My poster for AbSciCon 2017, “De novo origin of multicellularity in response to predation,” is available here, and I’ll be available to talk about it at Poster Session III Wednesday evening.
Category: Meetings
AbSciCon 2017
Postdoc Kimberly Chen and I will be presenting results from the experimental evolution of multicellularity project at the Astrobiology Science Conference in Mesa, Arizona April 24-28, 2017. Dr. Chen will present in the session I’m co-organizing with Eric Libby; her abstract is here.
I will present a poster on the results of the Paramecium predation experiment; my abstract is here.
Hands-on evolution at NSTA
Teacher interns Ellen Parchen and R. L. Boyles will be heading to Los Angeles for the National Science Teachers Association National Conference on Science Education March 30-April 2. They’ll be presenting high school curricula for hands-on experimental evolution developed in collaboration with Vaughn Cooper. Ellen and R.L. worked in the lab over the last two summers learning lab techniques and developing curriculum as part of the Broader Impacts for the NSF grant.
Phycomorph 2016
I gave a keynote address on “Development and evolution of Volvox and related algae” at the Phycomorph Second Working Group Meeting in Limassol, Cyprus on September 30th. Phycomorph is a European research group concerned with macroalgal reproduction and development. I had a great time and learned a ton about development in brown, red, and ulvophyte green algae.