Gabriel Felipe Penaloza, an ELAP fellow visiting the lab, has obtained a grant from the International Association of Plant Taxonomists (IAPT)  to work on the diversity of the epiphytic hornwort Dendroceros  and symbiosis Nice job!!  Hornworts still rock!

Camille Lavoie has obtained a very competitive NSERC scholarship to pursue her master's program. Camille will be working with Philip Archambault on the biology of benthic organisms. In our lab, Camille has done a wonderful work on the functional diversity of cyanobacteria (Stigonema/Nostoc) associated with lichens and the use of alternative nitrogenases. Congratulations Camille!

Camille Lavoie is presenting a poster about her research at the Colloque de Biologie on Thursday 5-7. A copy of the poster can be found here: Une histoire de fidelité chez les lichens. Diversité et recrumente des symbiontes associés au lichen Stereocaulon spp.

Gabriel Felipe Penaloza, an ELAP fellow visiting the lab, has obtained a grant from the Rufford Foundation to work on hornwort diversity and conservation! Nice job!!  Hornworts still rock!

Dr. Stuart McDaniel (U. of Florida, Gainsville) will be visiting our lab. Looking forward to his talk on sex chromosomes and ancestral state reconstruction   .

Marta has obtained a prestigious scholarship  to visit the Field Museum in Chicago. Marta will be working with Felix Grewe on population genomics of lichen woodland species. Bravo Marta! We will miss you in the lab!

Marta's research on lichen microbial and viral biology has been highlighted! Bravo Marta!

Congratulations to Adriel Sierra!!!, a new PhD student in the Villarreal lab, for obtaining the BESS Create Program fellowship!! Adriel's thesis will focus on the impact of forest fragmentation in the Amazonian rainforests.  

An article published through the Université Laval Faculté des sciences et de génie website! A quick overview on the recent accomplishments of the lab in securing funding for exciting research!  

Aleida Samaniego from La Prensa (Panamá) asked questions about the laboratory and current projects