Poster Presentations
Day 1 – Monday April 11th, 2022
Abrams, Joseph |
Translation of Non-invasive measurement of biomechanics to Agent-Based Models |
McEvoy, Delanie |
The Feedback Between Cell Shape and Microtubule Dynamics on Cell Division Over Time in Arabidopsis |
Hartl, Raylene |
The Effects of Climate Change and Eutrophication on the Survival Behaviours of Freshwater Snails. |
Kardynal, Kevin |
Consequences of living near water: Fatty acid and mercury exposure to boreal passerines |
Ulrich, Jacob |
The effect of anthropogenic change on the predation efficiency of predaceous diving beetle larvae (Dytiscus alaskensis) |
Walters, Clay |
Quantifying behavioural and Environmental Drivers of Reproductive Success and Survival in Mid-Continent White-Fronted Geese |
Butler-Siemens, Scout |
Riparian and aquatic biodiversity consequences of grazing beef cattle access to freshwater ecosystems. |
Griebel, Ilsa |
Quantifying the influence of American black duck behavior and movements throughout the full annual cycle on subsequent productivity using state-of-the-art tracking devices |
Racioppa, Marie |
Profiling the Eastern Mallard |
Caruso, Kayla |
Prioritizing the protection of interior staging sites: historic changes in shorebird population trends in relation to climate and habitat characteristics |
Putnala, Sravan |
Mechanisms of reproductive and developmental toxicity of arsenic in zebrafish. |
Howell, Christina |
Evaluating influences of breeding vs non-breeding habitat on contaminant burdens in Horned Grebes nesting in Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories |
Wotton, Carter |
Effects of the ureide allantoin in response to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana |
Carlson, Lindsay |
Ascribing the importance of Atlantic brant staging areas for holistic conservation planning |
Fattahi, Neda |
accumulation of allantoin in response to combined stresd in Arabidopsus thaliana' |
Bent, Lynsey |
Evaluating lead exposure in scavenging species linked to big-game hunting in Saskatchewan, Canada |
Day 2 – Tuesday April 12th, 2022
De Silva, Wathmini |
Investigation of shorebird foraging ecology in relation to water management regimes for sodium sulphate production on Chaplin Lake, Saskatchewan. |
Ren, Shuqi |
Neonicotinoids exposure and associated learning and aversion in granivorous songbirds |
Ho, Tom |
Characterizing the roles of BPL proteins, binding partners of ACD11, under phosphorus nutrient stress. |
Sabeti, Amir |
Characterizing a novel neuronal-specific hif-1 transcript in C.elegans |
Oral Presentations
Day 1 – Monday April 11th, 2022
Litt-Jukes, Jory |
Migration in the spotlight: A comparative investigation of behavioural and energetic consequences of light pollution in nocturnal migrant and non-migratory songbirds |
Sawatzky, Michelle |
Density-dependence in habitat selection of plains bison at Grasslands National Park |
Diaz Sanchez, Adrian |
Does the centre-periphery hypothesis explain the distributional range limits of parasites? |
Schindler, Alec |
A full annual cycle approach to quantifying environmental drivers of migratory bird abundance |
Olver, Dominic |
Meta-analysis and experimental re-evaluation of the Boyle van ‘t Hoff relation with osmoregulation modelled by linear elastic principles and ion-osmolyte leakage |
Mangwende, Edgar |
Recruitment of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins at the papilla for penetration resistance against non-adapted powdery mildew fungus. |
Nykonenko, Anastasiia |
Causes and Consequences of Social Cohesion in Sable Island Horses: From the Individual to the Population Level |
Day 2 – Tuesday April 12th, 2022
Najafi, Atefeh |
Optimization of ovarian tissue vitrification |
Vanderwel, Michelle |
Do Some Like it Hot? Effects of Temperature and Predation Risk on Behavioural Syndromes in Crayfish |
Rachmalla, Mahesh |
Cognitive impairment in adult zebrafish during chronic dietary exposure to arsenic |
Le Brun Robles Gil, Lia |
Effects of personality variation on the reproductive behaviours of male North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) |
Previous Years Symposium Awards
2018
- 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)
2017
- 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)
2016
- 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)
2015
- 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)
2014
- 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)