Yu passes his PhD proposal exam
Yu completed an important degree milestone today as he defended his PhD proposal. Congratulations, Yu!
Yu completed an important degree milestone today as he defended his PhD proposal. Congratulations, Yu!
Eskandar has been awarded a prestigious University of Toronto Excellence Award and a Department of Cell & Systems Biology Undergraduate Research Award to continue his research over the summer term. He has accepted the UTEA so that he can work full-time on his project. Congratulations, Eskandar!
This afternoon is the CSB Undergraduate Research Day! Everyone is welcome and you can see poster presentations from our CSB498 students: Evan, Eskandar, Rylan, and Vicky.
Update: CSB498 student Evan Berthelot won an F. Michael Barrett prize for his poster. Congratulations, Evan!
Today, Carlo did a wonderful job with his PhD proposal exam. Congratulations, Carlo!
Many members of the McFarLab gave excellent presentations at the Eastern Regional Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists today and Jenny was awarded one of the prizes for best talk. Congratulations, Jenny!
Update: Jenny’s award has been highlighted on the CSB website.
Natalie has been awarded a prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST). These merit-based awards are offered to the top applicants to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program to encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario, such as UofT. Congratulations, Natalie!
Natalie is off to visit our collaborator, Prof. Berit Ebert, at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany for the next three months. Natalie has been awarded an NSERC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to support her travel and she will be conducting biochemical analyses of cell wall samples. Congratulations Natalie and good luck with your experiments!
McFarLab undergraduate Rowan Brookman graduated from his BSc today. As an NSERC-USRA, CSB498 student, and UTEA summer student, Rowan studied how glycosylated proteins and their interactors influence cell wall deposition and root growth. In September, Rowan will join Robin Cameron’s lab at McMaster University as an MSc student. Congratulations Rowan and best wishes with your future work!
Yesterday, Raegan successfully defended her MSc thesis: “Border Patrol: Real-Time Monitoring of Cell Wall Stress”. Her committee said she “defended beautifully”; congratulations Raegan!
McFarLab undergrads Vicky Zhu and Rowan Brookman have won summer research awards! Vicky won a CSB Undergraduate Research Award and Rowan a University of Toronto Excellence Award. Congratulations to you both!