Belinda Chang's Lab @opsinlab
Vision molecular evolution lab @UofT. We investigate natural variation in visual pigments in a variety of vertebrate groups. labs.eeb.utoronto.ca/chang/ Toronto, Ontario Joined June 2015-
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Hello #SciTwitter! I’m a PhD Candidate at @UofTCellSysBiol studying eye evolution in snakes and lizards. Hoping to connect with more folks exploring the world of #developmentalbiology and #evolution in #reptiles!
Why lay in the leaves when there’s a perfectly awkward crevice available🦎🥚 #Geckos #Herpetology
Check out our new Chang Lab paper on the molecular basis of photoreceptor evolution in geckoes! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Congrats to Ryan and @niharb!
A big congratulations to Iris from our lab!
A big congratulations to Iris from our lab!
We are looking for photos of all the SMBE award winners on stage. If you have a photo, please email it Lulu <[email protected]> Thanks! #SMBE2019
Rhodopsins provide a new example showing how evolution's path can be constrained elifesciences.org/digests/35957/…
An ancient fork in the evolutionary road...check out our new @eLife paper with @giannicast !
An ancient fork in the evolutionary road...check out our new @eLife paper with @giannicast !
Just published our new paper in @sse_evolution: convergence in high altitude rhodopsins! Congrats @giannicast @rkschott @franceshauser
Just published our new paper in @sse_evolution: convergence in high altitude rhodopsins! Congrats @giannicast @rkschott @franceshauser
🔬 The visionary research being done by @opsinlab provides an interesting glimpse at evolution in action. ow.ly/IPeC30dt3Y4 #UofT
Trevor Price reviews how the environment may drive the evolution of both signals and signal perception. #colsci journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…
Congratulations to @niharb and @rkschott for their Editor's choice @J_Exp_Biol paper on transmutation! jeb.biologists.org/content/220/13…. Well done!
Fish living in extreme environments adapt ability to see ow.ly/Q9l330cVGnS @UofT @opsinlab @giannicast @franceshauser
Is bovine #rhodopsin a reliable model to study retinal disease? New data by @opsinlab bit.ly/2roiDku
@opsinlab wins for coolest lab icon
Latest from our lab, congrats @Tioliah! #vision #sensoryecology #whales rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/18…

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