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Check out our latest research on how ocean acidification affects marine sticklebacks from former postdoc Dr. Rex Yoon.
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09.11.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Watch this fascinating documentary

05.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to Prof. Ina Anreiter πŸ‘€β¬‡οΈ

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Survivors Flag raising ceremony

Survivors Flag raising ceremony

Rituals during the flag raising ceremony.

Rituals during the flag raising ceremony.

Leaders in the reflective walk.

Leaders in the reflective walk.

A top-down view of the reflective walk in the Ma Moosh Ka Win Trail.

A top-down view of the reflective walk in the Ma Moosh Ka Win Trail.

(1/4) Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honour the experiences of residential school survivors and those that were lost.

30.09.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Maydianne Andrade.

Maydianne Andrade.

β€˜The @utsc.utoronto.ca community has given me a lot’: Maydianne Andrade reflects on 25 years of research, leadership and impact πŸ”¬ buff.ly/fE95KZ4 #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork

17.09.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

check out this interview with Prof. Cosima Porteus

29.09.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Opinion piece by @utsc.utoronto.ca @utscbiology.bsky.social prof @jscottmacivor.bsky.social and PhD student Sisley Irwin!
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10.09.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘€β¬‡οΈUTSC Biology Students β¬‡οΈπŸ‘€

Deadline to apply is August 31

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Welcome new and returning students! We are looking forward to another fantastic year of learning and growing.

28.08.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attention UTSC Biology Students:

Consider joining BASS.

- 9 modules relevant to academic success in biology
- Weekly meetings led by peer mentors
- Tips to improve time management, studying, test-taking, and more
- Apply by August 31 for Fall 2025 term

22.08.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
The Unique Flower Bat of Jamaica: One of Nature’s Rare and Fascinating Species
YouTube video by pbcjamaica The Unique Flower Bat of Jamaica: One of Nature’s Rare and Fascinating Species

Nice, short documentary about the Jamaica Flower πŸ¦‡. Most shots of the bats are as they are being held in the hand/measured. Those two hands belong to my fabulous two grad students, Phil and Jerrica! @utscbiology.bsky.social #bats

20.06.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Systemic effects of pesticides on insectivorous bats: a proteomics approach Abstract. Bats play a critical role controlling agricultural pests, yet foraging in croplands exposes them to hazardous pesticides. These chemicals pose si

Hey, let's not talk about THAT "BBB"! Let's talk about a new Big Beautiful πŸ¦‡ paper! Big Brown πŸ¦‡ given realistic daily dose of pesticide in food for just 3 or 7 days show big changes to plasma proteomes, including important immune system components! doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

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04.07.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dietary protein and reproductive condition influence wound healing in the Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis Dietary protein is essential for successful wound healing. When animals that feed primarily on fruits that are poor in protein and micronutrients encounter periodsβ€”during migration, reproduction, and ...

New πŸ¦‡ paper alert! What do you do when COVID cancels all travel to work with wild neotropical #bats? You work with captive bats in far-away (next door) Quebec!

Extra protein impacts frugivores' wound-healing!

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U of T Scarborough biologist is helping tackle HIV, autoimmune diseases and now β€˜forever chemicals’ Bebhinn Treanor’s early ambition was to be a doctor, but then she had the chance to work in a neuroscience lab as an undergraduate student.Β  β€œGetting to see what was happening in cells and tissues at ...

Groundbreaking research on HIV, autoimmune diseases, and β€œforever chemicals” β€” a spotlight on immunologist Prof. Bebhinn Treanor @utsc.bsky.social @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social

utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/...

06.05.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great work by Prof. Bebhinn Treanor and her lab ⬇️⬇️

06.05.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Preview: Harvest Walls in the Greenhouse facilities at the University of Toronto Scarborough. These vertical farming walls create new opportunities for researchers in sustainability, plant biology and food production. utsc.utoronto.ca/research/art... @utsc.bsky.social @utscbiology.bsky.social

16.04.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A fish rank showing juvenile lake white fish swimming around. Tank had a partial cover with a whole in the middle showing fish.

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€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Congratulations to DR. Phillip Oelbaum! – Welch Lab

A big congratulations to DR. Phillip Oelbaum! His thesis was officially submitted to the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto! It's official!πŸ¦‡πŸŽ‰
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Read more: www.welchbiology.com/2025/04/24/c...

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The newest PhD from the Welch Lab, Dr. Phil Oelbaum stands with Dr. Ken Welch after his successful defense.

The newest PhD from the Welch Lab, Dr. Phil Oelbaum stands with Dr. Ken Welch after his successful defense.

Congratulations to the newest Welch Lab PhD, Dr. Phil Oelbaum!

It will be official when he completes necessary minor edits within the next month!

Congrats Dr. Oelbaum!

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2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Fourwaves - 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

10 days left to submit an abstract. Slots for oral presentations heavily dependent on date of submission, so get on with it!
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05.03.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@kweiosis.bsky.social will be here at UTSC on Friday to talk about his very cool work on transposons!

03.03.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Rose did great work in the lab! A very talented researcher! It was a pleasure mentoring and working with her!! #proudsupervisor @utscbiology.bsky.social @utscresearch.bsky.social

27.02.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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