About the blog author: Dr. Jose (Joe) Lopez is a molecular biologist, professor at Nova Southeastern University and current AGA council member. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers encompassing the molecular genetics of marine organisms (sponges, corals, bryozoans), gene expression, marine microbiology and metagenomics, symbiosis, molecular evolution and the organization of organismal relationships via systematics/phylogenetics […]
Category: Conservation
Behind the Science: Citizen efforts rediscovered ghost genetics
About the Blog Author: Dr. Bridgett vonHoldt is an Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. She founded the North American Canine Ancestry Project and is co-founder of the Gulf Coast Canine Project. She is a leader in canine genomics and ancestry genetics, with impacts for endangered species. As […]
EECG Epilogue: Characterizing and linking variation in admixture and secondary chemistry across a juniper hybrid zone and Sierra Nevada – Great Basin Desert ecotone
**The AGA grants EECG Research Awards each year to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who are at a critical point in their research, where additional funds would allow them to conclude their research project and prepare it for publication. EECG awardees also get the opportunity to hone their science communication and write posts over their […]
Conservation genetics training in a virtual world: a reflection on ConGen 2021
About the blog authors: Annie Guillaume is a PhD candidate working in the Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG) at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. She is interested in using genomic data to pursue conservation outcomes. During her PhD with Dr Stéphane Joost, she is using species distribution models and landscape genomic […]
Behind the Science: Porifera genomics, the trickiness of an early emerging taxon
About the blog author: Yvain Desplat graduated with Master of Science from Nova Southeastern University in Florida (August, 2020). His thesis work focused on characterizing gene responses after oil and dispersant exposure in marine sponges (Cinachyrella spp.) to establish the genus Cinachyrella as a bioindicator in the face of environmental challenges. He currently works […]
EECG Epilogue: Gut Reactions in a Wild World
**The AGA grants EECG Research Awards each year to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who are at a critical point in their research, where additional funds would allow them to conclude their research project and prepare it for publication. EECG awardees also get the opportunity to hone their science communication and write posts over their […]
Behind the Science: Through the Rapids with Chinook Salmon Run-timing Genetics
About the Blog Author: Dr. Tasha Thompson is a conservation geneticist and post-doctoral research associate at Michigan State University in the lab of Dr. Mariah Meek. She works on the genetic and evolutionary basis of adaptive variation in Pacific salmon and applications for conservation. [Note: The following recounts my personal experiences working on salmon run-timing genetics […]
Behind the Science: Implications of Large-Effect Loci for Conservation
About the blog author: Devon Pearse (he/him) is a research geneticist at the NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center working as part of the Molecular Ecology and Genetic Analysis Team, and adjunct professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz in the Fisheries Cooperative Program. He loves kayaking and rafting adventures on free-flowing […]
EECG Epilogue: Genomic investigations of big fish in a really big lake
**The AGA grants EECG Research Awards each year to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who are at a critical point in their research, where additional funds would allow them to conclude their research project and prepare it for publication. EECG awardees also get the opportunity to hone their science communication and write posts over their […]
Behind the Science: The Proof is in the Pedigree
About the Blog Author: Dr. Oliver Ryder (@frozenzoo) is the Kleberg Endowed Director of Conservation Genetics at Beckman Center for Conservation Research, part of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. He has been a leader in the recovery of the condors through captive breeding since the 1980s, and created the genetic database for all […]