Amphibians in the winter?! Thanks Spencer Siddons for letting me tag along for field work!

Another fun day of fieldwork with Spencer Siddons, where we apparently need an axe to get samples out of a pond

DNA Extractions! First up: Cane Toads!!!!!

A very nice break from work to see my amphibians moving to their breeding sites!

Self quarantine = let your tree boa get stuck in your couch 😬

New idea for quarantine: impromptu vegetable garden. Take scraps and seeds from various fruits and vegetables you eat and see what grows. 1 plastic container and a household lamp. Keeps you occupied and develops a greater appreciation for the food we are consuming!

Losing count of social distancing days, but at least peanut is better behaved than my other snake, so she comes out to keep me company 😁

Being a first year graduate student is tough enough, but having to navigate through these circumstances can be even more difficult. Luckily, I don’t have to do it alone! S/O to my amazing and talented cohort of biologists for keeping me sane through this time!

The DeWoody Lab, in conjunction with the Indiana Integrated Deer Management Project, is hiring a postdoc to using genomic techniques to study predator/prey and demographics of deer and coyote populations. Come be a part of my amazing lab: facebook.com/DeWoodyLab

Thanks to PhD student Gina Lamka's leadership, we have a great new paper out exploring the power of epigenetics in ecology, evolution, and conservation @AvrilMHarder SchwartzLab @markrchristie J. Andrew DeWoody (and Mekala Sundaram) doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2… 👀

1/2 A postdoc is available immediately at Purdue to work in conservation genomics. We have whole genome resequencing data in mammals, birds, herps, and fishes to address conservation and evolutionary questions. Help identify exciting, tractable goals with our ongoing projects.

Andrew Mularo et al. showed patience and fortitude shepherding this paper through a demanding review process, then cascading Covid-related publishing delays. So, we made it freely available! Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/jhered… #JHered

Feeling very grateful to have the opportunity to present my first chapter and be welcomed by a group of amazing scientists at #Evol2022! Thank you all!

Amazing work by Purdue EEB colleagues on genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

Congratulations @megalomyrmex on U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant for #venomevolution research, supports PostDoc Livia @PradoLivs and PhD grad Kyle @NotoriousB_U_G_ #phylogenomics research; Panama, Costa Rica& Brazil, #taxonomy Still looking for PhD and postdoc position!

Our groups letter to highlight the importance of whole genome re-sequencing for informing conservation decisions:

#Evol2023