The Association of Graduate Studies in the Biological Sciences (AGSBS) represents all biology graduate students (MSc and PhD) at York University in Toronto, Ontario. Our members come from many different fields of biology, including Cell and Molecular Biology, Animal and Plant Physiology, and Ecology and Evolution. We host events throughout the year for our members and host an annual symposium where we showcase the biology graduate student research happening at York University!
AGSBS hosts and organizes the annual Biology Symposium at York University. The Symposium is our largest event which is open to the community and has been historically sponsored by faculty members, industry leaders, and the York administration. The annual program usually includes invited speakers from other universities as keynote speakers, talks from graduate students, a poster session highlighting research from graduate and undergraduate thesis students, a semi-formal dinner, workshop(s), and more. Our Wall of Fame records achievements of our members during their time as graduate students and provides recognition for internal/external purposes. Every year AGSBS selects and awards the best thesis at the undergraduate level (BIOL 4000 8.0) in collaboration with the Undergraduate Program at the Department of Biology. The association hosts a number free and subsidized social events on and away from campus throughout the year for its members. Such activities include internal festive gatherings, hosting seminars, and off campus activities.
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