July 11, 2025
Alumni Reunion 2025 lets our guests take on the role of undergraduates in Biology
CSB was out in force with events at University of Toronto’s Alumni Reunion 2025. We held Open Houses in our teaching laboratories that allowed alumni from a variety of departments to take on the role of Biology undergraduates. Alumni learned fundamental lab techniques: how to measure tiny volumes…
July 10, 2025
Sold Out Crowd Learns Secrets of Plants and Fungi from Prof Lumba
As a headlining event for our Department at Alumni Reunion 2025, Professor Shelley Lumba gave a Stress-Free Degree lecture on the "Secret Language between Plants and Fungi" that drew a diverse sell-out crowd of all ages. Lumba started with the engaging idea of the wood wide web, a connected network…
June 24, 2025
Decades of dedication by Professor Provart recognized in Arabidopsis community award
Professor Nicholas Provart has dedicated decades to the Arabidopsis community, performing research as well as communicating and teaching about this crucial model plant. Recently, the community showed their appreciation for what he has given to them. Provart was awarded a Later-Career Award for…
May 30, 2025
CSB Teaching Assistant Christine Nguyen recognized as among the best TAs at the University
The greatest educators inspire and enable students to persevere through difficulties and to strive for the best. Christine Nguyen—a PhD candidate in the Nambara lab—has received the university-wide TA Training Program (TATP) Teaching Excellence Award for her ability to do just that. The TATP…
May 22, 2025
Educational impact leads to awards for TA Excellence
Whether it’s your first year in undergraduate studies at university or your last, doing well academically while enjoying your learning can be tough. But the winners of this year’s CSB TA Teaching Excellence Award helped make it easier! Selected via student nominations, the winners brought both…
May 15, 2025
Fresh excitement for the Science Rendezvous festival
CSB shared our stories under shady trees as students, staff and faculty presented at Science Rendezvous 2025. Science Rendezvous is an annual science festival across Canada, and we had many new faces from CSB to present our work on UofT's leafy Front Campus. Squeezing in some neuroscience…
May 8, 2025
Rebecca Tam’s skill at the microscope earns Hone-Buske Award for outstanding paper
A passion for detailed microscopy work has earned Rebecca Tam the Dr. Christine Hone-Buske Award from the Department of Cell & Systems Biology. Tam's outstanding publication "Centrosome-organized plasma membrane infoldings linked to growth of a cortical actin domain" in the Journal of Cell…
May 6, 2025
Innovation, Excitement and Awards at CSB Research Day 2025
CSB Research Day 2025 on May 1st at University of Toronto Scarborough gave us a chance to share fun times with our colleagues, gain important insights into their research and celebrate their accomplishments. Students, staff and faculty were welcomed by Professors Rene Harrison and Adam Mott and…
April 24, 2025
Prestigious teaching awards for two Professors from Cell & Systems Biology
We are proud that Professor Levy-Strumpf and Professor Yip in our Department have earned prestigious teaching awards in recognition of their excellence in education. Professor Naomi Levy-Strumpf of the Human Biology program has earned the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award from the…
April 16, 2025
b2B speed networking event: connecting CSB students and alumni through shared experiences and snacks
CSB students networked with alumni during a recent Backpack to Briefcase speed mentorship reception. Students were offered a casual, complementary dinner and were given the opportunity to connect with successful CSB alumni to discuss their career trajectories and how to navigate life after…