Congratulations to our Biology 4999E Thesis Day Award Winners
It is with pride that the Department of the Biology announces the following winners of the 2018 4999E Thesis Presentation Awards.
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Emma Churchman, Megan McGill, Cia Liao, Nicholas Werry, Lama Mouneimne, Alexandra Poelman and Hanna Varonina
Cell Biology
Megan McGill (supervisor: Stephen Renaud)
Elucidating signalling pathways involved in syncytiotrophoblast development
Genetics
Nicholas Werry (supervisor: Amanda Moehring)
Developing targeted RNAi knockdowns of fruitless splice-variants for Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans
Cal Liao (supervisor: Robert Hegele)
tRNASeq: a custom-designed next-generation sequencing panel for genes involved in translation
Hanna Varonina (supervisor: Vojislava Grbic)
Characterization of detoxification capability of five tomato-adapted spider mite strains
Ecology & Evolution
Alexandra Poelman (supervisor: Greg Thorn)
Root associated fungi found in New Brunswick caves and mines
Biochemistry & Physiology
Emma Churchman (supervisor: Scott-MacDougall-Shackleton)
The effect of leptin on migratory restlessness in white throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollisi)
Lama Mouneimne (supervisor: John Ronald)
All-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 and donor DNA minicircles for safe and efficient in vivo targeted “knock-in” cancer gene therapy