Evolution 2016 (Austin, TX)

June 29, 2016

A meeting filled with great science, tacos, bats and natural springs!

Grant awarded!

February 29, 2016

My research proposal to work with Nicole Gerardo was recommended for funding by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation! We will investigate the genomic and metabolic underpinnings of parasite specialization in fungus-farming ants.

There and Back Again: Field Trip New Zealand

January 07, 2016

Field season in New Zealand is a wrap!
Much of the work was made possible through a collaboration with Mike Cripps at the AgResearch Laboratories.

Micropia

October 07, 2015

Aileen and I snuck a visit to Micropia, Amserdam's brand new microbial zoo. To learn more about the exhibit, checkout Ed Yong's excellent write-up in The New Yorker.