The Welch Lab
@WelchLab_UTSC
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University of Toronto-based lab studying vertebrate comparative physiology, behaviour, and ecology...and generally having a pretty good time.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined December 2015
RT @SableSysInt: Our treadmill is in the @nytimes! @WelchLab_UTSC's work with vampire bats using a custom Sable Systems #respiratory tread….
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In most mammals, running is fuelled by oxidization of endogenous carbohydrates and lipids while amino acids contribute little (< 5–10%). Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus), however, specialize...
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Another great read about our recent publication. @UTSC @UtscBiology @giuliasrossi . Watch Blood-Fuelled Vampire Bats Running On A Tiny Treadmill For Science
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"Why fear something when you can understand it better and marvel at its diversity and complexity?”
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We'd also like to thank our funders for this work, including @NSERC_CRSNG #DiscoveryGrant and #DiscoveryAccelerator to @WelchLab_UTSC and @NSERC_CRSNG #PostdocFellowship and @LOrealParisCAN and @UNESCO #ForWomenInScience fellowships.
New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locomotion in bats ideal for stalking prey. I’d worry less about your neck and more about your ankles! 🧛🏻♂️ @WelchLab_UTSC @RSocPublishing .
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RT @Selasphorus1: Our 3rd paper on song learning in Costa's Hummingbird is out in Animal Behaviour. This one had complicated methods due t….
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RT @newscientist: Most mammals rely on fats and carbohydrates to fuel exercise, but what about blood-sucking vampire bats? Scientists put t….
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RT @UTSCresearch: A new @UTSC study finds that vampire bats unique metabolism allows them to fuel their physical activity by only eating bl….
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RT @giuliasrossi: New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of loco….
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RT @UtscBiology: Come join us! . We are hiring for the rank of Assistant Professor of "Plant Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering for….
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RT @rafeequemavoor: Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍. @NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to….
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great talk by the @TheTorontoZoo bat conservation team on successfully relocating maternity colonies of little brown myotis from condemned barn buildings near the zoo! hugely successful!.
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RT @DGComedy: The fact that the NRA got community noted on how to use a gun safely, should tell you everything you need to know about the N….
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RT @RoostersWorldja: The team deploying humidity/temperature loggers at the Thachtfield Cave to monitor environmental conditions essential….
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Manuscript accepted with minor revisions after the initial submission?!! Might be a first for the @WelchLab_UTSC! More coming soon with @giuliasrossi ! #vampirebats
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RT @cosimaporteus: In case you have missed it - our latest research paper showing how hypoxia and ocean acidification affect gill morpholog….
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Journal of Comparative Physiology B - Coastal marine environments are characterized by daily, seasonal and long-term changes in both O2 and CO2, driven by local biotic and abiotic factors. The...
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So proud of PhD student Jerrica Jamison being named co-winner of the SSB Ernst Mayr award at #Evol2024 !. @UtscBiology @UTSCresearch @eebtoronto.
Congratulations to Jerrica Jamison (U. Toronto) and Heru Handika (Louisiana State U.), winners of this year's SSB Ernst Mayr Award!. The Ernst Mayr Award is given to the presenter(s) of the outstanding student talk in the field of systematics at the annual meeting. #Evol2024.
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RT @bioWelch: Great work by @giuliasrossi, Jerrica Jamison, and (her first pub) Alaa Elbassiouny!. Congratulations team!. @UtscBiology @UTS….
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#csz2024 because some of you have asked for the vampire videos!.
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