Recent news

10/9/2021: Emma's paper describing the mitogenome of the freshwater snail Planorbella pilsbryi was published in the journal Mitochondrial DNA Part B. A big congratulations!

10/1/2021: A project working on assessing the biodiversity and prevalence of dorsal-spined nematodes in Eastern Manitoba was funded by Manitoba Hydro's Moose Study Program. We'll be looking for 3-4 undergraduates keen to do some fieldwork! Stay tuned for job ad.

9/21/2021: A paper that Jillian contributed to has been published. We described the role of snails in a spiny-headed worm's life cycle. Jillian obtained DNA sequences for the snails to improve host identification and vouchering. When trying to elucidate a life cycle, knowing who the hosts are is just as important as knowing who the parasites are.