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This week @evolvingseas highlights Black scientists in #MarineBiology #Evolution & #Ecology. Discover exciting research & potential collaborators/mentors, diversify syllabi, identify award nominees & more. Join discussion w/ retweets & recommendations. #BlackInSTEM #BlackAFinSTEM
First, @Cnidarians_Rock studies immunity, resilience, & stress response in cnidarians. In a recent paper, Dr. Traylor-Knowles and others characterized #InnateImmunity in #Ctenophores to better understand early evolution of metazoan innate immune system. https://academic.oup.com/icb/article/59/4/811/5524668
In addition, @Cnidarians_Rock is leading a great initiative to create a network for Black women in Biology, Ecology/Evolution, and Marine Science. Interested in joining? Sign up below or DM Dr. Traylor-Knowles to get involved! #BlackInSTEM #BlackAFinSTEM https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1chSLhqclJbOEHrkk-0gEp_73bR54BepM133LJW2p54o/edit#gid=0
. @Sarah_TheSea studies marine invertebrate biodiversity using field/lab experiments, #NextGen sequencing, & #bioinformatics. Dr. Lemer & others used dense #transcriptome sampling to greatly improve resolution of #bivalve #phylogeny & inform future studies. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2018.2684
Next, @Emily_S_Choy studies the effects of #Arctic climate change on #Beluga whales & #Murre seabirds! Dr. Choy & others assessed how beluga body condition related to blood/muscle O2 storage, which in turn impairs foraging & creates a negative feedback. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/11/jeb191916
In addition, join @Emily_S_Choy for #MurreMonday to learn fun facts (evolutionary trade-off b/w flying and diving? not for murres!), watch amazing videos ( https://twitter.com/Emily_S_Choy/status/1272496496202657792?s=20), & appreciate Dr. Choy’s commitment to outreach (session w/ @EarthRangers https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=290470245481465&ref=watch_permalink).
Next, @tm2side is an expert in all things #SpinyPlant, examining how plants adapt to disturbance & plant functional traits influence species performance. A nice feature on Dr. Armani following his 1st place poster at @NewPhyt Symposium: https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/nph.16279
. @tm2side also wrote a thoughtful piece (drawing on personal experience) identifying reasons why Black Africans may be less likely to take to nature, which impacts the next generation's connection to & valuation of nature & the environment. #BlackInNature https://mohammedarmani.com/2020/06/11/black-in-nature-but-which-black/
Next, @Sternarchella studies the ecology & evolution of phenotypic diversity using #Neotropical #ElectricFishes. In a recent paper, Dr. Evans & others examined whether #CoralReefs promote #JawEvolution & #MorphologicalDiversification in #Labrid fishes. https://academic.oup.com/icb/article-abstract/59/3/696/5519118
. @TheDavidLab studies #InvasiveSpecies #GeneticConnectivity & #Dispersal to understand how human activities modify #EvolutionaryPotential. David&Cahill examined #polychaete genetic structure, finding #CrypticDiversity & role of anthropogenic introductions. https://imarest.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17451000.2020.1740740#.XvurAZNKgWp
Next, @swannegordon studies the maintenance of #Polymorphism in #WarningColoration using #Moths ( https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10682-018-9944-5), as well as #RapidEvolution and the role of #SexLinkage in #Adaptation using #Guppies ( https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/689864).
To learn more about @swannegordon’s research, check out Dr. Gordon’s talk on August 5th as part of this wonderful series of virtual @EvoEcoSeminars! https://twitter.com/EvoEcoSeminars/status/1278066376528150528?s=20
. @melisabetta studies past effects of environmental perturbations to predict species responses to future climate change, combining #Paleobiology & #ConservationBiology. Dr. Kemp & others examined how human activities shaped #Caribbean species distributions: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2020.0447
. @melisabetta is also committed to #mentoring & #outreach, engaging students from under-represented groups & communicating science to the public. Dr. Kemp’s outreach activities include partnering w/ @SCFG & serving as ambassador for @SVP_vertpaleo – great ways to get involved!
Let’s also recognize that the future is bright! Meet @microbiomarisol, PhD student @BU_Tweets studying #coral #viromes & #microbiomes (also, opera singer!). Meet @illy_faye, incoming PhD student @UNCims who already has impressively diverse research experience in #MarineBiology.
Next, @niasymwalker, a PhD student @Stanford is studying #ClimateChange resiliency in #corals using #genomics, #genetics, and #physiology. Check out Nia’s first paper in @molecology on the role of #symbionts in coral larval settlement. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15265
Next, @thewolfeaquatic has done outstanding research in #MarineScience & been wonderful addition to communities @NUMarSci, @NOAASBNMS, @WoodsHolePEP, & beyond. Also, @NMNH was lucky to have @sori_45 as NSF-REU & #TeamFish is lucky to have her as already impressive fish biologist.
Next, @Carina_Fish, a PhD student in @Tessa_M_Hill’s lab at @ucdavis, is a #MarineBiogeochemist studying #DeepSeaCorals and #PastClimate to understand effects of #ClimateChange. Carina is also a talented and committed science communicator and advocate for #EnvironmentalJustice.
