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A Multitalented Scientist Seeks the Origins of Multicellularity
Cassandra was interviewed by journalist Claudia Dreifus about…

NPR Short Wave: ‘Are you a model?’: Crickets are so hot right now
NPR Short Wave: 'Are you a model?': Crickets are so hot right…

Night Science – Cassandra Extavour and the Language of creativity
Night Science Podcast, with Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher. Cassandra…

How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty Opinions Recommendation
How human hair helped us learn more about cricket embryos: Faculty…

Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York Times
Extavour Lab’s Cricket Embryo Research Highlighted in New York…

The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos.
Siobhan Roberts. The…
Siobhan Roberts. The…

How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
How Wandering Nuclei Shape Developing Embryos
Viviane Callier.…
Viviane Callier.…

Dr. Cassandra Extavour – Biologist and musician featured at POC Squared.
Dr. Cassandra Extavour – Biologist and musician featured at…

1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
Cassandra included in the list of 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists…

And the Oskar goes to: germ-soma differentiation in insects
Big Biology Podcast, with Marty Martin and Art Woods. Episode…

An Interview with Alan Alda: How oskar the gene invented sex
Alan Alda's Clear and Vivid Podcast, "How oskar the gene invented…

Music and Science with Cassandra Extavour
The Handel and Haydn Society's Tuning In Podcast, with Guy Fishman.…

Creativity springs from unusual pairings
A scientist who doubles as a professional singer reveals how…

This is what a scientist looks like: project aims to give young students real-life STEM role models
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Science and Technology: This is what…
Science and Technology: This is what…

i am a scientist: Cassandra Extavour, Ph.D.
i am a scientist: the stories and science of real world scientists.…

2020 Cool Paper: our work on oskar origins!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ammbpnVga10&feature=yout…

Horizontal helper: Evidence suggests part of key gene needed for insect reproduction came from bacterial genomes
Horizontal helper: Evidence suggests part of key gene needed…

Cassandra named Harvard College Professor
Cassandra has been named a Harvard College Professor for her…

Extavour Lab highlighted by video Wiki “5 Laboratories Conducting Important Biology Research”
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Entomologie : c’est le lieu de ponte qui détermine la forme de l’œuf
V, J.-B. Science & Vie. Insectes : la forme de leurs œufs…

New Face: Sous Exta(vour)
New Face: Sous Exta(vour). Stylist: le magazine hebdomaire riche…

Opinión: Sinfonía celular
Marfany, G. El Nacional.CAT. Barcelona, Spain. July 6, 2019.…

Debunking old hypotheses
Simon, C. Harvard Gazette. July 3, 2019. Article

Why some insect eggs are spherical while others look like hot dogs
Law, Y.-H. Science News. July 3, 2019. Article
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Ecology, Not Physics, Explains Diversity of Insect Eggs
Callier, V. The Scientist. July 3, 2019. Article
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The Symphony of Cells: The biologist using insect eggs to overturn evolutionary doctrine
Guglielmi, G. Nature 571: 24-26 (2019). published online July…

Professor blazing a trail for Black women in science
Fanfair, R. Article for Share Magazine. January 25, 2018
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Different Strokes for Different Fly Folks: Study Links Reproductive Evolution of Hawaiian Flies to Environment
Greg Watry. UC Davis College of Biological Sciences News. June…

An Interview with Cassandra Extavour
A. Maartens. Development 2019 146: dev176016 doi: 10.1242/dev.176016…

Crimson Summer Academy Project on Race & Gender in Science & Medicine
Interview by Crimson Summer Academy Students Kiara Ramirez and…

Saturday Morning: Soprano and scientist Cassandra Extavour
Hill, K. and Extavour, C.G. Interview for Saturday Morning:…

Concert: Christmas spirit with Canadian soprano
Radich, E. and Extavour, C.G. Interview for Concert: Christmas…

Faculty Offer Guidance on Being “Out” in Academia
Rodman, M.C. Faculty Offer Guidance on Being "Out" in Academia. Harvard…

People Behind the Science Podcast, Episode #244
McNeely, M. and Extavour, C.G. Interview. People Behind the…

Interview: The Marine Biological Laboratory History Project
MacCord, K. and Extavour, C.G. Interview for The Marine Biological…
The Ovary’s Event Coordinator
Schubert, C. The Ovary's Event Coordinator. Biology of Reproduction,…

Key connection: Biologists zero in on role of plasticity in evolution
Reuell, P. Key connection: Biologists zero in on role of plasticity…

Debate on Evolution of Multicellular Organisms Starts to Gain Focus
Byrne, P. Debate on Evolution of Multicellular Organisms Starts…

Biological Time Exhibit by the Ernst Mayr Library
Biological Time. Exhibit by the Ernst Mayr Library, Department…

Transcriptomics for the Animal Kingdom: Using RNA-Seq to study nonmodel organisms
Maxmen, A. Transcriptomics for the Animal Kingdom: Using RNA-Seq…

oskar Reveals Missing Link in Co-optive Evolution
Abouheif, E. Evolution: oskar Reveals Missing Link in Co-optive…

Cooperating to study Cooperation
Smith, D. Cooperating to study Cooperation. The Scientist,…

Solving a biological mystery: researchers find gene related to germ cell formation older than thought
Reuell, P. Solving a biological mystery: researchers find gene…

The bounty of EDEN: program encourages use of alternative creatures in studies
Sly, J. The bounty of EDEN: program encourages use of alternative…

Nerd Corner Podcast: Interview for Carin Bondar’s Biology Blog
Bondar, C . and Extavour, C.G. Nerd Corner Podcast Interview…

National Public Radio (NPR) Science Friday: CreatureCast Episode 2
Tintori, S. and Extavour, C.G., CreatureCast Episode 2 about…

Shooting Stars: Check out these faculty ballers!
Schaffer, L. Shooting Stars: Check out these faculty ballers! The…

Management for Beginners: So you’re a principal investigator – now what?
Dolgin, E. Management for Beginners: So you’re a principal…

Ready, Set, Hire
Bjorn, G. Ready, Set, Hire. Nature 451: 740-741 (2008) […

Symposium Introduction: Key transitions in animal evolution
DeSalle, R. and Schierwater, B. Key transitions in animal evolution. Integrative…

A Close Look at Urbisexuality
Travis, J. A Close Look at Urbisexuality. Science 316: 391-391…

Topic of the Month: Asymmetric Cell Division
Hines, P. J. and Kadereit, S. Topic of the Month: Asymmetric…


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