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Patrick Keeling

@pjkeelinglab.bsky.social

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Evolutionary biologist working on protists

Patrick John Keeling is a biologist and professor in the Department of Botany at the University of British Columbia. His research investigates the phylogeny, genomics and molecular evolution of protists and his work has led to numerous advances in assembling the eukaryotic tree of life. He has also identified several cases of horizontal gene transfer. .. more

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Vasily Zlatogursky @zlatogursky.bsky.social · Jul 24

Promethea = PROvora + MEteora + HEmimastigophora. The new supergroup, unifying previously “orphan” lineages with gene-rich mitogenomes. Position of #telonemids is still uncertain. #protistsonsky tinyurl.com/yk9xkt49

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Patrick Keeling @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks! I’ve been locked out of my account for months so probably also seem like I’m ignoring everyone. But I just got back in and saw this first so thanks!

Patrick Keeling @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social · Feb 20

Paper came out today that represents a long trip for many members of my lab. It took years to get these methods to work and gather the data so everyone involved should be very proud of the interesting outcome. Thanks to the whole gang for their perseverance on this one!

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Patrick Keeling @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social · Jan 26

Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. Sony A7rV and Nauticam housing with @backscattervideophoto MW4300 macro-wide lamps.

Patrick Keeling @pjkeelinglab.bsky.social · Jan 24

I don’t know how to use Bluesky just yet. But I’m shifting my underwater macros over here so am going to learn. Here’s a BC shot of a Google-eyed monster from a recent dive on Quadra Island. You know what it is and did you know they had loads of eyes?

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