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Laurence Packer

ResearcherScience and Engineering , Faculty ofYork University

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Laurence Packer

Researcher

Science and Engineering , Faculty of

Engineering

York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

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Latest papers

Uce-based phylogeny and classification of Megachilini.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2026
Toward scalable species descriptions for dark taxa: the role of molecular data.
ZooKeys · 2026
Reassessment of Incasarus (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Protandrenini) with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).
Zootaxa · 2026 · senior author

All 35 publications

Latest funding

High throughput equipment for generating next generation sequencing libraries
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$102,445
Bees: phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$330,000
Advanced imaging system for accelerating and automating arthropod bio-surveillance
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$143,583

All 22 grants and awards

35 publications.

Uce-based phylogeny and classification of Megachilini.

Praz CJ, Gueuning M, Branstetter MG, Dorchin A, Griswold T, Packer L, Risch S, Litman J

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108701 PMID: 42542275

Toward scalable species descriptions for dark taxa: the role of molecular data.

Sharkey MJ, Mutanen M, Baker A, Brown BV, Butcher BA, Dowling APG, Godfray HCJ, Hallwachs W, Hausmann A, Hebert PDN, Inclán DJ, Janzen DH, Kiljunen N, Miller SE, Oliveira G, Packer L, Quicke DLJ, Skevington JH, Steinke D, Hernández Ugalde JA, Vogler AP, Hartop E

ZooKeys2026

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.172693 PMID: 42422546

Reassessment of Incasarus (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Protandrenini) with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).

Romero N, Packer L

Zootaxa2026Senior author

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.2.1 PMID: 42408069

Broad presence of ferromagnetism in bees and relationship to phylogeny, natural history, and sociality.

Russo L, Allen C, Jorgensen CS, Quigley L, Buchanan CC, Winklhofer M, Brady SG, Packer L, Murray A, Gilbert DA

Science advances2026

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aed7391 PMID: 41984961

On the Importance of Contrasts in Taxonomic Diagnoses: A Survey of 405 Newly Described Insect Genera.

Packer L

Insects2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/insects16121224 PMID: 41465663

A survey of keys for the identification of newly described insect genera: recommendations for authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers.

Packer L

ZooKeys2024First author

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.130416 PMID: 39430050

A New Species of Hemicotelles (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from Peru.

Apaza LVA, Maldonado JH, Packer L

Zootaxa2024Senior author

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5493.3.3 PMID: 39646574

Festschrift in honour of Fernando Silveira (Title Page).

Gibbs J, Packer L, Almeida EAB

Zootaxa2024

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5404.1.1 PMID: 39645749

Three New Species of Microsphecodes s.str. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) with an updated key to species of the subgenus.

Graham L, Packer L

Zootaxa2024Senior author

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5404.1.12 PMID: 38480401

The evolutionary history of bees in time and space.

Almeida EAB, Bossert S, Danforth BN, Porto DS, Freitas FV, Davis CC, Murray EA, Blaimer BB, Spasojevic T, Ströher PR, Orr MC, Packer L, Brady SG, Kuhlmann M, Branstetter MG, Pie MR

Current biology : CB2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.005 PMID: 37506702

High throughput equipment for generating next generation sequencing libraries

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Zayed, Amro

$102,445

Bees: phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Packer, Laurence

Keywords: bees; apoidea; phylogeny; biogeography; classification; identification tools

$330,000

Advanced imaging system for accelerating and automating arthropod bio-surveillance

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

$143,583

BIOSCAN: Tracing the Patterns of Life on a Changing Planet

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

$8,000,000

BIOSCAN: Tracing the Patterns of Life on a Changing Planet

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

Keywords: Global change biology Ecological & environmental policy Machine learning Metagenomics Systematics & taxonomy Biodiversity genomics Data Science Environmental management Environmental law Conservation Evolution Statistical ecology Environmental economics Ecosystem Sustainability

$8,000,000

Operations and Maintenance Support for Canadensys: Pancanadian Biodiversity Informatics Network and Portal

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bruneau, Anne

$150,000

Bees: Biodiversity, biogeography

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Packer, Laurence

$295,000

Canadian centre for DNA barcoding

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

$450,000

Canadian centre for DNA barcoding

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

$265,600

NSERC - CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative)

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Networks

Principal investigators: Kevan, Peter

$5,278,700

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Laurence Packer

Latest papers

Latest funding

Uce-based phylogeny and classification of Megachilini.

Toward scalable species descriptions for dark taxa: the role of molecular data.

Reassessment of Incasarus (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Protandrenini) with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).

Broad presence of ferromagnetism in bees and relationship to phylogeny, natural history, and sociality.

On the Importance of Contrasts in Taxonomic Diagnoses: A Survey of 405 Newly Described Insect Genera.

&#xfeff;A survey of keys for the identification of newly described insect genera: recommendations for authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers.

A New Species of Hemicotelles (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from Peru.

Festschrift in honour of Fernando Silveira (Title Page).

Three New Species of Microsphecodes s.str. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) with an updated key to species of the subgenus.

The evolutionary history of bees in time and space.

High throughput equipment for generating next generation sequencing libraries

Bees: phylogeny, biogeography and taxonomy

Advanced imaging system for accelerating and automating arthropod bio-surveillance

BIOSCAN: Tracing the Patterns of Life on a Changing Planet

BIOSCAN: Tracing the Patterns of Life on a Changing Planet

Operations and Maintenance Support for Canadensys: Pancanadian Biodiversity Informatics Network and Portal

Bees: Biodiversity, biogeography

Canadian centre for DNA barcoding

Canadian centre for DNA barcoding

NSERC - CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative)

A survey of keys for the identification of newly described insect genera: recommendations for authors, reviewers, editors, and publishers.