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Postdoc, Rowan Barrett's Work, Featured in New York Times

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Rowan Barrett's , ( Hoekstra Lab) research on mouse coat color and how organisms use pigmentation to adapt to their environment , is featured in the New York Times .

How to genetically transform columbine flowers

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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...

How Tall Trees Move Sugars

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Missy Holbrook, Jessica Savage (former Holbrook Lab postdoc), Juan Losada (Arnold Arboretum Fellow), and Jessica Gersony (PhD student) collaborated with Michael Knoblauch, Washington State University, and Kaare Jensen (former Holbrook lab postdoc)...

Postdoc Mary C. Stoddard Published in Nature Communications

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Findings by Postdoctoral Fellow, Mary C. Stoddard ( Edwards lab) and colleagues from the University of Cambridge were published in the Journal Nature Communications "The ability of Common Cuckoos to mimic the appearance of many of their hosts' eggs has...

Fall 2014 Derek Bok Certificates of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching

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Congratulations to OEB graduate students, postdocs and associates awarded the Fall 2014 Derek Bok Certificates of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching! Certificates of Distinction for TFs, TAs and CAs : Mary Salcedo (LIFESCI 2), Kari Taylor-Burt...

Postdoc, Pleuni Pennigs Study Published in PLoS Computational Biology

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Pleuni Pennigs ( Wakeley lab) , has published an article in PLoS Computational Biology that uses new computational modeling and suggests that pre-existing HIV drug resistance mutations may contribute more to drug failure than...

The Secret to the Velvet Worm's Split-Second Slime Attack

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Prof. L. Mahadevan and Andrés Concha (former Harvard postdoc) reveal the secret to the velvet worm's split-second slime attack in the latest issue of Nature Communications. Full story and video. (image courtesy of Andrés Concha)

Study of Why Birds Don't Crash May Open Unexpected Doors

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The work of Andrew Biewener and his former postdoc, David Williams, to understand how birds navigate a cluttered environment could open the door to new ways to program drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles to avoid similar obstacles. Full story .

Lungless Salamanders’ Skin Expresses Protein Crucial for Lung Function

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Scientists have long assumed that the hundreds of species of salamanders that lack lungs breathe instead through their skin and the lining of the mouth. However, a new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B led by postdoc Zachary Lewis (Hanken Lab)...

Researchers Study on Avian Neck Flexibility Lays Foundation for Future Evolution Work

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Birds have highly mobile necks, but the details and evolution of the complex musculoskeletal system is not well-understood. A new study in Frontiers in Zoology led by postdoc, Robert Kambic (S. Pierce Lab), and professors Stephanie Pierce and Andrew...

Pesticide Exposure Disrupts Bumblebee Nest Behavior

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Postdoc, J ames Crall joined former PhD student, Callin Switzer ('17, Hopkins Lab) and OEB professors, Benjamin de Bivort and Naomi Pierce to investigate the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on the bumblebee's nest behavior. Previous studies showed the...

Postdoc, Nathan Mueller Discovers Today's Farming Practices Can Cause Cooler Temps

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Nathan Mueller, postdoctoral fellow in Michele Holbrook's lab, examined farming practices in the Midwest and found the highly fertilized and too-closely planted crops have resulted in land-use patterns intense enough to change the surrounding climate. The...