@scottlab.ca.bsky.social
Comparative and Evolutionary Physiologist. My lab studies how animals respond and adapt to challenging environments. Professor at McMaster University (Canada).
Thank you NSERC for providing me funding to start my research!
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New paper shows that cardiovascular adaptations to high elevation in birds depend on evolutionary time at high altitude. It was great being part of this collaboration with Yanhua Qu, Huishing She, and others at Chinese Academy of Sciences. academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
26.05.2025 13:53 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Congrats to Ranim Saleem from the Scott Lab for winning best physiology poster at the @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social meeting for her work on mitochondrial adaptations to high altitude.
16.05.2025 12:31 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Are you searching for a postdoc in Saskatchewan? I have a 1-year opportunity (with possible extension), effective immediately! This opportunity is a Mitacs Elevate with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange! Reach out if you're interested! π¦π₯
15.05.2025 20:09 β π 17 π 15 π¬ 0 π 0
Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology?
I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social!
research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/
The Scott Lab at McMaster is currently recruiting graduate students to examine the physiological and molecular mechanisms of high-altitude adaptation in small mammals. Details at scottlab.ca/opportunities/
06.03.2025 20:14 β π 12 π 15 π¬ 1 π 1journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
03.05.2025 15:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Congrats to Emily Choy for being awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for her research! Great to have her as a colleague @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
24.04.2025 12:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A fish rank showing juvenile lake white fish swimming around. Tank had a partial cover with a whole in the middle showing fish.
I'm looking for a post doc to work on the effects of CO2 and diet on lake whitefish growth and physiology in collaboration with Dr David Huyben. Term 12 months, salary 60k CAD. More info here utsc.utoronto.ca/biosci/emplo.... Deadline May 18! @utscbiology.bsky.social
17.04.2025 14:58 β π 20 π 15 π¬ 0 π 1
The time has come once again where we put out the request for donations for the 2025 CSZ-SCZ Silent Auction. All funds obtained go towards supporting the student section.
For more details and if you plan to donate items, please see the form below:
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New paper from the Scott Lab showing that high-altitude adaptation reshapes stress hormone physiology in deer mice.
journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
Scott Lab undergrads had a great weekend at Ontario Biology Day! Congrats to Jessica Yemen for winning the Canadian Society of Zoologists Best Poster award! Well done Jess!!
@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social
@csz-sczofficial.bsky.social
There is still time to apply for this position! Great fit for students interested in combining evolutionary and eco-physiology theory to find solutions that promote pollinators in a warming world. Please distribute in your networks. Details π ππ¦ βοΈπ‘
15.03.2025 06:03 β π 4 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
Rachel Carson
For Women's History Month, may we all remember and summon the courage of Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring to inform the world what DDT was doing to the songbirds, raptors,and by extension, us. While battling cancer, she stood her ground against savage attacks by the chemical industry...
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Honouring Lulu Gaiser, trailblazing biologist who in 1925 became the first woman to join the faculty at McMaster. science.mcmaster.ca/ahead-by-a-c...
08.03.2025 15:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I contributed to this deep dive by @ljevanso.bsky.social on the long road to gender equity in the π¨π¦ academy. Worth a read! universityaffairs.ca/features/the...
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Fuel use in running vampire bats paper named one of Royal Society’s 10 most popular papers of 2024!
https://www.welchbiology.com/2025/03/07/fuel-use-in-running-vampire-bats-paper-named-one-of-royal-societys-10-most-popular-papers-of-2024/
The Scott Lab at McMaster is currently recruiting graduate students to examine the physiological and molecular mechanisms of high-altitude adaptation in small mammals. Details at scottlab.ca/opportunities/
06.03.2025 20:14 β π 12 π 15 π¬ 1 π 1
