Agenda for Thursday, August 7, 2025
Alexander Hall, Room 100
- 8:30 – 9:10 a.m. Registration
- 9:15 – 9:20 a.m. Opening remarks
- 9:20 – 9:55 a.m. Keynote Speaker 1 – Matthew Carswell, J.R. Simplot Company, Plant Sciences
- 9:55 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker 2 – to be announced
- 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break – Light refreshments provided.
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Presentations by current and former University of Guelph Bioinformatics and Biotechnology graduate students
- David Santos, M.BIOT alum, Metagenom BioLife Science
- Dr. Maysa Niazy, MSc BINF alum, PhD Pathobiology (U o G)
- Benjamin MacLeod, M.BIOT alum, Founder of Convey Bio
Summerlee Science Complex Waasamowin (formerly the Atrium)
- 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
- 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
- Shalvi Chirmade, MBINF alum and Bioinformatician at The Hospital for Sick Children
- Jacob Hambly, BINF MSc candidate and Roche Bioinformatics Intern
- 2:00 – 3:50 p.m. Poster session with posters by our Master of Bioinformatics and Master of Biotechnology students
- 3:50 – 4 p.m. Presentation of poster awards
- Conversation and networking
Please see the Location & Parking webpage for information about the locations indicated above.