The aim of this award is to support the activities of COLOSS members, especially those from developing countries or early-career scientists, whose proposals fit within our mission: to improve the well-being of bees at a global level. The total amount available for this call is 20000. – CHF and up to 4 proposals can be…
Bee World, Volume 99, Issue 1 is a special issue on the honey bee research association COLOSS. This issue contains 11 articles written by key members of all COLOSS core projects and task forces. Thanks to some authors institutions and the support of COLOSS all articles are permanently freely available and can be found here.…
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin on Monday, March 7th, and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Start date: Flexible, with Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Winter 2023 semesters all possible. Project description and responsibilities: The selected individual will participate in collaborative research alongside USDA ARS bee labs (e.g., Stoneville, MS; Beltsville,…
The conference Proceedings of the 17th COLOSS Conference are now online and can be downloaded after logging in on the “Past Events” page. The recordings of both conference days can also be found on this page.
Background: Whole-genome sequencing has become routine for population genetic studies. Sequencing of individuals provides maximal data but is rather expensive and fewer samples can be studied. In contrast, sequencing a pool of samples (pool-seq) can provide sufficient data, while presenting less of an economic challenge. Few studies have compared the two approaches to infer population…
In order to investigate the geographical distribution of morphological and mitochondrial variation of the Western honey bee in West and Central Africa, 175 colonies, sampled from 44 localities (or a subset therefrom), were subjected to geometric morphometric (GM), traditional morphometric (TM) and mitochondrial DNA analyses. The shape of the forewing differed significantly between the three…
Parco Nazionale Isola di Pantelleria in cooperation with Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, Parco Nazionale della Maiella, Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio and Parco Nazionale dell’Arcipelago Toscano are organising the First international meeting APIS SILVATICA- The western honey bee in nature. All scientists and activists studying free-living colonies of Apis mellifera, their relationship to other pollinators,…
The bee research group of Wageningen Research (bijen@wur) is looking for a new colleague! Please find the job advertisement here: https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/Scientist-Honey-bee-biology-and-health.htm The ideal starting period is before the summer 2022 and the initial appointment is for 2 years with a possibility of extension. The deadline for application is 16 February 2022. As Scientist Honey…
The Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University, Denmark, offers an attractive career opportunity for promising and talented researchers from around the world. We invite applications for a position as Tenure Track Assistant Professor focusing on agricultural entomology and pollination ecology to spearhead research in pollination in agricultural systems. Research topics could include but are not…
Inflammation is a defense process triggered when the body faces assaults from pathogens, toxic substances, microbial infections, or when tissue is damaged. Immune and inflammatory disorders are common pathogenic pathways that lead to the progress of various chronic diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. The overproduction of cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor…