Evolving eukaryotes: an interview with Joel Dacks
Abstract Joel Dacks is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Cell Biology at the University of Alberta, a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum (London), and the current President of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology. His research group s...
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doaj-e07a566e8cba4ab99f8b709f3e7838b72020-11-25T01:35:59ZengBMCBMC Biology1741-70072018-11-011611210.1186/s12915-018-0586-4Evolving eukaryotes: an interview with Joel DacksJoel B. Dacks0Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of AlbertaAbstract Joel Dacks is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Cell Biology at the University of Alberta, a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum (London), and the current President of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology. His research group studies the evolution and diversity of the eukaryotic membrane-trafficking system, from origins to potential disease therapeutics. In this interview, Joel shares some perspectives on gaining a balanced view of comparative cell biology and the importance of a constructive peer review process.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0586-4EvolutionGenomicsEukaryotesMembrane-traffickingGolgiParasitism |
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Abstract Joel Dacks is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Evolutionary Cell Biology at the University of Alberta, a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum (London), and the current President of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology. His research group studies the evolution and diversity of the eukaryotic membrane-trafficking system, from origins to potential disease therapeutics. In this interview, Joel shares some perspectives on gaining a balanced view of comparative cell biology and the importance of a constructive peer review process. |
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