Dear All, I have three PhD positions in my lab. My research areas are roughly split into 1) Molecular mechanisms in translation/transcription and RNA processing/genome replication through comparative studies, focusing on how molecular machines carry out their functions by decoding signals, e.g., release factors decoding termination signals, spliceosomes decoding splicing signals, etc., and how these signals and decoders coevolve. 2) Microbiology and infectious diseases, with a focus on host-parasite coevolution at the molecular level. 3) Molecular evolution/bioinformatics, i.e., how proteins, DNA, and RNA interact with each other and how the interaction partners change over time, leading to functional changes and adaptation at the molecular level. 4) Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography to understand the distribution of life over space and time, with a focus on invasive species and how they evolve in the new environment. You might first browse the recent articles from my laboratory at: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&user=fbAS_FcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate You can then let me know which article is the closest to your interest. We can schedule a zoom meeting to discuss the details. Best Xuhua Xia University of Ottawa, Canada http://dambe.bio.uottawa.ca https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-science/professors/xuhua-xia https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&user=fbAS_FcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works Xuhua Xia (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)