Simpson Lab - Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Canada

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Evolution of eukaryotic microbes; Protistology; Free-living protozoa; Molecular phylogenetics and Evolution; Electron Microscopy

Eukaryotic microbes make up a major part of the diversity of life on earth. Collectively they are of profound ecological and evolutionary importance. Most groups of eukaryotic microbes are very poorly understood, especially if they are free-living and non-photosynthetic. Much of our work focusses on overlooked protozoa of particular evolutionary importance, and what they tell us about the deep history of eukaryotic cells.

We thank the following agencies/programs for their support:

NSERC for operating Funds (Discovery Grants Program)

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIfAR), Program in Integrated Microbial Biodiversity, for research support

Tula Foundation, through CGEB, for support for postdoctoral researchers

Canadian Fund for Innovation (CFI) for crucial infrastructure funding (New Investigator Program)

Genome Atlantic / Genome Canada "Prokaryotic Genome Evolution and Diversity" project, for computational resources.