Ben gets honorable mention for NSF GRFP
Ben received honorable mention for his NSF GRFP proposal to study hybrid speciation in Phlox
Entries by Robin Hopkins
Ben passed his qualifying exam!
Ben successfully defended his dissertation proposal on a putative case of homoploid hybrid speciation in the Phlox pilosa complex.
Federico and Robin’s paper out in Molecular Ecology
Transcriptome sequences reveal the history of introgression between sympatric Phlox drummondii and P. cuspidata. [Roda et al. 2017]
Robin and Federico receive a Dean’s Competitive Fund award
Robin and Federico get a Dean’s Competitive Fund for Promising Scholarship award for continuing their work on self-incompatiblity and heterospecific incompatibility.
Microbial communities of Lycaenid butterflies do not correlate with larval diet
Whitaker, Melissa RL, Shayla Salzman, Jon Sanders, Martin Kaltenpoth, Naomi Pierce. 2016. Microbial communities of Lycaenid butterflies do not correlate with larval diet. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1920. [PDF]
Ben, Federico, and Robin’s review in Plant Physiology is out
As part of Plant Physiology‘s focus issue on flowering and reproduction, we review what is known about hybridization and its consequences in plants, from before Darwin to future directions. [Goulet et al. 2017]
Hopkins lab featured on Science IRL
Heather and Robin’s work on pollinator behavior is the focus of the latest episode of Science IRL. Science IRL is a YouTube series hosted by Molly Edwards, a graduate student in Harvard OEB, that shows what life as a researcher is really like by featuring the work of scientists from around the country. Check it […]
One more lab baby!
Shayla’s baby, Laurel, is born! The lab is full of children!
Neotropical spiral gingers
André, Thiago, Shayla Salzman, Tânia Wendt, Chelsea Specht. 2016. Speciation dynamics and biogeography of Neotropical spiral gingers (Costaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103(2016) 55-63. [PDF]
Another baby in the lab!
Heather’s baby, Larrea, is born on New Year’s Eve!
