990 Symposium
Previous Years Symposium Awards
- Best Poster Presentation: Jessica Thoroughgood (Chilton's Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Field-based Research: Stephen Srayko (Chiver's Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Lab-based Research: Rachel Parkinson (Gray's Lab)
- Best Poster Presentation: Kyla Bass (Clark Group)
- Best Oral Presentation, Field-based Research: Stephen Srayko (Chiver's Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Lab-based Research: Yen Le (Ambrose Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Lab-based Research: Jessica Popp (Ferrari Lab)
- Runner up: Maryam Nourimand (Todd Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Field-based Research: Amelia Raquel (Clark Lab)
- Runner up: Rachel Parkinson (Alisauskas)
- Best Poster Presentation, Lab-based Research: Stephen Srayko (Chivers Lab)
- Runner up: Rachel Parkinson (Gray Lab)
- Best Poster Presentation, Field-based Research: Clara Superbie (McLoughlin Lab)
- Runner up: Oghenemise Abirhire (Hudson Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Lab-based Research: Cody Manchester (Gray Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Field-based Research: Melanie Jean (Johnstone Lab)
- Best Poster Presentation: Daniel Andres (McLoughlin Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Lab-based Research: Irani Solmaz (Todd Lab)
- Best Oral Presentation, Field-based Research: Adam Crane (Ferrari Lab)
- Best Poster Presentation: Maryam Nourimand (Todd Lab)
990 Seminar Series
Here you can find detailed information on our seminar series for our BIOL 990 students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Please send us any questions you may have related to the information provided below at biology.dept@usask.ca.
Thursdays @ 11:45 am (CST)
In person 2025-2026
Location - WPT 132 for T1 and T2
Term 1
Term 2
| 18-Sept | Dr. Andrew Thompson, Wilfrid Laurier University |
| 25-Sept | Dr. Ryan Eng, Max Planck Inst., Plant Breeding |
| 2-Oct | Dr. Lisa Elizondo, University of Saskatchewan |
| 9-Oct | Dr. Christophe Liseron-Monfils, NRC ACRD |
| 16-Oct | Brette Kristoff, USask Career Services |
| 23-Oct | Dr. Fiona Rawle, University of Toronto |
| 30-Oct | Dr. Giulia Rossi, McMaster University |
| 6-Nov | Amir Sabeti Aghabozorgi, University of Saskatchewan |
| 13-Nov | Fall Break |
| 20-Nov | Dr. Anna Crofts, University of Regina |
| 27-Nov | Dr. Christopher Eskiw University of Saskatchewan |
| 4-Dec | Md Helal Uddin, University of Saskatchewan |
Term 2
| 15-Jan | Dr. Andrew McKechnie, University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| 22-Jan | Adrian Diaz-Sanchez, University of Saskatchewan |
| 29-Jan | Dr. Liyong Zhang, AAFC Saskatoon |
| 5-Feb | Dr. Julia Wozny, University of Saskatchewan |
| 12-Feb | Kevin Kardynal, University of Saskatchewan |
| 19-Feb | Winter Break |
| 26-Feb | Dr. Kevin Young, Lund University |
| 5-Mar | Dr. Hyeok-Jae Choi, Changwon National University |
| 12-Mar | Munzurul Hasan, University of Saskatchewan |
| 19-Mar | Dr. Neil Chilton, University of Saskatchewan |
| 26-Mar | Dr. Gabby Botswick, San Francisco State University |
| 2-April | Dr. Sebastien Gauvrit, University of Saskatchewan |
| 10-April | Dr. Elvira D'Bastiani, Cornell University |
Oct 6 2023: Brendan O'Leary
| 2-Nov | Najafai, Atefeh |
| 9-Nov | Fall Break |
| 23-Nov | Rachamalla, Mahesh |
| 30-Nov | Dr. Glen Uhrig |
| 7-Dec | Dr. Laura Piovani |
| 14-Dec | Holidays |
| 21-Dec | Holidays |
| 28-Dec | Holidays |
| 4-Jan | Holidays |
| 11-Jan | Ashlyn Kirk |
| 18-Jan | Winter Break |
| 25-Jan | Dr. Sarah Wood |
| 1-Feb | Dr. Dominique Roche |
| 8-Feb | TBD |
| 15-Feb | TBD |
| 22-Feb | Priya Verma |
| 29-Feb | Bell, Aaron |
| 7-Mar | Dr. Simon Gilroy |
| 14-Mar | Tracy Spencer |
| 21-Mar | Alec Schindler |
| Nov 3 2022 | Paul Boyce |
| Dec 1 2022 | Jessica Thoroughgood-Smith |
| Jan 5 2023 | Matt Yunik |
| Jan 12 2023 | Chulantha Diyes |
| Jan 19 2023 | Dr. Alice Accorsi |
| Jan 26 2023 | Adriana Guerrero Chacon |
| Feb 2 2023 | Sinan Zhang |
| Feb 9 2023 | Dr. Daniel I. Rubenstein |
| Mar 9 2023 | Hannie Khorshidi |
| Mar 16 2023 | Dylan Baloun |
| Mar 23 2023 | Mohammad Amini |
| Mar 30 2023 | Ruth Greuel |