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New publication: Griffin & Leeks. Nature Antimicrobial & Resistance

March 28, 2025

Fig. 1 | The concept of the Trojan Horse strategy. A The invasive potential of social cheats can be exploited to drive medically beneficial alleles...

Canada slowest in reporting bird flu at 618 days – but COVID shows we can do better

March 25, 2025

Sarah P. Otto & Sean Vidal Edgerton. 2025. Lengthy delays in H5N1 genome submissions to GISAID. Nature Biotechnology UBC Science, March 25, 2025: Can...

New publication: Irwin et al. Molecular Ecology

March 18, 2025

Figure 1. Greenish warblers show strong geographic structure, with west Siberian (P. t. viridanus) and east Siberian (P. t. plumbeitarsus) populations...

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Upcoming Events

Apr

EVO-WIBO, April 4-6, 2025

EVO-WIBO 2025 will be held at Semiahmoo Resort near Blaine, Washington on 4-6 April, 2025. EVO-WIBO is a biennial meeting of the evolutionary...

Apr

Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

Please join us for Friday Zoology Coffee and Donuts. This event happens from 9:30 am to 10:30 am - unless otherwise indicated. Each week, the venue...

Apr

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health seminar

"The ecological mind — making sense of the world with a tiny brain", Sophie Caron, University of Utah More information and zoom meeting details: Djav...

Apr

IOF: Oceans and Fisheries Seminar

Student presentations Source: IOF seminars to RSVP

Apr

Peter W. Hochachka Memorial Lecture - Sheila Thornton

"Call me Ishmael: physiology and the wild whale", Sheila Thornton, Research Scientist, Program Head, Marine Mammal Conservation Physiology program...

Apr

BDG: Biodiversity Discussion Group

Paper: TBD Source: BDG

Apr

BLISS: Biodiversity Legendary Internal Seminar Series

Penny Kahn - Exit Seminar: "Evolutionary rescue in complex heavy metal environments" Source: BLISS-BRC...

Apr

Barbara McClintock Lecture - Rebecca Heald

"Mechanisms of mitosis and size scaling in Xenopus", Rebecca Heald, Flora Lamson Hewlett Chair & Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology...

Apr