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5th Annual Equine Industry Symposium
About this Event
The fifth annual Equine Industry Symposium will be hosted by BBRM Event Management students held virtually from November 16-20, 2020, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST each evening.
M.Sc. Defence - Emma Thornton
The M.Sc. Defence for Emma Thornton has been scheduled for Monday, November 16th @ 2:00 p.m.
The examining committee will consist of:
Examining Chair: Michael Steele
Advisor: Anna-Kate Shoveller
Adv. Committee Member: John Cant
Additional Member: David Wright
Thesis Title: “Effects of exercise and diet on exercise physiology in mid-distance trained sled dogs”.

CGIL Seminar: One-step generation of a targeted gene knock-in calf using the CRISPR-Cas9 system in bovine zygotes
We are very pleased to have Dr.
M.Sc. Defence - Robert Matson
The M.Sc. Defence for Robert Maston has been scheduled for Thursday, November 5th @ 9:00 a.m.
The examining committee will consist of:
Examining Chair: Vern Osborne
Advisor: Trevor Devries
Adv. Committee Member:Todd Duffield
Additional Member: David Kelton
Thesis Title: “Factors associated with lameness and productivity for cows milked in automated systems”.


CGIL Seminar: "Haplotype- and sequence-based identification of a deletion associated with early embryonic loss in Holstein cattle and functional validation using CRISPR-Cas9 knockouts"
Dr. John Cole, Acting Research Leader of the Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory in the United States Department of Agriculture, will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 30th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
Speaker Biography:

CGIL Seminar: "Tracking signals of positive selection in cattle genome"
Dr. Diercles Cardosa, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 23rd. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
Speaker Biography:

CGIL Seminar: "Genome and Chromosomal Partitioning of Genetic Parameters in Canadian Holstein Bulls"
Dr. Gerson Oliveira, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, March 13th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
Speaker Biography:
Training for Campus Press
The next training for “CampusPress”, the website service for Faculty, Lab and Research Websites is scheduled for November 5 , 2020. If interested, please register using the link below.
Training details:
Fall Semester, 2020