Dr. John Stinchcombe

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Biography

John Stinchcombe is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto and the Director of the Koffler Scientific Reserve. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University and a PhD from Duke University. Following his doctoral studies, he completed a Postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University. His research focuses on ecological evolutionary genetics, with an emphasis on natural selection and its genetic mechanisms. Stinchcombe's work combines field and laboratory approaches, employing next-generation sequencing and manipulative experiments primarily in plant systems. He is interested in measuring natural selection, predicting evolutionary change, and understanding the ecological agents of selection, as well as exploring topics such as life history evolution, plant-microbe mutualisms, gene expression, herbicide resistance, invasive species, and evolution of clines and species range limits.

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Experience

Distinguished Professor

— Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, Canada

Leading research in ecological genetics and overseeing the Koffler Scientific Reserve.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Department of Sociology