Thesis Defense Schedule 2017
HONOURS BIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY CO-OP PROGRAM
THESIS DEFENSES 2017
Saturday March 11, 2016 – Sunday March 12, 2017
MDCL-1010
Saturday
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TIME |
STUDENT |
THESIS TITLE |
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9:00 |
Janogini MURALITHARAN |
Optimization of Pyruvate Kinase Inhibitors as Novel Therapeutics for Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Infections |
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9:45 |
Srishti HARNAL |
Functional Diagnosis of a Firm Grip |
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10:30 |
Justin Di LU |
Development of a high-throughput 3D-culture assay for quantification of breast cancer clonogenicity |
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11:15 |
Julia WANG |
Patterns in Genetic Burden Distribution across Associated Biological Pathways in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
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12:00 |
LUNCH
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13:00 |
Maria NGUYEN |
Development of neutrophil and basophil chemotaxis assays to determine the contribution of IL-8 to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases |
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13:45 |
Tiffany FONG |
Determining interactions among ABC transporters using calcofluor white and sorbic acid |
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14:30 |
Ashley YOUNG |
The therapeutic effect of a novel DNA aptamer on airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in an acute model of house dust mite-sensitized allergic airways inflammation |
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15:15 |
BREAK
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15:45 |
Giusepina PACHER |
Investigating the role of key biomarkers and mechanisms involved in medial vascular calcification in TDAG51-/- mouse VSMCs and aortas |
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Sunday
Please note that we start at 10 AM SUMMER TIME. So if you don't change your clock, we start at 9 AM. |
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TIME |
STUDENT |
THESIS TITLE |
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10:00 |
Ryan D. PITT |
Chlorpyrifos and its primary metabolite chlorpyrifos oxon reduce UCP-1 expression in murine brown adipocytes |
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10:45 |
Kelly ZHANG |
Investigating Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in an Experimental Rodent Reperfusion Model of Pediatric Stroke |
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11:30 |
Vanessa SHENG |
Investigating the transduction of TGF-?-mediated Ca2+-signalling by Ca2+/calmodulin protein kinase II and its effects on extracellular matrix gene expression and cell viability in human pulmonary fibroblasts |
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12:15 |
Sarah KLEIBOER |
The Effects of Electronic Cigarette Vapour on Placenta Growth and Development |
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13:00 |
LUNCH
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14:00 |
Sudeshna DHAR |
Investigating dose-response relationships for allergen sensitization in murine models of cat and peanut allergies. |
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14:45 |
Ashish MATHEWS |
Exploring the use of Heptameric Cysteine Loops and Engineered Knottin Proteins as Ligand Binding Domains for use in Adoptive T-Cell Transfer Therapy |
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15:30 |
Wayne YEUNG |
An analysis of Blended Learning in assessing learning outcomes in first year undergraduate science students using quantitative measures |
