Welcome to the lab of Prof Martin Krkosek, Canada Research Chair in Marine Epidemiology. We are based in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Our research is in population ecology and its applications to epidemiology, fisheries, and conservation. We work on marine fishes, marine mammals, aquatic parasites, mathematical models, and statistical analysis.

The MK Lab conducts fieldwork in the territories of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw, Mamalilikulla and ‘Namgis First Nations on the south Central Coast of BC in partnership with the Salmon Coast Field Station, located amongst the islands above. Learn more about SCFS research, programs, and community.

Lab News

> The Narwhal, Vancouver Sun, Comox Valley News on our open letter to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada regarding a problematic CSAS report.
> Ariel defends her PhD and heads for a postdoc at Penn State and Oxford
> Welcome new lab members Rob Hechler and Kate Medcalf
> Ariel wins an Excellence in Doctoral Research Award from CSEE
> MK takes up new role as co-Editor-in-Chief at CJFAS
> Jaime wins a Connaught Public Impact Fellowship and NSERC PGSD
> MK wins an E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from NSERC
> Dylan defends his PhD and heads to NORCE Research for a postdoc
> Steph publishes general theory of parasitism and migration in PNAS
> MK renews Canada Research Chair in Marine Epidemiology
> Devin defends his PhD and is off to a Postdoc at Stanford and UBC
> Sean heads to Dalhousie with a Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellowship