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In this Ph.D. project, I look at inference in biological and cultural evolution. I combine various schools of philosophy of science with the expertise I acquired as a researcher in biology to address the question of how epistemic and ontological constraints shape the kinds of questions we ask in evolutionary sciences. Through various case studies, I attempt to arrive at a view of evolutionary studies as science in practise.
My work in biology centred on the use of genome information to delineate and study biological entities, working in an array of biological disciplines such as marine biology, speciation and population genetics, fungal genomics, microbial ecology and human microbiomics.
Education/Academic qualification
University of Groningen
1 Sep 2003 → 31 Aug 2005
Universite de Montreal
1 Jan 2007 → 1 May 2012
University of Groningen
1 Sep 2000 → 31 Aug 2003
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mycorrhizal fungi
Agriculture & Biology
Fungi
Medicine & Life Sciences
Microbiota
Medicine & Life Sciences
Claroideoglomus etunicatum
Agriculture & Biology
fungus
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Mytilus edulis
Medicine & Life Sciences
Biodiversity
Medicine & Life Sciences
cytoplasm
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Projects 2014 2019
- 1 Active
Darwinizing culture: The status of cultural evolutionary theory as a science
Vaesen, K., Boon, E., Gerrits, E., Vromans - Staps, I., Vromans - Staps, I., Vereggen - Tielemans, T., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & Acerbi, A.
15/12/14 → 14/12/19
Project: Research direct
Research Output 2005 2019
Considering intra-individual genetic heterogeneity to understand biodiversity
Boon, E., 9 Apr 2019, From assessing to conserving biodiversity: conceptual and practical challenges. Casetta, E., da Silva, J. M. & Vecchi, D. (eds.). Springer, p. 219-232 (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences; vol. 24)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
biodiversity
loci
ecological function
Lens
sampling
A remarkable journey: the story of evolution
Boon, E., 21 Dec 2016, In : International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 30, 1, p. 88-90Research output: Contribution to journal › Book review › Academic
Reaktion Books
Journey
Paul Thompson
BioMiCo : a supervised Bayesian model for inference of microbial community structure
Shafiei, M., Dunn, K. A., Boon, E., MacDonald, S. M., Walsh, D. A., Gu, H. & Bielawski, J. P., 2015, In : Microbiome. 3, 8, p. 1-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open Access
File
Microbiota
Ecosystem
Mouth
Hand
DNA
Studying genome heterogeneity within the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal cytoplasm
Boon, E., Halary, S., Bapteste, E. & Hijri, M., 2015, In : Genome Biology and Evolution. 7, 2, p. 505-521 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
cytoplasm
mycorrhizal fungi
Cytoplasm
Fungi
genome
Allelic differences within and among sister spores of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus etunicatum suggest segregation at sporulation
Boon, E., Zimmerman, E., St-Arnaud, M. & Hijri, M., 2013, In : PLoS ONE. 8, 12, 11 p., e83301Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Claroideoglomus etunicatum
Spores
Fungi
sporulation
mycorrhizal fungi
Prizes
NASPGHAN Foundation Young Investigator Development Award
Eva Boon (Recipient), 2013
Recognition: Other › Discipline related › Scientific
applicant
grant
Prix d’excellence de Département des Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal
Eva Boon (Recipient), 1 Nov 2008
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Eva Boon (Recipient), 1 May 2009
Recognition: Other › Scholarships › Scientific
Activities 2016 2019
Hoe verandert cultuur?
Eva Boon (Organiser), Krist Vaesen (Organiser)5 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Popular
In what sense is Lateral Gene Transfer random, and why does it matter?
Eva Boon (Speaker)3 Oct 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
OSWZ 2017
Eva Boon (Organiser)10 Nov 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
The spiral, the circle and the microbe: heredity and biological practice
Eva Boon (Speaker)16 Jun 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
How does ‘function’ explain in definitions of evolutionary individuality?
Eva Boon (Speaker)25 Jul 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific