Lortie-Moss

Moss Cushions, Chris Lortie

Biology is the science of life. It is concerned with structure, function, evolution and distribution of all living organisms. The Department of Biology is sufficiently large and its faculty members sufficiently varied in research interests to offer undergraduate instruction in all the major areas of biology, with particular strength in cell and molecular biology, physiology and ecology and evolution.  Specialized programs in biology require completion of a prescribed core of courses which expose the student to general areas of biology, but also give the student wide flexibility in selecting courses.

 

News, Publications & Awards

Dr. Suraj Unniappan received the 2012 Bob Boutilier New Investigator Award from the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)

Dr. Suraj Unniappan received the 2012 Bob Boutilier New Investigator   Award from the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ)

Dr. Suraj Unniappan (left) received the 2012 Bob Boutilier New Investigator  Award from the Canadian Society of Zoologists (CSZ) at the annual meeting held in Mount Allison University, Sackville, New... Read more

14 May 2012 - Biology News


CRC Georg Zoidl congratulated by Canada’s prime minister

CRC Georg Zoidl congratulated by Canada’s prime minister

May 11th, 1012 - Yfile Biology Professor Georg Zoidl, York’s Canada Research Chair in Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, has received a framed letter of congratulations from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The... Read more

14 May 2012 - Biology News


York prof president of Royal Canadian Institute

York prof president of Royal Canadian Institute

May 9th, 2012 - Yfile University Professor Emeritus Ronald Pearlman of York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering has been named president of the prestigious Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for... Read more

10 May 2012 - Biology News


Bees’ sex drive preserves diversity

May 8th, 1012 - Yfile A new study by York University researchers debunks the myth that domestication has reduced genetic diversity in commercial honey bees and led to a... Read more

10 May 2012 - Biology News


Two York profs receive Ontario Early Researcher Awards

April 30th, 2012 - YFile York Professors Natasha Myers (Department of Anthropology) and Thilo Womelsdorf (Department of Biology) have been awarded $100,000 each in funding under the Ontario government’s Early... Read more

01 May 2012 - Biology News


York researchers uncovering how ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy

York researchers uncovering how ovarian cancer resists chemotherapy

March 3rd, 2011 - yfile York University researchers have zeroed in on a genetic process that may allow ovarian cancer to resist chemotherapy. Researchers in the University’s Faculty of Science & Engineering... Read more

11 Apr 2012 - Biology News


Seminars and Events

Biology Colloquium Series 2011-2012

Did you ever wonder what your colleagues down the hall are doing?  What about your colleagues in other sub-disciplines in the department?  Well, satisfy your wonder by attending the monthly Biology Colloquium Series.  You'll be amazed at the breadth and depth of research going on in the department, and you are bound to learn something new and interesting.  Come with... Read more

15 Nov 2011 - Seminar Series


Seminar Series 2011-2012

The Department of Biology's Seminar Series will feature a diverse group of national and international scientists in the fields of Cell and Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Ecology and Evolution. Seminars will be held at 306 Lumbers Building between 12:30 to 1:30pm.   WINTER SESSION 2012 DATE LOCATION HOST SPEAKER TOPIC January 9, 2012 306 Lumbers Dr. Chun Peng Dr. Tanphaichitr Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and University of Ottawa Seminolipid homeostasis: its significance in male... Read more

14 Nov 2011 - Seminar Series


Biology Colloquium Series 2010-2011

Did you ever wonder what your colleagues down the hall are doing?  What about your colleagues in other sub-disciplines in the department?  Well, satisfy your wonder by attending the monthly Biology Colloquium Series.  You'll be amazed at the breadth and depth of research going on in the department, and you are bound to learn something new and interesting.  Come with... Read more

14 Sep 2010 - Seminar Series


Biology Colloquium Series

Biology Colloquium Series

Dr. Takahiko Akematsu - Study of Programmed Nuclear Death and its Relation to Autophagy and Apoptosis During Sexual Reproduction in Tetrahymena thermophila   Did you ever wonder what your colleagues down the hall are doing?  What about your colleagues in other sub-disciplines in the department?  Well, satisfy your wonder by attending the monthly Biology Colloquium Series.  You'll be amazed at the... Read more

10 Aug 2010 - Seminar Series


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