Carrie‘s paper on the impact of germ line specification mechanisms on genome evolution is accepted for publication in Nature Communications. PDF
Cassandra moderates a panel discussion at the Allied Genetics Conference on the discovery of the homeobox. Read the meeting report and see the video of the panel discussion.
Welcome to Amber Shaw, a high school intern who will be working with Austen Barnett on cricket oogenesis!
Welcome to Sophia Ramsey, an undergraduate student who will be working with Arpita Kulkarni on cricket and fly development!
Farewell to Davys Lopez, who is off to graduate school in developmental biology at Columbia University, and to Aisha Dorta, who is moving to South Korea to teach! We’re proud of you and we’ll miss you!
Carrie‘s paper on codon use in a spider is accepted for publication in Genome Biology and Evolution. PDF of accepted MS
Welcome to Casey Maloney, our new Research Coordinator!
Check out Cassandra and Andre featured in Biologists zero in on role of plasticity in evolution by The Harvard Gazette
Taro‘s paper on the role of Blimp-1 in cricket germ cell specification is accepted for publication in Development. PDF of accepted MS * Read more in “In This Issue” of Development *
Welcome to Arpita Kulkarni, a new postdoc in the lab.
Welcome to Joe Deas, a new postdoc in the lab.
Carrie‘s paper on codon use in Pancrustacea is accepted for publication in G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. PDF
Welcome to Sam Church and Amaneet Lochab, graduate students in the OEB graduate training program.
Welcome to Harsha Tarikereand Tarun Kumar, new postdocs in the lab.
Welcome to Linda Honaker and Leo Blondel, graduate students in the MCO graduate training program.
Cassandra‘s collaborative paper with other members of the Evo-Devo community on the current status and future of this exciting field is published in Evolution and Development. PDF
Prashant‘s paper on appendage homology between insects and chelicerates is published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. PDF
Check out Cassandra and Didem’s work ” The Ovary’s Event Coordinator” featured in Biology of Reproduction.
Cassandra discusses her career path and experiences at the Marine Biological Laboratory in an interview for the MBL History Project. [YouTube] Learn more about the MBL History Project here.
Congratulations to Chiyoung for being awarded a Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) Fellowship to continue his work on high throughput cricket embryo imaging!
Congratulations to John Srouji for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis! See photos of the champagne toast here.
Cassandra is interviewed for episode #244 of the People Behind the Science podcast. [download] [iTunes] [stitcher] [soundcloud]
Seth‘s paper on stages of embryogenesis in Gryllus bimaculatus is accepted for publication in Developmental Biology. PDF of uncorrected proof
Check out Cassandra’s interview in Peole Behind the Science Podcast, Episode #244. Listen here.
The Marine Biological Laboratory History Project interviews Cassandra! Watch here.
Congratulations to Larry and Chiyoung for being awardedHarvard College Research Program (HCRP)] Fellowships!
Welcome to Larry Zhang and Chiyoung Kim, undergraduate students working with Seth on early embryonic development in Gryllus.
Didem‘s paper on the role of Hippo signaling in Drosophila melanogaster ovarian development is accepted for publication in PLoS Genetics. PDF
Congratulations to Didem Sarikaya for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis! See photos of the champagne toast here
