York University’s Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, and the Packer Lab are hosting a monthly research series titled “Bee Biogeography and Systematics Talks“.
Kathleen Dogantzis, PhD Researcher in the Zayed Lab, will be diving into her research and interpreting the results on May 25, 2022 @ 11am EST. To find out more about the series and to register for upcoming events, please go to www.yorku.ca/bees/packer/
In addition to her research, Kathleen has also teamed up with Will Cuthbert, an art designer for a submission to the 2022 Winter Stations competition – And they won! Their installation is getting lots of attention, check out one article in Toronto Life. Congratulations Katie!
Congratulations to Amro Zayed for being awarded funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for a research apiary to study honeybee behaviour, genetics and health. The funding will support Zayed by enhancing the capacity to experiment on honeybee colonies to support cutting-edge research on the genetics and health of these important pollinators. The research will lead to better understanding of honeybees and their role in supporting food security and sustainability.
Read more about this award: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2022/02/22/york-university-researchers-receive-research-infrastructure-funding/
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Big congrats to MSc Student KC Galang for winning the Entomological Society of Canada’s President Prize for best student talk in the area of Social Insects, for her talk titled “The molecular basis of altruistic and selfish aggression in honey bees”
Congrats KC!
A bit belated, but big congrats to Dr. Nadia Tsvetkov on successful defending her PhD last December! Nadia’s thesis was awarded with distinction and nominated for a thesis dissertation prize. She boldly explored the effects of field realistic exposure to pesticides on Honey bee health using a variety of tools and perspectives. She also carried out a really cool conservation genomic study of the declining bumblebee Bombus terricola. Her Science paper is ranked among the top 1% of papers based on how often it has been cited, and she has won a bunch of awards including the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturist’s Student Merit Award and Entomological Society of Canada’s President Award. Nadia has taken up a postdoctoral position at the University of British Columbia. Below are a few pictures of Nadia – the field Czar – in action!
Congrats Dr. Tsvetkov! We will miss the energy and passion that your brought to the lab.
Nadia; Only dedicated students inspect colonies in the rain with no gloves!!!
Congrats to Nadia Tsvetkov (PhD candidate) for wining the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists Student Merit Award. The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists Student Merit Award was established to recognize outstanding achievement by a student in the field of apiculture.
Big congrats to former PhD and MSc student Brock Harpur who will be starting his own group as an Assistant Professor at Purdue University (USA) in 2019.
All the best Brock!
Congrats to PhD candidates Katie and Dova for being awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships from the Province of Ontario. Well deserved!
I am so happy to announce that zayedlab alum Dr. Brock Harpur won the 2017 George C. Eickwort award from the North American Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects… wow! this is a huge deal.
The late and great Dr. George C. Eickwort was a giant in the field – please read more about his illustrious life here. My PhD supervisor (Dr. Laurence Packer) was a colleague of Dr. Eickwort, and it was always fun listening to Laurence speak about George and the Eickwortian Legends! [my favourite story is the one where Laurence, George and I think Dr. Bill Wcislo were digging up sweat bee nests in the desert and broke the water lines to the Biosphere2]
The Eickwort award is annually given to a PhD student or recent graduate that “shows the most distinguished record of research and scholarly activity in the area of social insect biology.” Needless to say, given the amazing amount of talented social insect biologists in North America, this award is super competitive. Brock Harpur did his MSc and his PhD in the lab, and we are all just super thrilled to seem him win this award.
Congrats Brock! Amazing achievement!
Congrats to MSc Student Harshil Patel for wining best ‘lighting’ talk at the OE3C meeting hosted by Queens University last weekend. Harshil presented on his BeeOmics research that strives to map out the genetics of hygienic behaviour and overwintering mortality in honey bees.
Congrats H
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Congrats to Harshil (third from the left) and other winners. [Photo Credit – Oe3C]
arshil!
I was very honoured to receive the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award as YorkU’s research gala last week.
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Also got to celebrate some great achievements by colleagues from the Department of Biology and Faculty of Science.
Amro (middle) with Vice President of Research and Innovation, Dr. Rob Haché (left) and YU President Mamdouh Shoukri
Good showing by the Faculty of Science at the recent YU research celebration gala
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