********************GradStudentPositions******************** I obtained a funding for a PhD salary for three years in France (Marseille) cosupervised by myself (CNRS, IMBE) and Pr Delphine Thibault (Aix marseille Univ, MIO). A few keywords : "marine zooplankton, larvae, life history traits, metabarcoding, temporal survey, connectivity, global change" The persons to contact are Anne Chenuil (anne.chenuil@imbe.fr) and Delphine Thibault (delphine.thibault@univ-amu.fr). It is very urgent (I should send the candidate CV until may 17th, although I will try to extend this delay). Below is a link describing the PhD topic and the candidate profile (but the contact persons and the deadline are obsolete): https://www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/actualites/appels-doffres-de-theses-et-postdocs-ocean Anne Chenuil-Maurel (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Conferences******************** PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT! Quest for Orthologs meeting (QfO8) - July 17-18, 2024 - Montr�al, QC, Canada. LAST CALL : abstract submissions for Talks and/or Posters. DEADLINE EXTENSION TO : May 14, 2024 Webpage: https://event.fourwaves.com/qfo8 Confirmed Invited Speakers : Fiona Brinkman (Simon Fraser University), Elena Kuzmin (Concordia University), Markus Hecker (University of Saskatchewan), Christine Orengo (University College London). Scope: The QfO Consortium addresses a key challenge in molecular evolutionary biology and strives to develop large-scale methods for inferring orthology among fully sequenced genomes, and to reconstruct the complement of protein-coding genes in common ancestral genomes across the tree of life. The QFO meetings aim to bring together disparate groups around the world that work in the field to accelerate progress through sharing of ideas, methods and research findings. The particular aim of this QfO8 meeting is to gather an even more diverse set of end-users and to connect different research communities that are rooted in orthology. Travel and Caregiver Fellowships: Authors of accepted talks/posters will be eligible for travel and caregiver fellowships to attend the conference. The procedure for application will be communicated to the relevant people in the talk/poster acceptance email. ISCB members can receive a 15% discount on registration rates. Further information on abstract submission deadline and guidelines can be found here: https://event.fourwaves.com/qfo8/submission PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT! A�da Ouangraoua (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)