Dr. Brian Leander

Professor

Botany, Zoology

Faculty of Science

The long-term objectives of our research program are to (a) discover novel traits associated with locomotion, feeding and symbiotic interactions; (b) reconstruct the evolutionary histories of complex morphological systems (e.g., ocelloids and nematocysts) using comparative molecular methods; (c) accelerate the characterization of new and poorly known lineages of (uncultured) organisms from diverse marine environments; and (d) understand major trends and reoccurring innovations in eukaryotic evolution (e.g., convergent evolution over vast phylogenetic distances). More focused research projects are motivated by these research themes.

Biodiversity Research Centre

2212 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
E-mail biodiversity.centre@ubc.ca

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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