc
10:30 AM - RGN2022, 451 Smyth Road
Untangling Glioblastoma Invasion: Characterizing a Cell Culture Model of Glioblastoma Tumor Microtubes
Danny Jomaa, M.Sc. in Biochemistry
Thesis supervisor: Ian Lorimer
July 24
9:30 AM - RGN2022, 451 Smyth Road
Translation Homeostasis Contributes to SIFD Pathobiology in Yeast
Erin Kennedy, Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Thesis supervisor: Adam Rudner
July 27
9:30 AM - RGN2111, 451 Smyth Road
The Roles of Selectin Ligands and Innate Immune Responses in Modulating Resistance to Intracellular Bacterial Infections in Murine Hosts with Altered Immunity
Gerard Agbayani, Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology
Thesis supervisor: Lakshmi Krishnan & Subash Sad