Congratulations to our Department Day best talk/photo winners!

Department Day

Thank you to everyone who attended Department Day.

On April 1st, over 100 Biology faculty and students gathered at Thomson House to learn about departmental research and funny disaster stories. From acoustic preferences, ataxia, human-chimp hand evolution, to metatranscriptomics, Biology students showcased the wide diversity of research within the department. Moreover, a wide selection of snacks and food were provided, from Mile End's Pizza Toni's to chocolatines and St. Viateur bagels. The day was a success and BGSA is thrilled with this outcome.

Congratulations to speakers who won best talks in their categories!

Kate Birch

Best Undergraduate Thesis Talk
"To see behind walls: Exploring the hidden adaptations in human & chimpanzee hand morphology"

Alexis Warren

Best Early Graduate Talk
"How do you build a gonad"

Aleksei Sychterz

Best Late-stage Graduate Talk
"eRNA-based metatranscriptomics and multi-marker metabarcoding align on eukaryotic planktonic community responses but differ in taxonomic resolution"

Shuaishuai Li

Best 'Stewart Biology' Photo

Erfan Bari

Best 'Montreal' Photo

Maggie Chang

Best 'Selfie with a Prof' Photo

FINALIZED SCHEDULE

09:00 - 09:15 - Opening remarks

09:15 - 10:30 - Student presentations

10:30 - 10:45 - Coffee and snacks break

10:45 - 12:00pm - Student presentations

12:00 - 1:30pm - Lunch break

1:15 - 3:00pm - Disasters workshop

3:00 - 3:15pm - Coffee and snacks break

3:15 - 5:00pm - Student presentations

5:00 - 5:15pm - Closing remarks

5:15 - social hour

TALK SCHEDULE

10 spots for 8 min talk + 2 min Q&A
reserved for research proposals and side projects
7 spots for 12 min talk + 3 min Q&A
reserved for thesis chapter projects and side projects
10 spots for 5 min talk + 2 min Q&A
reserved for undergraduate thesis projects

TALK TYPES

Research proposals: Any project that has yet to collect or analyze data. For early MSc/PhDs.

Thesis chapter projects: Any project near its end, especially when data is analyzed. For 2yr+ MSc and 4yr+ PhD students.

Side projects/Misc: Any collaborative or independent project NOT pertaining to a student's thesis.

Undergraduate thesis: Any project led by a Biology undergraduate.

Got questions? Email the organizers Cameron So or Isaac Eckert directly at cameron.so@mail.mcgill.ca or isaac.eckert@mail.mcgill.ca

(Header background photo of the Stewart Biology Building by Shuaishuai Li)

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