Congratulations to Jarrod Varnell and Adriana Beruvides!
Congratulations to Jarrod Varnell for receiving a SURF award, and Adriana Beruvides for receiving an Honors College Award for their undergraduate research projects!
Preprint of ontogenetic changes in sensory gene expression available on bioRxiv!
Check out postdoc Dave Ernst’s new preprint on the differential expression of sensory genes in Bicyclus anynana caterpillars and butterflies! Available here on bioRxiv.
Virtual Animal Behavior Society Meeting was a Success!
The Westerman Lab joined over 1,000 attendees, from a record number of countries, at the virtual Animal Behavior Society annual meeting July 28-31. Postdoc Dave Ernst, graduate student Sushant Potdar, and recent graduate Gabby Agcaoili gave excellent talks, and the lab bonded via virtual breakfasts and dinners. One of the highlights of the virtual platform Read More …
Preprint of our research on Heliconius mate preference learning now available on bioRxiv!
Our study of male mate preference learning in Heliconious butterflies, lead by undergraduate researchers Peyton Rather (UARK ’18) and Abby Herzog (UARK ’18) is now available as a preprint on bioRxiv. Check out their exciting research here!
Congratulations Dave on his recent publication on gene expression in the central nervous systems of the Caribbean spiny lobster!
Check out postdoc Dave Ernst’s recent publication “Pulse magnetization elicits differential gene expression in the central nervous system of the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus“, in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A! Congratulations on a very cool study identifying numerous genes, including some seemingly unrelated to sensory processes, that are differentially expressed in response to Read More …
Collaborative perspective piece on using Big Data to Crack the Genotype to Phenotype Code published in Integrative and Comparative Biology
As a result of a NSF sponsored Reintegrating Biology Workshop, Erica teamed up with Sarah Bowman of the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Institute, Brad Davidson of Swarthmore College, Marcus Davis of James Madison University, Eric Larson of the University of Illinois, Urbana, and Chris Sanford of Kennesaw State University to write an integrative perspective on how biologists Read More …
Congratulations Seniors!
Many congratulations to our fantastic seniors, Gabby Agcaoili, Braden Shipman, Mallory Kim, and Kierstan Taylor!! We wish you the best on your future adventures. You will be missed.
Sheltering at home doesn’t stop interstate and international scientific discourse
Five members of the Westerman lab, senior Braden Shipman, and graduate students Grace Hirzel, Matt Murphy, Sushant Potdar, and Yiting Ter, presented their research at a virtual Marine Ecology mini-Symposium April 9th, 2020. Coordinated by Dr. Jenn Dijkstra of the University of New Hampshire, as a way to facilitate research presentations by students who would Read More …
A belated welcome to new doctoral student Yi Ting Ter!
Yiting Ter joined the Westerman Lab in January, 2020, after completing her B.S. in Life Sciences at the National University of Singapore. Yiting conducted her undergraduate research on B. anynana behavioral genetics with Antónia Monteiro, and is looking forward to expanding her behavioral genomics skill set during her PhD. We are delighted to have her Read More …
Congratulations to undergraduate researchers Braden, Abby, Ashlyn, and Jessica!
This year a record number of undergraduates in the Westerman Lab applied for, and were awarded, research fellowships. Braden Shipman received a Arkansas Department of Higher Education SURF (Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship) for his research on the effect of the thermocline on gene expression in invasive ascidians. Abby Merrill received an Honors College Research Grant Read More …