Alumni News

Congratulations to Wendy Valencia Montoya (PhD '25, Naomi Pierce, Advisor) awarded The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize. The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize is awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize the accomplishments and future...

Congratulations to Wendy Valencia-Montoya (PhD ‘25, Naomi Pierce, Advisor) recipient of the Harold M. Weintraub Award from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Wendy is one of 12 recipients honored for their exceptional achievements of graduate studies in the...

Harvard researchers have uncovered evidence that some of the planet’s oldest seed plants use heat, rather than color or scent alone, to communicate with their pollinators — a discovery that reshapes scientists’ understanding of how early plant–animal...

The latest episode of the New York Botanical Garden's Plant People podcast interviewed OEB Alum Ben Goulet-Scott (PhD '22, Hopkins Lab) and Jacob Suissa (PhD '23, Friedman Lab) on their popular Instagram and nonprofit, Let's Botanize. Jacob and Ben...

OEB Alumni Molly Edwards, PhD '22, studied the genetics and evolution of columbine flower petals under the direction of her advisor, Prof. Elena Kramer. After nine years of research, Molly returned to the Kramer lab with her YouTube sensation, Science IRL...

In the latest episode of Human Footprint on PBS, host Shane Campbell-Staton (PhD 15') visits OEB Professor and Curator of Herpetology James Hanken. The episode, “ The Replacements”, explores the surprising science and unexpected histories of five animal...

Hairworms are parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of their hosts; what some refer to as "mind control." They are found all over the world, look like strands of spaghetti, and are only a few inches long. Even more bizarre, they have no excretory...

In a new series on PBS OEB Alum Shane Campbell-Staton (PhD '15, Scott Edwards, Advisor) travels the globe exploring our human footprint and its impact. Human Footprint addresses Earth's most destructive and adaptable species: humans. Watch Shane wrestle a...

Congratulations to OEB Alum, Cody McCoy (PhD '21, David Haig, Advisor and a 1995 Dobzhansky Prize winner), awarded The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize! The Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize is awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize...

Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these cells are limited to regenerating only the cell type they are assigned to. So, hair stem cells will only make hair. Intestine...