University of Guelph College of Biological Science
50 Stone Road E. N1G2W1 Guelph, ON, Canada

The University of Guelph has named Mazyar Fallah as its new dean of the College of Biological Science (CBS). Currently associate dean, research and innovation, in the Faculty of Health at York University, Fallah will begin a five-year term Jan. 1, 2021. Welcome to #UofGCBS! https://fal.cn/3bGSD

Congratulations to Integrative Biology Associate Professor Amy Newman for receiving the 2020 Weston Family Research Innovation Award! This award is presented annually to researchers who demonstrate excellence and innovation in scientific research on ecosystem services produced on farmland for the broader public good. Newman has spent the last decade investigating the impact of changes in the natural world and how those changes put stress on the physiology and behaviour of l...iving creatures. Read more: https://alus.ca//the-2020-weston-family-research-innovati/ #UofGCBS #UofG #research #improvelife

Today we celebrate all #UofGCBS 2020 graduates! Join us for the virtual #UofG convocation celebration at 4pm: https://uoguel.ph/qxvb0 Congratulations grads! #GuelphGrad2020

New in #UofGCBS Research: This is Your Brain (Waves) on Drugs Clinical depression is among the world’s most prevalent mental disorders, but up to one third of patients do not respond to available antidepressants. New types of drugs to help treat these patients are urgently needed, and a promising new candidate is a club drug known as ketamine. Researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology are using brain circuit function - aka 'brain waves' to better underst...and how ketamine helps treat depression. They have found that the drug helps normalize a certain type of brain wave measure which can be altered in people with depression. Excitingly, the team's work suggests that that brainwave patterns could serve as a biomarker to help identify drugs that may be effective against treatment resistant depression. #depression #neuroscience #brainwaves #UofG_MCB Read the full story below.

Our college is hosting two upcoming workshops for students. Mastering Interviews for Science Students November 17th from 5:30-7pm. Register here: https://fal.cn/workshopscience ... Creating a Winning Resume for Science Students November 19th from 5:30-7:00pm Register here: https://fal.cn/scienceresume #UofG #ImproveLife #UofGCBS #science

Ready, set, celebrate! On Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. a virtual convocation celebration will premiere on the #UofG Convocation "Watch and Engage" web page. Watch and celebrate at any time, and make sure to tag #GuelphGrad2020 in your posts so we can celebrate with you! Learn more: uoguel.ph/f0ujp #GuelphGrad

Happening now! We're thrilled to celebrate our Class of 2020! Watch the #UofGCBS virtual convocation celebration: https://www.uoguelph.ca/convocation/watch?college=cbs #UofG #GuelphGrad2020 #Congratulations #ImproveLife

Did you know? Our annual networking event has gone virtual! This exclusive opportunity to engage with Government Departments and Agencies is open to all #UofG graduate and undergraduate students, and runs Oct 27-29. Register below! #networking #ugcbs #virtualevents #GovernmentofCanada

#UofG International Students can now travel to Canada! Visit the following link to learn more about the process: https://uoguel.ph/xs0y-

How do you bring a small forest in the middle of a city to students around the world? Create a Digital Forest! #UofG Professors Shoshanah Jacobs and Alex Smith have long used GigaPan technology as a teaching tool. In response to COVID-19 restrictions, the pair were motivated to reach a wider community of learners. #ugcbs #science #virtuallearning

Two University of Guelph faculty from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology have been awarded SRCF research grants. Both recipients’ research aims to #improvelife by studying disorders & disease of the brain. https://www.uoguelph.ca//two-u-g-cbs-faculty-awarded-srcf-

You're invited to join the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance on October 28 for a virtual Knowledge Exchange Event: Advancing the Science of KTT in Agri-Food. The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Laurens Klerkx, and profile three current Alliance-funded KTT research projects by #UofG researchers Prof. Erin Nelson, Prof. David Kelton and Prof. Ataharul Chowdhury. For more information, and to register, visit:

University Affair Magazine spoke with Sheri Hincks, an Instructor in the Department of Integrative Biology, about #UofG's use of at-home field kits for remote learning.

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Shoshanah Jacobs, who has been awarded a 2019-20 OCUFA Teaching Award for outstanding contributions to improving the quality of higher education at the province’s universities!

A portable test kit based on #UofGResearch is the first to be approved by Health Canada for rapid testing for #COVID19.

New in #UofGCBS Research: Ribosome Royale: A Specialized Secret Agent in the Fight to Detect Cancer Ribosomes play a critical role in a cell's machinery, manufacturing proteins essential to normal function. Now, researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology have identified another potentially life-saving role for ribosomes: as a tool to detect cancerous tumours. It turns out that cancer can indirectly cause changes to the make up of ribosomes, and these changes may serve as an early warning sign of a tumour that is about to become malignant and resistant to treatment. #ribosomes #cancer #UofG_MCB Read the full story below.

#UofGCBS Research in the Spotlght: Nutrition Connections has launched a 4 part blog series featuring important and timely research findings from the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS), a long-term study following families over many years to learn new ways to help parents of young children set healthy routines for eating, activity, sleep and screen time at home. The series will feature research in the areas of impact of COVID-19 on families, food waste, stress and obesity, stress and screen time. #UofG_HHNS #guelphfamilyhealthystudy https://nutritionconnections.ca/coping-as-a-family-through/

Exciting news! Interdisciplinary course UNIV*2020 Pandemics: Culture, Science and Society is now available on WebAdvisor! Learn how the sciences, arts and humanities all help us make sense of pandemics in this course available at #UofG for Fall 2020.

New in #UofGCBS Research: Caring for Caribou: Understanding How Logging Affects Survival of a Threatened Species Woodland caribou are an iconic but threatened species in Ontario, and successful conservation of these majestic animals requires a thorough understanding of how they impacted are human disturbance. Working with a team of government scientists, researchers in the Department of Integrative Biology fitted 122 caribou with GPS trackers and video cameras to track car...ibou movement and survival in both logged and unlogged environments. The team found that caribou populations located in areas with a history of commercial forestry have lower annual growth rates than those in undisturbed areas, and the difference is heavily linked to changes in wolf density. The model promises to serve as a valuable tool in developing more sustainable caribou management policies. #woodlandcaribou #northernontario #forestry #UofG_IB Read the full story below.

New in #UofGCBS Research: Help Me Genome, You’re My Only Hope: A Fishy Resistance Story Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is viral disease with the power to devastate salmon farms. The disease nearly shut down Chile's salmon industry in 2007, while outbreaks have also occurred in salmon farms in New Brunswick and other Maritime provinces. To better arm fish farmers in the fight against ISA, researchers in the Department of Integrative Biology have dug into the salmon genome to try to identify sources of natural genetic resistance. The team found multiple genetic variations that were linked to a fish's ability to survive infection. By using these variations as DNA markers, salmon breeding programs now have a tool to help them produce fish with natural resistance to the virus. #ISA #aquaculture #salmon #whatsfordinner #UofG_IB