A preprint of our new paper testing an underdominance system 200 generations after it was established is available on arxiv: "Robust, safe, and reversible ribosomal protein gene drive" arxiv.org/abs/1806.05304

After many years of work we have DNA-sequence confirmed transgenic, stable germline multi-generational transmitted, Culex mosquitoes genetically engineered right here in Hawai'i hawaiireedlab.com/wpress/?p=2623

Paper on gene expression across tissues, sex, and life stages in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla is out now in Marine Genomics. Transcript variants in the gonads highlight sex differences, and purported toxins are prevalent Melissa Pespeni Reed Lab bit.ly/2MizH9m

Time for #SundaysWithSnails 🐌 O‘ahu tree snails can only be found in the highest mountains on O‘ahu. But in the past, they lived throughout the forest from coast to ridge. ▶️ bit.ly/2KZpAR7 Photo by David Sischo / DLNR; Achatinella sowerbyana

Many #Hawaiian. Nowhere to hide from avian malaria as climate change allows mosquitos higher. Maui Forest Birds x.com/NWF/status/790…

Most people think the world is getting worse. They're wrong. The history of progress in 5 charts. Our World In Data goo.gl/anfzb3

First meeting = Student meeting. Please, attend. We will discuss courses, fellowships, & more! Today, Gilmore 306, 1130.

The (R)Evolution is here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ev…

We're getting ready to celebrate #DarwinDay! #humanism darwinday.org

Congratulations Dolph Schluter of University of British Columbia, newly elected NAS Foreign Associate! #NAS154 #NASmember #Zoology

Congratulations to Reed Lab student Angelina Holcom on an excellent undergrad showcase presentation!

A lab publication is out! Áki Jarl Láruson published on sea urchin mitochondrial genome evolution hawaiireedlab.com/wpress/?p=2433

Our own @constantmaria observing green fluorescent Drosophila flies

Well, the date is set. I will be defending my doctoral thesis this coming April 20th.

Excited to say I have a book deal! My advisor, Floyd Reed, and I are now under contract with Oxford University Press. The book focuses on teaching principles of population genetics through the R statistical programming language. Should be out in 2020.

Incredible. That's about 7 times the pressure you'd feel at the world free diving record depth of 253.2 meters x.com/DeepSeaEcol/st…

Defending my PhD this Friday (4/20). If you would like to participate in the merriment of public ridicule, please come to Bilger Hall 150 at 3:30PM. I will regale you with a Sisyphean attempt at coherently describing my grad. school labours.

So grateful for a wonderful celebration this last Friday, so very happy and excited to have successfully defended my PhD dissertation.