June 20, 2024
University of Guelph
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Rozanski Hall, Room 104
- 9:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks
- 9:40 a.m.: Speaker: Dr. Jack Gilbert, Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego
- 10:30 a.m.: Break
- 11:00 a.m.: Speaker: Dr. Elena Verdu, Associate Director of the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute and Director of the Axenic Gnotobiotic Unit at McMaster University
- 11:30 a.m.: Speaker: David Good, PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph
Event Centre, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Center
- 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
Rozanski Hall, Room 104
- 1:30 p.m.: Q&A with Speakers
Summerlee Science Complex Waasamowin (Atrium)
- 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.:
- Poster Session
- Wine and Cheese ‘Cash’ Bar (please note the University campus is cashless and the bar will accept credit and debit payments only)
- Book Signing: David Good has a new graphic novel out (out on May 14th!) entitled GOOD: From the Amazon Jungle to Suburbia and Back and will be selling and signing books.
- 2:30 to 4:15 p.m.: Lab Tours
- Take a guided tour of some microbiome research labs in the Summerlee Science Complex, including the Robogut Lab.
- Limited spots available