From Ben to Dr. Ben Goulet-Scott Goulet!
Dr. Ben Goulet-Scott defends his dissertation. Congrats, Ben!
Entries by Robin Hopkins
Austin publishes on Circadian Clock & Pollinator Interactions in New Phytologist!
Find out more here [PDF]
Izzy joins the lab!
We are excited to welcome Isabel Acevedo to the lab! Isabel will be working in the lab as a lab technician. We are excited to have her become part of the our lab family!
Silene collection trip completed!
Silene collection trip completed (VA, CA, NM, TX) – all red Silene species are now in residence at the Arboretum greenhouse. Congrats Dr. Berardi!
We got a new NIH grant!
The lab receives a NIH R35 MIRA Grant to study the genetic and genomic basis of reinforcement !!
Genomic analyses overturn two long-standing homoploid hybrid speciation hypotheses.
Goulet-Scott, B. E., A. G. Garner, and R. Hopkins. 2021. Genomic analyses overturn two long-standing homoploid hybrid speciation hypotheses. Evolution. [PDF]
Ben’s hybrid speciation paper out in Evolution
Cheers to Ben Goulet-Scott and co-author Austin Garner for their new paper out in Evolution, a cautionary tale of how morphological intermediacy isn’t always a reliable indicator of hybrid origin. Check it out here!
Robin wins Roslyn Abramson Award!
Congrats to Robin on wining the Roslyn Abramson Award for Excellence in teaching undergraduates
Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication.
Salzman, S., D. Crook, M. Calonje, D. W. Stevenson, N. E. Pierce, and R. Hopkins. 2021. Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 639368. [PDF]
Grace passes quals!
Congratulations to Grace Burgin for rocking her qualifying exam and becoming a PhD candidate!
