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We are now visible! Check us out here: evolution.caltech.edu

Announced yesterday: the most recent CES-funded projects Caltech, from deep ocean oxygenation to the fly wing hinge and jerboa-ized mouse brains. Congrats to everyone! evolution.caltech.edu/projects

We had the pleasure of hosting Carlos Taboada (Duke postdoc —> soon-to-be Vanderbilt PI) for an incredible seminar on the biophysics of coloration and transparency in tree frogs. Magical to go herping with Carlos in Angeles National Forest.

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Our first neurogenetic study of ants survived peer review and just appeared OA in its final form Cell Cell Press: cell.com/cell/fulltext/…. Taylor & team Rockefeller University created the first transgenic ants and identified a sensory hub for alarm behavior. 1/8

Origins of the remarkable chemical wizardry of rove beetles explained at the cellular and genomic levels. Work led by Sheila Kitchen!

Congrats to Jan Stundl on a beautiful piece of work!

Both our Neuroscience and Developmental/Organismal searches are excited for applicants with an evolutionary or comparative emphasis in their work. Please apply!

On the Decoupling of Evolutionary Changes in mRNA and Protein Levels buff.ly/3YMrn3B #science #evolution #biology #genome

We're growing... and hiring! Caltech Center for Evolutionary Science is searching for a Program Administrator to run our operations. If interested, please apply — feel free to DM us with enquiries about this role: phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/care… About CES: evolution.caltech.edu

Just announced: the 2024 Center for Evolutionary Science seed grants. Congratulations to all awardees! evolution.caltech.edu/projects

Calling all SoCal evolutionists! The 2024 Southern California Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics (SCALE) meeting will take place Caltech on May 31st, organized jointly by us and USC_CEED (shorturl.at/abQR2) Sign up here: scalemeeting.org/home

Online citizen science platforms like iNaturalist and Macaulay Library contain a wealth of images but are hard to search using text. We are looking for ideas so we can develop the next generation of AI models that can help users to better search these image collections.

The Southern California Evolutionary #Genetics and #Genomics meeting organized by Caltech CES & USC was an *amazing* meeting of evolutionary biologists from diverse disciplines 🧬🪸🪶🍄 Thank you so much to @Pselaphinae & Matt Pennell for organizing and for the opportunity to speak!

Save the date! Caltech's Center for Evolutionary Science Symposium is taking place on Feb 12th, 2025! Check out this stellar lineup!!