Seminars

Seminars

Forest Biology Seminar Series - FORB 560

Seminars are held on Wednesdays 2:30-3:30 Cunningham 146
 

Schedule SPRING 2012

Jan  25    Creating presentations by Patrick von Aderkas
   
Feb  15    READING BREAK

Feb  22    Student presentations

Feb  29    Student presentations

Mar  7      Robert Hember, Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC/PCF “Growth Enhancement and Drought-induced Mortality in BC forests."

Mar  14    Webby Leung, MSc student, Centre for Forest Biology "The Oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica: molecular tools for improved taxonomy and species identification."

Mar  21   Evening Public Lecture Series:  Dr. Will Hintz – 7:30-9:00 pm, Bob Wright A104 "It's not easy being green - An emerging infectious disease affecting frogs
and other amphibians”

Mar  28   Evening Public Lecture Series:  Dr. Eric Allen – 7:30-9:00 pm, Bob Wright A104 “Stemming the tide - reducing the international movement of forest pests”

Apr  4
     Evening Public Lecture Series:  Dr. Valentin Schaefer – 7:30-9:00 pm, Bob Wright A104 “When Native plants are just a memory - Invasive species and Local ecosystems”

Apr 11     Chris Chanway, UBC, “Can Pine and Cedar Fix Nitrogen?”

Apr 18   Irina Kassatenko, MSc student, Centre for Forest Biology "Characterization of a new mitovirus OMV1c in a Canadian isolate of Dutch Elm Disease pathogen Ophiostoma novo-ulmi 93-1224"

Apr 25    Open
   

The Forest Biology Seminar Series features recent work of Centre faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students and visitors, and is held as part of FORB 560 (a required course for all graduate students conducting research through the Centre).

In addition to the Forest Biology Seminar Series, those of interest to Centre research staff may be sponsored by other UVic departments and Centres including: