UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS OF DISEASE AND PESTICIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY IN BUMBLE BEES POSTDOCTORAL POSITION SALARY $43,000-$47,500 per yr. Applications are invited to join the Cameron Lab in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois. Research will focus on experimental studies of the functional genomics and ecological effects of […]
Contexte et objectifs du stage : L’acarien Varroa destructor est l’un des principaux parasites de l’abeille domestique Apis mellifera, causant d’importantes pertes de colonies à l’échelle mondiale dû à une relation hôte-parasite déséquilibrée (Le Conte et al. 2011 ; Rosenkranz et al. 2010). Certaines colonies d’abeilles ont cependant développé des stratégies de défense naturelle face […]
We have an opportunity for an experienced postdoctoral bioinformatician to work on a three-year, NERC-funded project in a team supervised by Professors Andrew Bourke and Tracey Chapman. The aim of the project is to investigate costs of reproduction and the fecundity-longevity trade-off in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris and the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. The wider […]
An experienced postdoctoral researcher is sought to work on a three-year, NERC-funded project in a team supervised by Professors Andrew Bourke and Tracey Chapman. The aim of the project is to investigate costs of reproduction and the fecundity-longevity trade-off in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris and the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster. The wider goal is to […]
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le blob sans avoir jamais oser le demander Audrey Dussutour Une seule cellule de 10m2 qui fait tout : yeux, oreilles, bouche, estomac, 221 sexes… Ni plante ni animal ni champignon, voici le blob ! Derrière ses allures d’ovni, cette espèce non-identifiée promet des avancées scientifiques […]