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Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca/biology

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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📸 The 7th Annual Biology Photo Contest is here! BISC faculty, students, staff, and postdocs are invited to share the beauty of their work, from cells to ecosystems and microscopes to fieldwork. Submit up to 3 photos by Nov. 5 for a chance to win prizes. Full details in the poster!
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📅 The Outreach & Engagement Committee’s 2026–2027 outreach events and submission deadlines are here! Explore opportunities in photography, science communication, outreach, creative writing, and more. Check out the schedule and mark your calendar!
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social and environmental sciences major Caio Conradt completed an undergraduate research term with professor David Green studying the impact of human activity on the ecology and life history of spotted towhees. 🧵 🧪🌏
Caio standing outdoors in the middle of a bunch of blackberry bushes with a bird's nest on top of his hat. He's smiling and has two thumbs up.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
After taking some time off due to forest fire evacuations, @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Isabelle Côté and the Fraser Riverkeeper team are passing through Metro Vancouver on their way to Richmond this Friday! Follow along with their journey: fraserriverkeeper.ca/expedition2026 🧪🌏
A map of Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Langley and Surrey with a pink line in the Fraser River that shows where the swim relay team is.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Congratulations to @sfubiosciences.bsky.social prof Tanya Brown, @sfuphysics.bsky.social profs @quantumdan.bsky.social and Thomas Jennewein, chemistry prof Daniel Leznoff and earth sciences prof Xinyue Xu on receiving support through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund!
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
August 19 is World Orangutan Day. @sfubiosciences.bsky.social PhD candidate spoke with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning about orangutans and working with legendary primatologist Biruté Galdikas. 🌏 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
An orangutan holding a stick while resting in a lush forest environment
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social prof Isabelle Côté and the Fraser Riverkeeper team swam through Prince George yesterday, now heading south toward Quenesl. The group aims to raise awareness and funds for conservation by swimming the length of the Fraser: www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/f... 🌎
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Fraser River Challenge team swims into Prince George
They're swimming the length of the waterway to raise awareness of rivershed issues
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Isabelle Côté is embarking on a new adventure, starting today! Over the next 30 days she will swim 1,375 km from the Fraser River headwaters to the Pacific Ocean with Fraser Riverkeeper to raise awareness about watershed conservation. fraserriverkeeper.ca 🧪🌎
Isabelle Côté wearing a Sea Tux wetsuit and sunglasses driving a boat in Barkley Sound.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Deep sea mining poses many risks to ecosystems beyond the locations being mined. @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Nick Dulvy comments: 🧪🌎
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What can we learn about ageing from butterflies? @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Arne Mooers and colleague Jayme Lewthwaite investigate.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A fascinating @radiolab.bsky.social episode on baby sharks featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor @nickdulvy.bsky.social: radiolab.org/podcast/baby... (do do do do do) 🧪🌏
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Baby Shark
There’s a lot more to baby sharks than that song you can’t get out of your head.
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
SFU Biology postdoctoral researcher Anaïs Remili @anaisremili.bsky.social was recently featured in The News International, where she discussed the vital role whale falls play in sustaining deep-sea ecosystems. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news... 📸 Photo credit: Jared Towers - DFO MML 001
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Amanda Arnold 🦈 @amandasodysseys.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Some of our key findings: • Only 6 threatened sharks and rays have more than 10% of their range protected by no-take MPAs. • Only 24% of threatened sharks and 18% of threatened rays have over 1% of their species range covered by no-take MPAs @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @earth2ocean.bsky.social
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Amanda Arnold 🦈 @amandasodysseys.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We also built a free Shark & Ray MPA Explorer so researchers, managers, and conservationists can explore species-level MPA coverage for all 1,158 species. If you're interested in sharks and rays, take a look! tinyurl.com/SharkRayMPAExplorer @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @society4conbio.bsky.social
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Pioneering primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas has left behind a legacy of conservation and advocacy for orangutans, and a new generation of conservationists, including @sfubiosciences.bsky.social PhD candidate Ruth Linsky: nowtoronto.com/news/why-the... 🌏
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Inside the push to save Canada's closest living relatives | NOW Toronto
A Canadian researcher dedicated decades of her life to studying orangutans and promoting conservation efforts.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Despite being banned for decades, PCBs, DDT and other pollutants are still circulating in marine ecosystems, and accumulating in the bodies of Arctic seals and the communities that rely on them, leading to negative health effects: ow.ly/H4vz50ZbotX 🧪🌎 #MarineEcology SFU Biological Sciences
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Human-made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level
New research shows seals are being affected by chemical pollution in the Arctic food web and rapid climate-driven warming that is transforming their sea ice habitat.
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Congratulations to Aaron Dhanda, PhD alumnus from Julian Guttman's Lab, whose photo "The mitotic meridian" is a finalist in the 2026 NSERC Science Exposed Photo Contest! Take a moment and follow the link to vote for Aaron's photo!: ow.ly/q5KM50Zbo1Z
"The mitotic meridian" by Aaron Dhanda
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Anaïs Remili @anaisremili.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Latest infographic from yours truly 🤍
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The BC Parks Living Lab Program pairs scientists with provincial parks to study climate change and conservation. @sfubiosciences.bsky.social prof Chelsea Little spoke with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social about the work she and her colleagues are doing in Garibaldi Park: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... 🧪
The Black Tusk, as seen from the trail to Panorama Ridge. By Benoit Brummer CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80066982
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
New research from @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Tanya Brown has found more than 200 contaminants in water and juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary, including industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and personal care products. www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor... 🧪 #ecotox #yvr
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Young Fraser River Chinook salmon swimming in chemical soup, SFU study finds
Juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary are feeding and growing in a slurry of contaminants from pharmaceuticals, personal care products to industrial chemicals, according to a new S...
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A recent SFU-led study found dozens of chemical contaminants in Fraser River Chinook salmon. @sfubiosciences.bsky.social professor Tanya Brown explains that this is not just an issue for salmon, but could also affect #BC's Southern Resident Orcas: globalnews.ca/video/118588... 🧪 #ecotox
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SFU study finds chemical pollutants in Fraser River Chinook salmon | Watch News Videos Online
Watch SFU study finds chemical pollutants in Fraser River Chinook salmon Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It’s World Bee Day! If you are concerned about pollinator declines, there’s something you can do: plant flowers. Professor Elizabeth Elle of Biological Sciences at SFU is studying backyard biodiversity, and in a study of just nine gardens in 2025 documented 130 species of pollinators!
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Fascination of Plants Day 2026🌱🍀 Ferns reproduce using spores instead of seeds! You can spot them if you flip a leaf over. Those tiny brown clusters are sporangia (arrow), little capsules packed with spores. Image and text by Miranda Meents
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
May is the middle of the spring migration for many species, and many are passing through Vancouver right now! Learn about birding and how you can contribute to science at an upcoming panel including @sfubiosciences.bsky.social prof @johnreynolds.bsky.social: stanleyparkecology.ca/event/your-o...
Photo of a very green looking Anna's hummingbird with logos for Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration and Stanley Park Ecology and text that reads Your Observation Matters: Citizen Science in Birding Panel
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This recent collaboration between @sfuphysics.bsky.social and @sfubiosciences.bsky.social researchers is a great example of how interdisciplinary collaborations can lead to new insights and useful tools for understanding the natural world. 🧪⚛️ #bio
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pleased to announce that five science students have made it to the SFU 3MT finals. Congratulations to: * Stella Lin, BISC * Nima Tehrani, MBB * Jeremy Chiu, MATH * Grace Johnson, PHYS * Jonas A. Eschenfelder, EASC Cheer them on in person or via livestream at on April 9: shorturl.at/whIwA
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SFU 2026 Three Minute Thesis Finals
Experience SFU’s top graduate researchers as they race to explain their research in just three minutes. Fast, fun, and inspiring!
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Congratulations to SFU Biological Sciences professor Miranda Meents who has received a 2025 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award for her innovative teaching and leadership within the teaching community. www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Miranda Meents headshot
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
On Friday April 10 the Biology Department gathered to celebrate a Botanical Drawing Showcase featuring the work of the students in BISC 337-Plant Biology. Congratulations to everyone for their amazing work! See more on our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
UN World Water Day celebrates water and inspires action to tackle the global water crisis. A focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. Thank you to Stella Lin and Joyce Wong in the Fowler lab, for the images below!
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Sixth Annual Biology World Poetry Day Contest It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the sixth annual Biological Sciences Poetry Contest. Find out the winners and read the poems here: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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Sixth Annual Biology World Poetry Day Contest
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Stella Lin (Fowler-lab) won First Place and People's Choice in the 2026 Faculty of Science 3MT Competition for "Characterization of psychrophilic microbial communities in small-scale decentralized anaerobic digestion for sanitation in the remote arctic"! Congrats, Stella! www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social major Jocelyn Heywood completed a USRA term and Honours project in Côté Lab, investigating densities and distributions of the invasive marine snail Batillaria attramentaria, identify hotspots and other information that can guide effective management strategies.
Jocelyn is a tall woman with long hair wearing a puffy black jacket and white toque standing in front of an icy blue glacial lake
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Simon Fraser University @sfu.ca · 18/02/2026
Climate change + legacy chemicals hit Arctic ringed seals with a one-two punch: New SFU study finds that just one unusually warm year can leave seals thinner, malnourished and less able to cope with toxic contaminants – raising risks for Inuit food security and Arctic ecosystems. 🦭
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Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one‑two punch to Arctic seals, SFU study finds
ew research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosystems already under press...
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Canada is losing track of its wild salmon — just when we need that knowledge most. Research from @sfubiosciences.bsky.social profs mhprice.bsky.social and @jon-moore.bsky.social finds insufficient data on nearly half of Canada's Pacific spawning populations. theconversation.com/canada-is-lo...
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Canada is losing track of its wild salmon — just when we need that knowledge most
Expediency with industrial development carries real environmental risks for salmon unless matched by corresponding investment in mitigation and monitoring.
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Meet two of our Canada Research Chairs, Lorena Braid and Ailene MacPherson and learn about their career journeys and advice for other women in science: sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
Black woman wearing a hijab, goggles and white lab coat standing in a chemistry lab. Overlaid text reads International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We celebrate the women in our department who make an impact every day. Thank you for the photos and stories. Photo descriptions: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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Amanda Arnold 🦈 @amandasodysseys.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Grateful for the mentors, collaborators, and friends who make science stronger every day. #WomeninSTEM @rachhson.bsky.social @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Congratulations to Ingrid van der Torre, recipient of the Fall 2025 Biological Sciences Merit Scholarship. Awarded to the Biology major with the highest academic record after six completed terms of study. A remarkable achievement💯🥳
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Congratulations to our 2025 Undergraduate Research Award recipients. These Biology students are recognized for outstanding research, curiosity, and dedication, working with faculty mentors across diverse fields. We are proud of their achievements🙌🤩
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
✨Call for Submissions: Biology Poetry Contest! ✨ SFU Biological Sciences invites biology-inspired poems from lab, field, or research work. Submit up to 3 poems (incl. Haiku) for prizes + features. Open to BISC community. Deadline March 15. Submit to phollman@sfu.ca. See attached poster for details.
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Nick Dulvy @nickdulvy.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
New paper out today in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com by the #GlobalSharkTrends team: Bending back the curve of shark & ray biodiversity loss; Read the paper here: rdcu.be/eZ9n9 @sfu.ca @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @earth2ocean.bsky.social
Bending back the biodiversity loss curve of sharks and rays. The loss of sharks and rays to date has involved serial depletion of the largest, most evolutionary and functionally distinct species, and the increasing prevalence of smaller-bodied species that have benefited from release from predation.
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
📚A new study led by Michael Price, adjunct professor in SFU’s Department of Biological Sciences, finds that Canada is failing in a decades-old pledge to monitor the health of Pacific salmon. www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The Biological Sciences Outreach and Engagement Committee is excited to announce the recipients of the 5th Annual BISC Outreach Awards! 🎉 Congratulations to Owen Kui and Sarah Johnson for their outstanding contributions to outreach and engagement. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We are excited to reveal the winners of our Sixth Annual Photo Contest! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, who posed for a camera, or who helped point a camera at someone who was posing! We can’t wait to see more stunning photos next year! Visit our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Wild sockeye populations are in decline, yet some continue to adapt and find new habitats. A team led by @sfubiosciences.bsky.social prof @jon-moore.bsky.social is hoping to find genetic markers that contribute to salmon resilience. www.genomebc.ca/blog/genomic...
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Genomics projects tackle climate threats to BC fish and marine ecosystems - Genome BC
Vancouver, BC – As ocean temperatures continue to rise, the stress of climate change is affecting marine life and their food sources and throwing fragile ecosystems into crisis. This isn’t […]
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SFU Faculty of Science @sfuscience.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Missed last week's Café Scientifique talk with Anaïs Remili? Learn how blubber biopsies can give us a window into the health of entire ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz76...
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SFU Café Scientifique: What's For Dinner? It's a Toxic Buffet for Whales
YouTube video by SFU Faculty of Science
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Read the article in The Narwhal featuring Bob Elner, Biological Sciences Adjunct Professor, about the potential impacts of a proposed Vancouver port expansion on food sources for western sandpipers in their migration from South America to Alaska. Read more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
BISC Professor Jonathan Moore is quoted in a story in Atmos that looks at the movement to safeguard the climate-changed habitats that will follow melting ice. Read more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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Protecting Ecosystems of the Future Before They Exist
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🎉 Double Win for Gries Lab! Emmanuel Hung (PhD) and Augustus Negraeff (Undergrad) earned the President’s Prize for best oral student presentations at the Joint Entomology Meeting. 👏 Emmanuel also received the ESC Postgraduate Scholarship (PhD)! Read more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
Emmanuel HungAugustus Negraeff
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Biological Sciences shines at this year's Faculty of Science Awards! We're proud to celebrate three incredible winners across various categories, recognizing their outstanding contributions to research, teaching and outreach. Congrats all!!
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