Kayla King

Professor
  • Research area
    Ecology, Evolution
  • Lab members
  • Lab Website
  • History

    BSc University of British Columbia

    MSc Concordia University

    PhD Indiana University

    Royal Society Newton Fellow, University of Liverpool

    Associate Professor, University of Oxford (Christ Church College)

    Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford 

The King Lab investigates the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of host-pathogen/parasite interactions. This work involves a combination of ‘experimental evolution’ in the lab, genomics, comparative analyses, and field collections in North America and Africa.

CERC in Evolutionary Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions

2023
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For Research

Government of Canada - NSERC

Mid-Career Excellence Award Winner

2023
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For Research

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

Fellow

2023
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For Research

Linnean Society of London

R.A. Wardle Medal

2022
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For Research

Canadian Society of Zoologists

Scientific Medal

2022
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For Research

Zoological Society of London

International Scholar

2021
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For Research

University of British Columbia Peter Wall Institute

Bicentenary Medal

2020
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For Research

Linnean Society

Prize

2018
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For Research

Philip Leverhulme

Outstanding Supervisor Award

2017
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For Research

Oxford Students Union

Early Career Investigator Prize

2013
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For Research

American Society of Naturalists