The Rogers Lab at the University of Calgary

We are a group of evolutionary biologists with a diverse set of interests in molecular ecology and evolution including: [1] the genetics of adaptation, [2] the genetics of reproductive isolation and speciation, [3] the molecular ecology of invasive species, and [4] conservation genetics

Recent News

May 9, 2013- Seeking nationwide funding for post-docs with disabilities - Ella Bowles is used to finding solutions. Read about it here.

May 4, 2013- Congratulations to Ella Bowles for being awarded a QEII scholarship!

April 19, 2013 - Congratulations to Cory Kremer for successfully defending his MSc on the Landscape Genetics of Brook Stickleback!

April 8, 2013 - Sean receives GECF funding from the Alberta Conservation Association to understand the nature of Didymo blooms with RNAseq

Mar 10, 2013 - Congratulations to Krista Larsen for obtaining a grant from the Alberta Conservation Association!

Jan 24, 2013 - Congratulations to Dr. Jon Mee for being awarded a MITACS Elevate PDF award to work on lake whitefish with McMaster University (Dr. J. Wilson and Dr. D. Boreham) and University of Regina (Dr. C. Somers) and sponsored by Bruce Power.

Nov 2, 2012 - Sean attends the 2012 ASTech Awards Gala in Edmonton

Oct 16, 2012 - Sean is awarded the Killam Emerging Researcher Award

May 21, 2012 - Sean is on the annual Quirks and Quarks Question Show - recorded in front of a live audience at the Eckhardt-Gramatté Concert Hall. Listen to it here

May 21, 2012 - Congratulations to Ella Bowles and Stevi Vanderzwan for obtaining grants from the the Northern Scientific Training Program!

March 23, 2012 - Congratulations to Cory Kremer, Jobran Chebib, and Haley Tunna who were successful in obtaining grants from the Alberta Conservation Association!

February 3, 2012 - Sean receives funding from AET

January 6, 2012 - The lab welcomes Dr. Jon Mee to the lab!

December 1, 2011 - Matthew Morris defends his MSc thesis!

September 19, 2011 - Rogers Lab is working with Parks Canada to restore the Endangered Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Banff. Read about it here and here. Listen here.

September 7, 2011 - Rogers Lab is working with Parks Canada on the endangered Banff Springs snail. Read about it here.

Sept 1, 2011 - Sean receives funding from the CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund.

August 9, 2011 - Congratulations to Matthew Morris for being awarded a Vanier Fellowship!

May 12, 2011 - Congratulations to Stevi Vanderzwan for being awarded an Alberta Innovates graduate scholarship!

May 5, 2011 - Congratulations to Ella Bowles for being awarded a Garfield Weston scholaship!

May 5, 2011 - Congratulations to Cory Kremer for being awarded a Queen Elizabeth scholarship!

May 2, 2011 - Congratulations to Jamie McEwen for obtaining funding from the Alberta Conservation Association for his genomics work in Anemone.

April 28, 2011 - Stefan Dennenmoser successfully defended his Ph.D. Candidacy Examination, in the area of “Molecular Evolutionary Ecology” !

March 24, 2011 - Congratulations to Stevi Vanderzwan and Kelly Carscadden for being awarded NSERC CGS scholarships!

January 17, 2011 - The Rogers and Vamosi Labs welcome Dr. Mike Webster who is here studying social evolution in brook stickleback as part of his world tour...

January 3, 2011 - Dr. Erika Crispo has joined the lab to pursue postdoctoral research on the ecological genomic consequences of endocrine disruptors (EDCs) on freshwater fish populations

August, 2010 - Rapid evolution of cold tolerance in stickleback. PRSL B, in press. Read about it: UToday, Calgary Herald, ABC News, American Free Press. Watch it: UofC Science

July, 2010 - Sean receives an Alberta Innovates New Faculty Award

April, 2010 - A shrinking fish tale: Evolutionary biologists believe fishing encourages ‘survival of the smallest’ for lake whitefish.
Read about it: UToday, CBC (Canadian Press) Athabasca Town&Country Watch it: CTV - Alberta PrimeTime