Jing(静) WangAccelerating molecular phylogenetic inference using high performance computing.
Accelerating molecular phylogenetic inference using high performance computing.
About the Project Project Overview: Molecular phylogenetic inference, constructing evolutionary histories from molecular data, is an activity universal to all biological disciplines. Phylogenetic inference is an essential analytical technique used … Read More Read More
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Mary DelongSex and the epigenome: Fully funded PhD position on evolutionary epigenomics in New Zealand
Sex and the epigenome: Fully funded PhD position on evolutionary epigenomics in New Zealand
About the Project Fully funded PhD position on evolutionary epigenomics in New Zealand We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to investigate the effect of reproductive mode on epigenetic … Read More Read More
Categories:Use it or lose it: what determines the regulation mode of a given gene?
Use it or lose it: what determines the regulation mode of a given gene?
About the Project All organisms must tightly control gene expression. In bacteria, gene regulation is mediated by either an activator or a repressor which binds DNA to turn a gene … Read More Read More
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Enrique LewisPhylogeography of Caribbean Herpetofauna
Phylogeography of Caribbean Herpetofauna
About the Project The Caribbean region consists of the Caribbean Sea that is enclosed by northern South America, the eastern cost of Central America and a range of islands from … Read More Read More
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Jim TaylorLeveraging species’ geography to predict and mitigate biodiversity loss with global change
Leveraging species’ geography to predict and mitigate biodiversity loss with global change
About the Project This studentship will investigate how species’ geography can be used to predict and mitigate the negative effects of ongoing global changes, including climate and land use change. … Read More Read More
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Zoe LartigauUnderstanding the ecological and evolutionary effects of heatwaves in tropical species and ecological communities
Understanding the ecological and evolutionary effects of heatwaves in tropical species and ecological communities
About the Project Heatwaves are considered one of the most threatening processes for our plants and animal species as the Earth’s climate warms. There is much to understand about how … Read More Read More
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Rodrigo OsorioDetermining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution.
Determining the role of the adaptive immune system in controlling breast cancer metastasis and evolution.
About the Project Immune responses involve a balanced interplay between the evolution of a target alongside the evolution of the immune system. The immune system prevents cancer by evolving to … Read More Read More
Categories:Developing novel mRNA vaccines against cancer associated mis-splicing events to enhance therapy response
Developing novel mRNA vaccines against cancer associated mis-splicing events to enhance therapy response
About the Project In cancers such as breast cancer where immunotherapy responses are seen in a small subset of patients, inducing T-cell responses against common mis-splicing events that generate neo-antigens … Read More Read More
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Sergio DiazExtinction or adaptation: quantifying marine ecosystem responses to ancient climate change
Extinction or adaptation: quantifying marine ecosystem responses to ancient climate change
About the Project Project overview Marine ecosystems are under urgent threat from ocean warming, deoxygenation and acidification today. Earth has warmed (and cooled) many times before, with sustained warm periods … Read More Read More
Categories:Evolution of parental care in variable environments
Evolution of parental care in variable environments
About the Project Parental care is most broadly defined as any parental trait that is likely to increase the fitness of offspring; a little more specifically, parental care is a … Read More Read More
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