Professor
Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
Phone (Office): 416 736 2100 Ext. 20213
Phone (Lab): 416 736 2100 Ext. 44053
zayed@yorku.caKey Areas of Expertise
- Honey bees
- Genes and honey bee behaviour
- Genetic diversity in bee stocks
- Queen bees and worker bees
- Bee behaviour and the environment
- Bee colonies
- Bees' role in agriculture
- Evolution and genomics in bees
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Faculty of Science Profile
Amro Zayed Lab
EurekAlert! - Ability to identify 'killer' bees a boon to the honeybee industry
Red Orbit - Genetics Plays Vital Role In Building Better Bees
EurekAlert! - Genomic project gets $7.3 million to breed Canadian winter-hardy honeybees
CTV News - Scientists hope to develop made-for-Canada honeybees
Radio Canada International - Building a better Canadian honey bee
CBC News - 'Beenomics' researchers help beekeepers breed custom bees
Toronto Star - Scientists on quest for the ultimate Canadian honeybee
YFile - Genomics project gets $7.3M to breed Canadian winter-hardy honeybees
TVO - The Bees' Needs
Bloomberg.com - Bee population declining: What's the big deal?
Awards
Early Researcher Award - 2010
Government of Ontario
Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal - 2007
Governor General of Canada
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