-
Department of Biology
Quick Links:
- POSITIONS AVAILABLE (including Graduate Student positions)
- ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATES
- BUGS
Biology Undergrad. Society - Undergraduate Courses
- Important Dates for Undergraduates
- Careers In Biology
- International Exchange Program (.pdf file)
- Science Career Info Sessions, Workshops, Events
- USRA Award Information
- RESEARCH
Faculty Web Sites - OUTREACH
- Biology Outreach Pages
- Biology Seminar Series
- Friday Philosophicals
- Functional Genetics and Cell Biology Seminar Series
- Physiology and Biochemistry Graduate Seminar Series
- Helen Battle Lecture
- Laudenbach Lecture
- FEATURED FACULTY:
Our current FEATURED FACULTY is Dr. Mark Bernards [Read more>>]
Our current FEATURED STAFF is Stefani Tichbourne [Read more >>
Back row, left to right: David Awde (Graham Thompson);
Melissa Snyder (Rob Hegele);
Flora Vieira Zamora (Dean Betts);
Sarah Walker (Charlie Trick);
W. James Goacher (Brian Branfireun);
Sara Lake (Brent Sinclair);
Kelly Summers (Gord Southam);
Front row: Jack Hickmott (Jim Karagiannis);
Celia Grimbly (Jeremy McNeil);
[see first article below] BIOLOGY IN THE NEWS:
Congratulations to the winners of the student choice awards for Best Presentation...
On Saturday March 31st, over 80 students in the Honors Thesis course from Biology and Environmental Science presented their research projects that they have been tirelessly working on for the academic year. The students presented projects from the diverse categories of Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology, Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Science and Genetics. Job well done to everyone!
Congratulations goes to the winners of the student choice awards for Best Presentation in each session:
David Awde (Graham Thompson)
Melissa Snyder (Rob Hegele)
Flora Vieira Zamora (Dean Betts)
Sarah Walker (Charlie Trick)
W. James Goacher (Brian Branfireun)
Sara Lake (Brent Sinclair)
Kelly Summers (Gord Southam)
Jack Hickmott (Jim Karagiannis)
Celia Grimbly (Jeremy McNeil)
Warm winters may be nice for humans but not so much for butterflies
It was a relatively inexpensive winter for heating in central North America, with mild temperatures reducing the need to warm our houses, but the mild, fluctuating temperatures will cause butterflies to suffer severe energy shortages this spring.
A new study published in the journal PLoS One by researchers from Western University Western University and the University of Notre Dame reveals that these kinds of winters are energetically expensive, even for butterflies that can shift gears to reduce their energy use...
...
But it's not all doom and gloom for caterpillars exposed to warm winters. The
researchers found that caterpillars are able to turn down their metabolism to
save energy in more variable environments...
..."By reducing their thermal sensitivity in response to variable conditions, the caterpillars are less susceptible to temperature fluctuations, which means they can save more energy for metamorphosis and reproduction in the spring," explains Brent Sinclair, a biology professor in Western's Faculty of Science, who directed the study. [Full article]
Congratulations to Susan Eitutis
... for winning an award for her poster presentation (Aging, Rehabilitation & Geriatric Care) at the London Health Research Day
On Tuesday March 20th, Lawson Health Research Institute and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry presented, “London Health Research Day” – the largest multi-disciplinary research day in Ontario.
Over 600 people attended this brand new event, including 350 students and trainees, and 130 judges. Research presentations spanned 13 different areas, from children’s health and aging to biomedical imaging and surgical innovation. Together, participants represented health science labs throughout Western University, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. [read more]
Congratulations to our Ontario Biology Day Award Winners
Western Biology did it again! Thirty-four Honors thesis students participated in the 25 th Ontario Biology Day, held this year at Laurentian University, in Sudbury. Other participants represented the University of Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier University, McMaster University, Guelph University, York University, Trent University, University of Toronto at Mississauga, and of course, Laurentian University. All our students lived up to the high standards of the Department of Biology. Of the ten students who received awards, six were ours. Congratulations to Sarah Lake, Jennifer Brown, Laura Borden, Ami Perri, Jack Hickmott, and Melissa Snyder."
