We are hiring:

The Wang Lab welcomes inquiries to join and visit. The PI is always glad to hear from prospective team members and develop mutually interested projects. People motivated to use fungi to understand evolutionary genomic and symbiotic questions are especially encouraged to contact.

Postdoctoral fellows
Interested applicants should inquire via email for potential research projects. Please include a CV and a statement of your research interests. Multiple funding opportunities and fellowships are available through

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
UofT Research Excellence Postdoctoral Fellows Program
UTSC Postdoctoral Fellowship
UofT-CSC Joint Funding Program
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship

Graduate students
I accept graduate students through the following graduate programs at the University of Toronto:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
Environmental Science (M.Sc. and Ph.D.)
Cell and Systems Biology (domestic M.Sc. and Ph.D.)

Please send your unofficial academic transcripts, a brief statement of research interests, and your curriculum vitae to yanxw.wang@utoronto.ca. The starting date for domestic students is flexible and can be Spring, Summer, or Fall semester of each year. International students should expect to start in Fall semester.

Undergraduate students
We are always looking for highly motivated undergraduate students to join our research group, either as volunteers or through courses (BIOB98/99, BIOD95, BIOD98/99, etc.). If you would like to gain research experience in Ecology, Evolution, Genomics, Mycology, or Symbiosis, please contact the PI via email with your unofficial transcripts, a curriculum vitae, and a statement of research interests. A brief interview will be set up to discuss availability and potential projects in the lab.

Potential Research Projects @ WangLab
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Lab Meeting Schedule
(Current lab members should have access; if not, please email me)

Lab Documents
(LabManual, IDP, SOPs, etc.; current lab members should have access; if not, please email me)

More Group Photos