BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series – Stuart Pearson

James Ligthart

Sandy solutions for saving our shores from sea level rise: a Dutch perspective REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT In an era of rising seas and other challenges posed by climate change, coastal regions like the Netherlands face ever graver threats. In response to chronic erosion and catastrophic floods throughout their history, the Dutch armoured their coast with dikes and dams. However, …

BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series – Bing Chen

Sophie Felleiter

Register in advance for this meeting: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvd-6tqT8qG9DSvPPtH6SK1iEfJS2zheAm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract An oil spill is a release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment due to human activities, and is a challenging pollution problem. The term often refers to marine oil spills, including releases of crude oil from …

BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series – Prameet Sheth

Sophie Felleiter

Register in advance for this meeting: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscu6trTgoHdGM7jcv46FOu-LaoNDsXodg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Bio Dr. Prameet Sheth is a Clinical Microbiologist at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (Kingston General Hospital) and the Director of Molecular Microbiology. In his role at KHSC, he oversees all the microbiological testing for patients that present to KGH …

BWRC and LEADERS Virtual Seminar Series – Graeme Howe

Sophie Felleiter

Register in advance for this meeting: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqfuuhrzgsG9Z7UXG64yjlhI6uotoK3KKj After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract Enzymes are the proteinaceous catalysts developed by billions of years of evolution that accelerate chemical reactions into the realm of biological significance. The efficiency of these catalysts is astounding, with enzymes often requiring milliseconds to catalyze reactions …

BWRC and LEADERS Virtual Seminar Series – Satinder K. Brar

Sophie Felleiter

Register in advance for this meeting: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMscO2sqjMjHdwg37T9PAjDykTv17jy3A9L After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.   Abstract  Agnieszka Cuprys, Rama Pulicharla, and Satinder K. Brar. Antibiotics are chemical compounds with a wide spectrum of applications against diseases caused by various bacterial infections in humans and livestock, as well as prevention and growth promotion purposes …