Biology graduate students secure postdoctoral positions
Avian ecologists, Jill Jankowski and Alex Jahn, recently secured postdoctoral positions. Jill Jankowski will be at the University of British Columbia’s Biodiversity Research Center next fall. Alex Jahn will be at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) on an NSF International Postdoc. Congrats!
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Biology graduate student receives NSF DDIG
Ph.D. candidate, Matthew Salomon, received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant for his work on, “The influence of short indel heterozygosity on local mutation rate”. Congrats!
Biology faculty members’ paper in PLoS One
Drs. Ed Braun, Satomi Kohno, Louis Guillette, and co-authors’ paper, “Phylogenomic Analyses Reveal the Evolutionary Origin of the Inhibin ?-Subunit, a Unique TGF? Superfamily Antagonist”, was recently published in PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009457
Biology Ph.D. student receives NOAA Fellowship
James Nifong, who studies top-predator impacts in coastal plant communities, was awarded a 3-year Graduate Fellowship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Biology faculty members’ paper in PNAS
Drs. Pam Soltis, Gordon Burleigh, Doug Soltis and co-authors’ paper titled, “Phylogenetic analysis of 83 plastid genes further resolves the early diversification of eudicots” was recently published in PNAS and featured on ScienceDaily. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907801107
Graduate Student Awards Annouced!
Graduate Student Paper Award: Winner — Julie Allen Honorable Mention — Lori Albergotti and Matthew Salomon. Graduate Student Teaching Award: Co-winners — Jena Chojnowski and Paul Corogin Honorable Mention — Schuyler Van Montfrans. The winners will have their names inscribed on award plaques that will be displayed in the hallway of the 2nd floor of […]
Biology faculty member’s paper published in Biology Letters
Dr James Liao’s paper, “Organization and physiology of posterior lateral line afferent neurons in larval zebrafish” was published in Biology Letters. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0995
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Biology faculy member’s paper published in Nature
Dr. Brad Barbazuk is a co-author of the Nature paper, “Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon”. doi:10.1038/nature08747
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Museum faculty member featured on NOVA
Dr. David Steadman and associates’ work in Blue Holes on the Bahamas is featured in a episode of NOVA on PBS entitled “Extreme Cave Diving”.
Biology members’ paper published in PNAS
Former post doctoral associate in Biology: Dr. Chen Hou, Ph.D. Candidate: Hannah Vander Zanden, faculty member: Dr. Jamie Gillooly’s, and colleage’s paper entitled “Energetic basis of colonial living in social insects” was published in PNAS. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0908071107
Biology faculty member’s paper in PNAS
Dr. James Gillooly and coauthor’s paper “Energetic basis of colonial living in social insects” PNAS published online before print “February 2, 2010”, doi:10.1073/pnas.0908071107
Museum faculty member and lab featured in National Geographic
Dr. Gustav Paulay’s lab and colleagues’ work on the invertebrate component of the Moorea Biocode project is featured in the February issue of National Geographic.
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Biology faculty members receive donation from past student
The Department of Biology received a donation of $5,000 in December from Dr. Michael May, who graduated with a Ph.D. from the Department of Zoology. Dr. May made the donation in honor of two of his professors – Dr. Brian McNab and Dr. Minter Westfall (deceased). Dr. May has designated that his gift be used […]
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Mockingbird study in Discover Magazine’s Top 100 Stories of 2009
Dr. Doug Levey, a biologist at the University of Florida, found that the birds could easily pick out a threatening person from a crowd.
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UF’s Explore research magazine features many Biology Department members
UF’s Explore research magazine entitled Darwin’s “Descendents” features many from the Biology Department: Drs. Betty Smocovitis, David Reed, David Smith, Marty Cohn, Marta Wayne, Charlie Baer, Pam Soltis, David Steadman, and Larry Page. Dr. McCleary, Dr. Cohn, and Dr. Smith’s work is also highlighted in the magazine.
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Biology faculty member’s paper published in PNAS
Dr. Robert Holt’s paper, “Bringing the Hutchinsonian niche into the 21st century: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives” was recently published in PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.0905137106
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Biology faculty member’s paper published in Proceedings B is the Royal Society B
Dr. Jamie Gillooly and co- author’s paper, “The energetic basis of acoustic communication” was published in Proceedings B is the Royal Society B doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2134
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FLMNH faculty member’s paper published in PLoS ONE
Dr. Jonathan Bloch of the FLMNH was co-author on “Cranial Anatomy of the Earliest Marsupials and the Origin of Opossums,” which was recently published in PLoS ONE.
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FLMNH faculty member receives NSF CAREER Grant
Dr. Nico Cellinese has been awarded an NSF CAREER grant. The title of her grant is “Evolution in the Eastern Mediterreanean Campanulaceae – Integrating Information Management Research and Teaching.”