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Positions offered: entomology research assistants
Denis Barabé receives the Gandoger prize for phanerogamy
Gilles Vincent president of the board of directors of the...
The IRBV shines at Célébrer les arts et les sciences
Ph.D. project as part of the international and interdisci...
Béatrice Gervais-Bergeron, recipient of the 2024 Marcelle...
Upcoming conferences
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3 Apr 2025
11:30 am
- 12:30 pm
Adrienne Roeder
Robustness in morphogenesis in Arabidopsis flowers
17 Apr 2025
11:30 am
- 12:30 pm
Heather McFarlen
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Infrastructures
The main building
Located on the site of the Montreal Botanical Garden, established through a partnership between the Université de Montréal...
Biodiversity Centre
Located on the site of the Montréal Botanical Garden, the Biodiversity Centre is a world-class centre of excellence in the...
Laboratories
The IRBV and the Biodiversity Centre have extensive laboratory facilities. Two well-equipped undergraduate teaching labora...
Major projects and chairs
Canadian Airborne Biodiversity Observatory (CABO)
The Canadian Aerial Biodiversity Observatory (CABO) aims to develop an innovative remote sensing technology, “spectranomic...
Research chairs
The use of synthetic pesticides to control harmful organisms in agriculture and forestry has detrimental effects on the en...
Canadensys
Managed by the Centre on Biodiversity at the University of Montreal, the Canadensys network brings together the collection...
The Collections
Fungarium of the Université de Montréal
The Cercle des mycologues de Montréal is one of the largest and most active mycological societies in North America. Over t...
Montreal Insectarium Scientific Collection
The Montréal Insectarium is the leading entomological museum in North America with a focus on public outreach. It is locat...
Ouellet-Robert Entomological Collection (QMOR)
The Ouellet-Robert entomological collection comprises one-and-a-half million specimens. It is one of the larger Canadian u...
Marie-Victorin Herbarium
The Marie-Victorin Herbarium is a large collection of vascular plants and bryophytes. Thanks to its 634,640 specimens, the...
RESEARCH AREAS
Plant signaling, reproduction and development
Urban ecology and phytotechnologies
Plant - environment interactions
Origin, structure and conservation of biodiversity