BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2023/2024


No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date














1

 Undergrad STEM Diversity Outreach






Bielawski
 Oct++

2

 Soil Organic Matter Dynamics






Lynch
 Nov

3

 Lipid Biomarkers in Ecology






Budge Oct

4

 Quantitative Proteomics






Rowland/Bertrand
 Winter

5

 Contemporary Env. Monitoring






Skinner Feb/Apr

6

 The Krebs Cycle in Life and Death






Guderley Oct/Nov

7

 Spatiotemporal Ecology






Lennox Nov

8

 Foundations of Evolution






Latta
 Nov

9

 Aquatic Animal bIotelemetry






Crossin/Lennox
 TBD














13+ FoA module selection (link to their site) 






see ag website
















BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2022/2023

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date














1

 A taste of fisheries science






Bowlby & Keith
 Feb/Mar

2

 Drosophila techniques






González Morales
 TBD

3

 Developing STEM diversity modules






Bielawski
 Oct/Nov+

4

 Species distribution model in ecology






Tittensor Oct/Nov

5

 Detecting marine trace chemicals







Roland/Bertrand
 Jan/Feb

6

 The do's and don'ts of peer-review






Julie Laroche Winter

7

 Is metabolic rate a pacemaker?






Guderley Oct/Nov

8

 Natural products and metabolomics






Ferrier TBD














9+ FoA module selection (link to their site) 



































BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2021/2022

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date














1

 Science communication & outreach






Team (MacNeil)
 Feb-Apr

2

 Shark & ray conservation biology






Team (MacNeil) Nov/Dec

3

 Crash course in R for ecologists 






Mull & MacNeil Jan

4

 Is metabolic rate a pacemaker?






Guderley Winter

5

 Constructing a research paper






McLean & MacNei Oct/Nov

6

 Soil organic matter dynamics







Lynch Nov/Dec

7

 Natural products & metabolomics






Ferrier
 Jan

8

 A taste of fisheries Science






Bowlby & Keith Feb/Mar

9

 COSEWIC and Species at Risk 






Hutchings Oct

10 Species at Risk Assessment in Canada







Cameron Nov/Dec

11

 The Dos and Don’ts of Peer-review






Robicheau Jan/Feb



























12+ FoA module selection 













BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2020/2021

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date














1

 Programmed cell death in plants






Gunawardena Feb/Mar

2

 The do's & don'ts of peer review 






LaRoche/Robicheau Jan/Feb

3

 Biology of overwintering ticks 






Adamo Winter

4

 Biologging & animal telemetry







Iverson/Crossin Winter

5

 Thermal physiology & global warming






Guderley Winter

6

 Future proofing global health







Lotze/Bryndum-Buchholz 
Mar/Apr

7

 From science to pedagogical text







Simpson Winter

8

 Classics in microbial oceanography







Bertrand Feb/Mar

9

 The Scientist-Environmentalist






Weilgart Nov

10

 Soil Organic Matter Dynamics






Lynch Nov/Dec

11 Classics in conservation genomics & biodiversity






Ruzzante Fall

12 Diversifying who succeeds






Bielawski Feb/Mar














13+ FoA module selection 













BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2019/2020

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date












1

 Foundations in ecology







Hutchings
 Jan

2

 Cellular Hallmarks of Cancer 






Côté
 Mar

3

 Science and the media 






Worm
 Winter

4

 Metabolic rate: universal pacemaker? 







Gurderly
 Winter

5

 Bayesian lifestyle







MacNeil
 Jan

6

 Biologging in ecology (COVID-19 cancellation)







Crossin
 Mar

7

 Microbial community proteomics







Bertrnad
 Feb/Mar

8

 Intro to aquatic flow cytometry (COVID-19 cancellation)






LaRoche
  Feb/Mar

9

 The dos and dont's in peer-review






LaRoche
 Mar












+10 FoA module selection





















BIOL 5710 Graduate Modules 2018/2019 (Note: This was the FIRST year for course number 5710)

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date












1

 Environmental Monitoring







M. Skinner Feb-Apr

2

 The Skeptical Educator 






J. Van Dommelen Winter

3

 Thermal physiology and global warming






H. Guderley Fall

4

 Women in Science (Topic CHANGED)







T. Franz-Odendaal
 Dec/Jan

5

 Modelling the Earth’s biodiversity






D. Tittensor
 Winter

6

 Programmed cell death (PCD)







A. Gunawardena Feb/Mar

7

 Science and the Media






B. Worm
 TBA

8

 Foundations of Evolution






R. Latta  Nov

9

 Ecoimmunology






S. Adamo
 March
10 Analysis of Animal Social Structure






H.Whitehead Jan/Feb
11 Foundations in Ecology






J. Hutchings Jan












+12 FoA module selection





















BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2017/2018 (Note: This was the LAST year for course number 5705)

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date












1

 Alternative Reproductive Tactics






D. Orbach
 Oct-Nov

2

 Microbial Community Proteomics






E. Bertand Feb-Mar

3

 Scaling, Temperature & Ecology






H. Gurderley TBD

4

 Detecting Selection in DNA sequences






Youssef/Bielawski Winter

5

 Arctic Climate Change






Panchen/Johnston Jan-Feb

6

 Biology & Industrial Research






N. Ross Nov-Mar

7

 Marine Population Genomics






I. Bradbury Winter

8

 Environmental Monitoring






M. Skinner  Feb-Apr

9

 Biological Complexity






P. Lane
 March
10 Species Assessment & Recovery






Leonard/Horn Feb-Mar
11 The Scientist-Environmentalist






L. Weilgart
 Feb-Mar
+12 FoA module selection 










BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2016/2017

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date











1

 Aspects of Diapause






T. MacRae
 Jan

2

 Python for Biologists






G. Douglas Nov

3

 Physiology & Life History






H.Guderley Oct-Nov

4

 Physiological Indicators in Research






I. Tremblay Jan-Mar

5

 Science Outreach






J. Augusto Mar-Apr

6

 Design of Marine Protected Areas






A. Metaxas Feb-Mar

7

 Science & Creativity






H. Lotze Mar-Apr

8

 Culture in Non-Humans






H. Whitehead  Dec-Jan

9

 Environmental Monitoring Concepts







M.Skinner Feb-Apr
10 Marine Conservation Genomics






I. Bradbury Jan-Feb
+11
 FoA module selection (link to their site) 











BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2015/2016

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date











1

 The vital question (evol physiology)






H. Guderley Oct-Nov

2

 Alternative stable states in ecology *






R. Scheibling Jan-Feb

3

 Creating DNA libraries for sequencing






J. B. Horne
 Oct-Nov

4

 Model-based phylogeography






J. B. Horne Nov-Dec

5

 Writing research papers







J. B. Horne Jan

6

 Communication of science to society






J. Hutchings Jan

7

 Biology and industrial research







N. Ross  Oct-Mar

8

 Animal movement and space-use






Auger-Methe/Lidgard  Jan-April

9

 Programmed cell death (PCD)







A. Gunawardena
 Nov
10 Heritability in semi natural popns






C. Herbinger
 March
11 Intro to statistical models in R






A. Kuparinen
 Jan-Feb
12 Designing an undergraduate lab






A. Simpson
 Fall
13 Foundation of evolution






R. Latta
 Oct-Nov


BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2014/2015

No.

Short Title






Instructor

Date











1

 Physiology and life history






H. Guderley Jan-Feb

2

 Biochemical tracers in ecology






S. Budge
 Jan-Feb

3

 Mammals in the ocean






H. Whitehead
 Oct-Nov

4

 Molecular genetics in archeology






J. Wright
 March

5

 Intro programming for biologists






K. Dunn Nov-Dec

6

 The Scientist-Environmentalist






L. Weilgart
 		Mar-Apr

7

 The cellular hallmarks of cancer







P. Cote
  Feb-Mar

8

 Food-web & ecosystem modelling







H. Lotze
  Mar-Apr

9

 Alternative stable states in ecology







R. Scheibling
 Jan-Feb
10 Science in the media






B. Worm
 Jan-Feb
11 Fisheries Science & Popn Dynamics







J. Hutchings
 Winter
12 Analysing spatial data in R






M. Auger-Methe
 Feb
13 The ecology of stress 






G. Crossin
 Feb-Mar
14 Discovery of protein function 






S. Stone Jan-Feb
+15 FoA module selection (link to their site) 







see agriculture website





















BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2013/2014

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date




1

 Physiology and life histrory H. Gurderley Nov/Dec

2

 Protein structure C. Meehan Feb

3

 Gene sequence analysis M. Langille Oct/Nov

4

 The individual in biology E. Boon Winter

5

 Programming for biologists K. Dunn April

6

 Marine micorbial genetics & analysis
 LaRoche/Desai
 April

7

 Why Sex? M. Johnston
 Nov/Jan

8

 MATLAB for Biologists H. Whitehead
 Nov/Dec

9

 CANCELLED
 CANCELLED CANCELLED
10 Molecular aspects of diapause T. MacRae Feb
11 Topics in maine benthic ecology M. Wong Winter
12 Species at risk in Canada
Crossin/Leonard March
13 Landscape & conservation genomics 
 D. Ruzzante Feb
14 Genotype-by-sequence data analysis K. Gardner Nov+
+16 FoA module selection (link to their site) see agriculture website


BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2012/2013

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date




1

 Biologcial information E. Fox Keller Oct

2

 Protein structures C. Meehan Feb/Mar

3

 Gene sequence analysis M. Langille Jan/Feb

4

 The individual in biology E. Boon Jan

5

 Programming for biologists K. Dunn March/April

6

 Soil organic matter dynamics D. Lynch Feb/March

7

 Chaperone structure and function T. MacRae Feb

8

 Mol. genetics in history and archeology J. Wright Dec/Jan

9

 Intro to MATLAB for biologists H. Whithead Nov/Dec
10 Vulnerable marine ecosystems (FINAL) E. Kenchington Winter
11 Foundations of Evolution R. Latta Fall
12 Evolutionary ecology of fishery resources D. Swain Feb/March
13 Biochemical tracers in ecology S. Budge Early Feb
14 Genotype-by-sequence data analysis K. Gardner Nov+
15 Metabolic theory of ecology (NEW) H. Guderley Winter
+16 FoA module selection (link to their site) see agriculture website

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2011/2012ĺ

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date




1

 Science and the media B. Worm Oct/Nov

2

 Protein structures C. Meehan Feb/Mar

3

 Gene sequence analysis M. Langille Jan/Feb

4

 Pedigrees estimation and applications C. Herbinger Feb/Mar

5

 Mitochondria and the meaning of life H. Gurderley Nov,Feb

6

 Evol & devel of major animal features B. Hall Nov,Jan

7

 Species assessment and recovery Leonard/Horn Feb/Mar

8

 Programmed cell death (PCD) A. Gunawardena Jan

9

 The Scientist-Environmentalist L. Weilgart Fall
10 Knockout Module B. Pohajdak Nov
11 Foundations of Ecology J. Hutchings Jan
12 Habitat Modeling C.Staicer
 Nov,Jan
13 Systematics,taxonomy&modern biology A. Simpson
     Winter
14 MATLAB for ocenaography K. Fennel
 Oct 3
15
 Data Assimilation
 Karabel/Thompson
 Winter




+16 NSAC module selection (link to their site) see NSAC website

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2010/2011

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date




1

 Theory of Island Biogeography Ruzzante Oct/Nov

2

 Perl programming for biologist   Dunn March/April

3

 All about NCBI Côté Feb/Mar

4

 Genetics in History and Archeology Wright Jan

5

 Mammals in the Ocean Whitehead Feb/Mar

6

 Complexity Theory in Biology Lane March

7

 Evidence for alternative community states  Scheibling Jan/Feb

8

 Tissue Microenvironment  Blay Mar/April

9

 Topics in Invertebrate Neurobiology Meinertzhagen Winter

10

 Big questions Walde Nov/Dec
11 Evolutionary developmental Biology Hall Jan/Feb
12 Our Soil, Our Food Adl Jan or Mar




16+ NSAC module selection (link to their site) see NSAC website

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2009/2010

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date




1

 Molecular Genetics in History & Archeology Wright Jan

2

 The Art and Science of Publication   Romanuk March

3

 Topics in Invertebrate Neurobiology Meinertzhagen Winter

4

 Coastal Zone Ecology  Hanson Winter

5

 The Question of Animal Culture  Whitehead Nov

6

 Advanced Biochemical Methods in Biology  Ross Fall

7

 Seagrass ecology  Wong Nov

8

 Costs to Parasites having Multiple Hosts  Shutler Winter

9

 Ubiquitination: Activation to Destruction Stone Oct

10

 Evolutionary Conservation Genetics  Bentzen Jan
11 State-space models for Ecologists Jonsen Winter
12 Vocal Behaviour & Conservation Staicer Nov
13 Why Sex? Johnston Jan
14 Species At Risk Legislation in Canada Austin Winter
15 Conservation of Terrestrial Vertabrates Leonard/Horn Feb




16+ NSAC module selection (link to their site) see NSAC website

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2008/2009

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date





1

 Foundations of Ecology Hutchings Sept/Oct

2

 The Art and Science of Publication Romanuk March

3

 Statistical Models of Protein Evolution Bielawski Winter

4

 Macrofungi of Nova Scotia Kernaghan Sept/Oct

5

 Programmed cell death in plant development Gunawardena Jan

6

 Animal Movement Bowen Feb/Mar

7

 Introduction to Quantitative Genetics Herbinger Mar

8

 Science and Creativity Lotze & Tittensor Mar/Apr

9

 Cold Adaptation Ewart Jan-Mar

10

 Plasticity and Homeostatis Latta Fall

11

 Genetic Mapping in Ecological Genetics Gardner Nov

12

Conservation of Cold-water Corals

 Kenchington Jan/Feb

13

Lipid in Aquatic Animal Nutrition

Lall

Winter

14

 Transgenic organisms Pohajdak Dec
15+ NSAC module selection (link to their site) see NSAC website

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2007/2008

No.

Short Title

Instructor

Date





1

Approaches to ecosystem modeling

Lotze & Coll

Mar/Apr

2

Ubiquitination: Activation to Destruction

Stone

Jan

3

How to reform fisheries management

Worm

Oct

4

An introduction to MATLAB for biologists

Whitehead

Oct/Nov

5

Testing theory in streams

Walde

Oct

6

The evolution and development of eyes 

Franz-Odendaal

Nov/Dec

7

Evol. ecology of fisheries resources

Swain

Feb/Mar

8

Soil organic matter dynamics & manag.

Lynch

Feb/Mar

9

Molecular genetics in archaeology

Wright 

Jan

10

Falsificationism and fisheries science

Crockett

Open

11

Soil ecol. & nutrient cycling via decomp.

Adl

Sept/Oct

12

Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Lundholm

Nov

13

Applications of lipids as ecological tools

Budge

Sept

14

Evo-Devo & the evolution of novelty

Hall

Dec/Mar

15

Foundations of evolution

Latta

Winter

16

Dating events with molecules

Dunn&Bielawski

Open

17

Genetic mapping of complex traits

Gardner

Nov/Jan

18

App. of lipids to ecological problems

Budge

Open
19 Assessment of species extinction risks Hutchings Sept-Nov
20+ NSAC module selection see NSAC website

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2006/2007

No. Short Title Instructor Date
       
1 Community structure Adl Oct
2 Topics in Invertebrate Neurobiology Meinertzhagen Jan/Feb
3 Introduction to NCBI Côté Feb/Mar
4 Molecular chaperones MacRae Oct-Nov
5 Culture and evolution Whitehead Jan-Feb
6 Sexual strategies in animals  Barber  (SMU) Nov
7 Nitrogen in the environment Patriquin Jan/Feb
8 Molecular data in ecology & evolution Ruzzante Mar
9 Marine conservation ecology  Worm  Nov
10 Marine historical ecology Lotze Mar
11 Fins and limbs  Hall Jan-Mar
12 Neutral community ecology Walde Feb-Mar
13 Ethical Issues in Ecology Hanson (DFO) Winter

 

BIOL 5705 Graduate Modules 2005/2006

No. Short Title Instructor Date





1

Ethical Issues in Ecology

Hanson

Winter

2

Mol. Mech. of Cold Adaptation

Vanya Ewart

Jan/Feb

3

Genomics in Aquaculture

Brown

Jan/April

4

Proteomics in Biological Research

Ross

Fall

5

MATLAB for Biologists

Whitehead

Jan/Feb.

6

Pedigree Reconstruction using DNA

Herbinger

Feb

7

Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms

Bricelj

Jan/April

8

Adaptations of Marine Organisms

Bricelj

Jan/April 

9

Mol. Genetics In History & Archeology

Wright

Jan

10

Molecular Evolutionary Analysis

Lee

Oct

11

Identifying  Biodiversity for Protection

Bentzen

Nov/Dec

12

Detecting Adaptive Mol. Evolution

Bielawski

Oct

13

Genetics in Conservation and Ecology

Ruzzante

Mar

14

Form and Function of the Human Body

Wassersug

Dec/Mar

15

Adaptations to Low Temp. in Insects

Rossolimo

Feb/Mar

16

State Space Models for Biologists

Myers

Winter

17

Soil Organic Matter

Warman

Mar/Apr

18

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis

Simpson

Jan

19

Evolutionary Ecology of Fisheries

Swain

Mar