Evolution of reproductive systems in plants


Genome Evolution


Conservation genetics

 

"I love fools’ experiments. I am always making them." (Charles Darwin)

"You seek a great fortune, ..... You will find a fortune, though it will not be the fortune you seek. But first you must travel – a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. You will see things, wonderful to tell." (Blind Seer in 'O Brother')

 

 

Research in the Schoen Lab

Our lab does work on a diverse array of evolutionary topics.   The organizing theme that ties these topics together is evolutionary and population genetics.   Much, but not all of the work we do, focuses on plants.  More recently, we have also adopted the nematode, C. elegans, as a model system for some of the questions that we are addressing.  

Above you can click on the topics listed to find a brief description of some of the areas that we are interested in, as well as links to recent papers.

Inside the McGill Phytotron (top) at the Stewart Biology Building (below)