Events
EEB Seminar
November 6, 2026
Pervasive Selective Sweeps within and across Human Gut Microbiomes: Nandita Garud (UCLA)
Nandita Garud (UCLA) focuses on quantifying the mode and tempo of evolution in natural populations, with an emphasis on the microbiome. She synthesizes population genetics, statistics, and analysis of population genomic data, to develop and apply new computational methods to make population genetic inferences from publicly available data.
Exit Seminar
November 9, 2026
Nascent Physiologies in the Evolutionary Assembly of C2 Photosynthesis: Arthur Leung (Exit Seminar)
Arthur Leung’s PhD research supports a hypothesis that photosynthetic evolution begins with the amplification of a nascent physiology common to C3 plants. C2 traits are been adjustable in response to hot, dry, or saline habitats, potentially enhancing the effect of natural selection on plant populations and paving the way for evolution.
Research
Successful science combines both “curiosity-driven” and “solution-driven” research. We have chosen to coalesce around four strategic research foci: evolutionary genetics & genomics, quantitative ecology, reproductive systems biology, and a fourth in systematics, centred on EEB faculty at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Ecologists and evolutionists address the central questions of the origin, maintenance and organization of biodiversity. We teach, study and consult on all aspects of earth’s organismal diversity, from genome to ecosystem, encompassing the range of plant, animal and microbial species. In EEB we are charged with understanding this diversity, at a time of global change, habitat loss, and the emergence of novel diseases. Our research informs conservation decisions, the management of natural resources, and the management of infectious disease.
Undergraduate
Students participate in diverse learning environments. Hands-on bench & computer lab practicals, field trips, off-campus field courses, small-class discussion seminars & independent research projects.
Graduate
Graduate students pursuing a MSc or Phd degree will learn and interact with a large group of diverse students and faculty from our three campuses including the Royal Ontario Museum and Government affiliations.
Photo of the day
Algonquin Wildlife Research Station
Photo by Clara Thaysen