PhD Thesis Examination
Richard Nauman
Supervisor: Charles Graham
August 10th, 2026 @ 9am
Location: Botterell Hall Room 822
Thesis Title: Investigating the role of systemic innate immune reprogramming in the mode of action of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Amanda Zacharias
Supervisor: Nader Ghasemlou & Qingling Duan
August 18th, 2026 @ 10am
Location:Bracken Library 128
Thesis Title: Transcriptomics of neuroimmunity and diurnal rhythmicity
Kristin MacLeod
Supervisor: Nicolle Domnik & Alberto Neder
August 21st, 2026 @ 11am
Location: Botterell Hall, Room 449
Thesis Title: The role of sleep on physical activity measures in community-dwelling and clinical populations.
Montserrat Mora Ochomogo
Supervisor: Chris Lohans & Avena Ross
August 24th, 2026 @ 1pm
Location: Bracken Library Room 128
Thesis Title: Contributions of β-Lactamase Activity and Cell Envelope Structure to Antibiotic Sheltering
Andrew Garven
Supervisor: Amber Simpson & David Berman
August 31, 2026 @ 10am
Location:Goodwin 736 & online
Thesis Title: Non-coding Tumour-cell State and Host Immune Response Capacity in Bladder Cancer Recurrence, Progression, and Treatment Response
Julia Barilo
Supervisor: Sam Basta
Sept. 22nd, 2026 @ 1pm
Location:Botterell Hall 449
Thesis Title: Characterization of Alternatively Activated Macrophage Phenotypes and Their Response to Viral Infection
Carla Gallardo Flores
Supervisor: Che Colpitts
Sept. 25th, 2026 @ 10am
Location:Botterell Hall 822
Thesis Title: Regulation and therapeutic targeting of host cell responses in hepatitis C virus and human coronavirus infection