Seminar Series

The Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar Series features talks by Faculty, PhD Candidates, External and Internal guests, all presenting on a variety of topics. Everyone is welcome to attend, for details on a specific seminar see our events calendar or follow the links below. You may also contact anatomy@uwo.ca with any questions or for more information.

All Graduate Students are required to attend the weekly departmental seminar series and all absences are to be reported to the Academic Program Coordinator at anatomy@uwo.ca prior to the seminar.


Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar Series 2024-2025

Date Speaker Title
January 10, 2025

Andrew Nelson, PhD
Anthropology
Western University
Host: Haley Linklater

"Mummies as microcosms: Bioarchaeology, paleoanatomy and forensic taphonomy"
January 17, 2025

Shari Forbes, PhD
Professor
Program Chair, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor
Host: Haley Linklater

"Human Taphonomy Facilities - What can we learn from these Bodies of Knowledge?"
January 24, 2025 No Seminar

 

January 31, 2025

Lorelei Lingard, PhD
Professor
Dept. of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry & the Faculty of Education
Western University
Host: Dale Laird

“You’re using GenAI as a writing resource: What are the implications for scientific thinking, quality, and identity?”
February 7, 2025

Nikita Ollen-Bittle, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Dr. Shawn Whitehead

"Integrating the lipidome into a multi-modal digital pathology framework to elucidate novel therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative disease"

February 14, 2025

 No Seminar

 

February 21, 2025

Kayla Vieno-Corbett, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Nicole Campbell

"Exploring Anatomical Variation in Gross Anatomy Education: Teaching Approaches, Learning Outcomes, and Educator Insights"

February 28, 2025

Kasha Mansour, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Nathalie Bérubé

 "Investigating the role of ATRX in glial biology"

March 7, 2025

Claudia Krebs, PhD
Professor
Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
University of British Columbia
Host: Charys Martin

"Bodies in Sight: Historical Legacies and Future Challenges in Anatomy Visualization"

March 14, 2025

Jack Webb, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Trevor Shepherd

"ULK1 promotes metastatic progression in epithelial ovarian cancer"
March 21, 2025

Samuel Stack-Couture, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Patrick Lajoie

"The role of the unfolded protein response in Candida albicans antifungal resistance and pathogenicity"
March 28, 2025

No Seminar

April 4, 2025

Lisa Porter, PhD
Professor
VP Research & Scientific Director St. Joseph’s Health Care London
University of Windsor
Host:

April 11, 2025

Jeremy Hogeveen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of New Mexico
Host: Jibran Khokhar

April 18, 2025

No Seminar - Good Friday

April 25, 2025

Mohammed Al-Youzbaki, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Brian Allman

May 2, 2025

Violet Patterson, PhD Candidate
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University
Host: Stephen Renaud