Past Events

The CCSAW Student Chapter is happy to have Dr. Lisa Kramer come in and talk about the limitations of animal models in predicting human responses to drugs and diseases. Lisa Kramer is Professor at the University of Toronto and has previously been a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University and at the Rady School of Management at the University of California San Diego. She completed her PhD in financial economics at the University of British Columbia.

Our first department meeting for Animal Biosciences will take place Friday January 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM in ANNU 141. Starting this year we will have a department meeting in one month, followed by a faculty meeting in the next month. Hope to see you all there!    

Dr. Marcos Yamaki, a Project Geneticist at Aviagen, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, January 25th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) would like to invite ALL GRAD STUDENTS to our Welcome Back Event at Buffalo Wild Wings onThursday, January 24th from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Come and swing into the new semester with some drinks and good company with your fellow grads  Why come to this event!? - Join us for lots of FREE food (wings and appetizers)  - Enjoy a FREE cider or beer! (pitchers available)  

Dr. Ricardo Ventura, a Young Researcher at FAPESP in Brazil and a CGIL Collaborator, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, January 18th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Lorri Jensen has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Rich Moccia Advisor: Tina Widowski Adv. Committee Member: Elijah Kiarie Additional Member: Alexandra Harlander     Thesis Title: “The effects of stocking density on the growth, behaviour, and welfare of layer pullets in 2 cage systems”.

The M.Sc. Defence for Melissa Williams has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Eduard Ribeiro         Advisor: Katie Wood Adv. Committee Member: Ousama Al-Zahal Additional Member: Michael Steele  

The M.Sc. Defence for Natalie Ferriman has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson          Advisor: Ira Mandell Adv. Committee Member: Katie Wood Additional Member: Ben Bohrer, Food Science   Thesis Title: “Effects of management regimen, residual feed intake and reranking on performance, carcass and meat quality in beef steers”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Johnathan Szeliga has been scheduled for Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will  consist of: Examining Chair: Georgia Mason                      Advisor: Dominique Bureau Adv. Committee Member: Rich Moccia Additional Member: Vern Osborne   Thesis Title: “Testing and modelling the oxygenation potential of a novel dual-injection airlift pump for aquaculture applications”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Kayla Silva has been scheduled for Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Elijah Kiarie               Advisor: Lee-Anne-Huber Adv. Committee Member:  Anna-Kate Shoveller Additional Member:  Ming Fan   Thesis Title: “The effect of supplementing low crude protein diets with crystalline amino acids on growth performance and skin collagen abundance of nursery pigs”.