PhD Defense: Neural, cognitive, and ecotoxicological correlates of spatial behaviour in a central-place foraging urban gull
Student: Anna Lippold Supervisor: Mélanie Guigueno Co-Supervisor: Jonathan Verreault Type: Hybrid
Special Seminar — AES Honorary Degree Recipient, Spring 2026 Convocation — The Multifaceted Roles of Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress
Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, McGill University
Given by: Helmut Sies, MD, PhD Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, and Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine
Date: Friday, June 5, 2026, at 11:05 a.m.
PhD Defense: Mechanisms of cellular microtubule regulation
Student: Alexandra Paquette Supervisor: Gary Brouhard Type: Hybrid
PhD Defense: Regulation of meiotic chromosome axis morphogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans
Student: Amirhossein (Amir) Pezeshki Najafabadi Supervisor: Monique Zetka Type: Hybrid
PhD Defense: Tropical fine root traits from the sub-individual to the community level: impacts on plant coexistence in phosphorus-limited ecosystems
Student: Caroline Dallstream Supervisor: Fiona Soper Type: Hybrid
Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2026: Behaviour, Brain Computation, and Evolution
Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty. A reception will follow for registered attendees.
Registration coming soon.