About the Blog Author Laura Céspedes Arias (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago and a Research Associate at the Birds collection of the Field Museum, working under the supervision of Dr. John Bates. She is interested on using genomic data from natural hybrid zones to […]
About the Author Madeleine Becker (she/her) is a PhD candidate at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, George Mason University, and a graduate fellow in the Center for Conservation Genomics at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. Her research, advised by Dr. Jesús Maldonado and Dr. Cody Edwards, focuses on evolutionary and conservation genomics in […]
About the Author Cameron So (he/him) is a PhD candidate in Profs. Anna Hargreaves and Daniel Schoen’s labs in the Department of Biology at McGill University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is also a student member of the Québec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS). His work focuses on adaptation at species’ range limits and the […]
Fourth Marine Mammal Genomics Workshop (G4) On November 9-10, 2024, researchers, students, and practitioners from around the globe gathered in Perth, Australia, for the Fourth Marine Mammal Genomics Workshop (G4) as part of the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. This dynamic two-day event brought together participants with a wide range of expertise and […]
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. The Council of the American Genetic Association selects the Journal of Heredity Outstanding Student-Authored Paper Award each year. The 2022 […]
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Poster Session
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Afternoon Talks Aryn Wilder, Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse Aryn […]
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Mid-AM Talks Stephen Gaughran, Temporal genomics of an extreme bottleneck in the northern elephant seal Stephen is a […]
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: AM Talks Elinor Karlsson, Exploring the evolution of exceptional traits through comparative genomics in hundreds of mammals Elinor […]
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 2: Mid-AM Talks Nevé Baker, Ancient sedimentary DNA shows 5000 years of continuous beaver occupancy in Grand Teton National […]