Kristin Winchell
@kmwinchell.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist | assistant professor of biology at NYU | marathon runner
New paper by my lab! PhD student @fallonmeng.bsky.social set out to use whole genome sequencing of Spotted Lanternfly from China & the US to better understand the invasion... and discovered that adapting to the city may be the key to their invasive success!
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
New paper by my lab! PhD student @fallonmeng.bsky.social set out to use whole genome sequencing of Spotted Lanternfly from China & the US to better understand the invasion... and discovered that adapting to the city may be the key to their invasive success!
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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The Church Evolution Lab (CEL@NYU) is hiring a postdoc! We have several new projects to study the genomic basis of biodiversity in model clades – especially Hawaiian Drosophila. apply.interfolio.com/179354
Come join our new group, you can study bugs and live in NYC! Feel free to share widely!
Come join our new group, you can study bugs and live in NYC! Feel free to share widely!
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Church Evolution Lab (CEL@NYU) is hiring a postdoc! We have several new projects to study the genomic basis of biodiversity in model clades – especially Hawaiian Drosophila. apply.interfolio.com/179354
Come join our new group, you can study bugs and live in NYC! Feel free to share widely!
Come join our new group, you can study bugs and live in NYC! Feel free to share widely!
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check out our new findings about the why spotted lanternfly are doing so well in invasion?! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
check out our new findings about the why spotted lanternfly are doing so well in invasion?! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Bumping this up one last time. I'm looking to hire graduate student(s) to work on an NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts among dragonflies here in Colorado. @cudenverclas.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐙
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Bumping this up one last time. I'm looking to hire graduate student(s) to work on an NSF-funded project to study elevational range shifts among dragonflies here in Colorado. @cudenverclas.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐙
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
Applications will be considered until Nov 1. See post below for more details
I love when my lab insists I go to the field with them. A perfect day catching urban species at a beautiful natural site. Hard to believe we never left NYC
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I love when my lab insists I go to the field with them. A perfect day catching urban species at a beautiful natural site. Hard to believe we never left NYC
October 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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The NYU lizard colony (@kmwinchell.bsky.social) is now one step closer to being up and running! Today we finished these 56 lizard "condos" which can individually house 224 lizards! This has been a massive effort, and we are so excited to have reached this milestone🦎 We are so close to anoles at NYU!
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The NYU lizard colony (@kmwinchell.bsky.social) is now one step closer to being up and running! Today we finished these 56 lizard "condos" which can individually house 224 lizards! This has been a massive effort, and we are so excited to have reached this milestone🦎 We are so close to anoles at NYU!
I’m at #ESA2025! But just for today. I’m giving an inspire talk this afternoon on urban evolutionary ecology. Come find out what I think about when people ask me “if wildlife are adapting to cities, will evolution solve all our problems?”
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I’m at #ESA2025! But just for today. I’m giving an inspire talk this afternoon on urban evolutionary ecology. Come find out what I think about when people ask me “if wildlife are adapting to cities, will evolution solve all our problems?”
super proud of lab alum Shira Linsk—featured in this story about NYU undergrads conducting "research that launched their careers". Shira completed TWO publication-worthy projects as an undergrad on #urbanecology & is headed to U Chicago for a PhD in ecology & evolution!
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
7 New Grads on the Research Projects That Launched Their Careers
For these Class of 2025 alumni, working with a dedicated mentor and teammates made all the difference
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June 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
super proud of lab alum Shira Linsk—featured in this story about NYU undergrads conducting "research that launched their careers". Shira completed TWO publication-worthy projects as an undergrad on #urbanecology & is headed to U Chicago for a PhD in ecology & evolution!
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
www.nyu.edu/about/news-p...
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Wish I could be at #Evol2025 this year! I’ll be starting a new lab at NYU this fall, and will be recruiting at all levels. Please spread the word if you know anyone who wants to work on evo. genomics, phylogenies, and comparative development of inverts (like Hawaiian Drosophila!) shchurch.github.io
June 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wish I could be at #Evol2025 this year! I’ll be starting a new lab at NYU this fall, and will be recruiting at all levels. Please spread the word if you know anyone who wants to work on evo. genomics, phylogenies, and comparative development of inverts (like Hawaiian Drosophila!) shchurch.github.io
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I am thrilled to announce that in January 2026 I will be starting my own lab at NYU Biology! Soon enough I will be recruiting postdocs and students! Please reach out if you are interested with a CV and description of your research interests, or if you know of people who could be interested! 🧬🗽 🦊
June 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I am thrilled to announce that in January 2026 I will be starting my own lab at NYU Biology! Soon enough I will be recruiting postdocs and students! Please reach out if you are interested with a CV and description of your research interests, or if you know of people who could be interested! 🧬🗽 🦊
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More Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus) - this time, in the Bronx!
June 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
More Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus) - this time, in the Bronx!
Fun new things starting in the lab this summer as we dive deeper into the intersection of urbanization and invasion!
This is an invasive wall lizard from NYC, a project being led by postdocs @annainthefield.bsky.social & @anthonysnead.bsky.social along with our summer REU students and NYU undergrads
This is an invasive wall lizard from NYC, a project being led by postdocs @annainthefield.bsky.social & @anthonysnead.bsky.social along with our summer REU students and NYU undergrads
June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Fun new things starting in the lab this summer as we dive deeper into the intersection of urbanization and invasion!
This is an invasive wall lizard from NYC, a project being led by postdocs @annainthefield.bsky.social & @anthonysnead.bsky.social along with our summer REU students and NYU undergrads
This is an invasive wall lizard from NYC, a project being led by postdocs @annainthefield.bsky.social & @anthonysnead.bsky.social along with our summer REU students and NYU undergrads
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The single-striped grass mouse can be found near cities, but our nighttime lights have negative impacts on this understudied grassland mammal from Africa. Floor Didden tells us about a recent study urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/18/a...
#urbanecology #urbanmammals
#urbanecology #urbanmammals
Artificial light at night may make African mouse species vulnerable - Life in the City
When thinking about a city at night, chances are that you include some twinkling streetlights in your mental image. Billboards, streetlamps, and neon signs are no novel presence to city dwellers. Thes...
urbanevolution-litc.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The single-striped grass mouse can be found near cities, but our nighttime lights have negative impacts on this understudied grassland mammal from Africa. Floor Didden tells us about a recent study urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/18/a...
#urbanecology #urbanmammals
#urbanecology #urbanmammals
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The tiny plant Draba verna grows out of cracks in sidewalks & roads. Nils tells us more about this resilient #urbanplant & invites us to appreciate the beauty growing between the pavement cracks more often
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/16/u...
#urbanecology #urbanobservation
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/16/u...
#urbanecology #urbanobservation
Urban acts of defiance: Tiny flowers thriving in concrete jungles - Life in the City
The harsh, brutal urban environment is increasing. In Europe, the Netherlands ranks as one of the countries with the lowest forest cover (10%), with wooden forests being replaced by concrete jungles. ...
urbanevolution-litc.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The tiny plant Draba verna grows out of cracks in sidewalks & roads. Nils tells us more about this resilient #urbanplant & invites us to appreciate the beauty growing between the pavement cracks more often
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/16/u...
#urbanecology #urbanobservation
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/16/u...
#urbanecology #urbanobservation
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Does it ever seem like your neighborhood birds & squirrels recognize you? They probably do! Jitte van Leeuwen explains how & why animals learn to recognize humans in order to thrive in the fast-paced city
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/15/t...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/15/t...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
They Know Who You Are: How City Animals Recognize People - Life in the City
Urban wildlife knows more about us than we think. Birds and mammals are able to read our behaviour and recognize individual humans.
urbanevolution-litc.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Does it ever seem like your neighborhood birds & squirrels recognize you? They probably do! Jitte van Leeuwen explains how & why animals learn to recognize humans in order to thrive in the fast-paced city
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/15/t...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/15/t...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
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Lisa de Haas tells us about a charismatic #urbanwildlife from North America: the chipmunk. Learn more about how the chipmunk is adapting to city life by taking it easy! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/17/r... #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution #urbanmammals
Relaxing Chipmunks in Urban Areas - Life in the City
The eastern chipmunk is well adapted to the urban environment. They spend less time foraging and their reproductive succes is better.
urbanevolution-litc.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lisa de Haas tells us about a charismatic #urbanwildlife from North America: the chipmunk. Learn more about how the chipmunk is adapting to city life by taking it easy! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/17/r... #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution #urbanmammals
So proud of graduating seniors Emerald Lin & Shira Linsk for both winning undergraduate research awards! @annainthefield.bsky.social did an amazing job mentoring Shira on TWO manuscripts on urban moth biodiversity! Emerald is off to work w/Audubon this summer & Shira to a PhD program this fall! 🔥🔥🔥
April 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So proud of graduating seniors Emerald Lin & Shira Linsk for both winning undergraduate research awards! @annainthefield.bsky.social did an amazing job mentoring Shira on TWO manuscripts on urban moth biodiversity! Emerald is off to work w/Audubon this summer & Shira to a PhD program this fall! 🔥🔥🔥
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These pictures are from a few years ago, but I am SO excited to be starting up a whole project on the Italian wall lizards in Queens, Brooklyn, and on Long Island this May with @anthonysnead.bsky.social and @kmwinchell.bsky.social and some awesome undergrads 🦎☺️
April 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These pictures are from a few years ago, but I am SO excited to be starting up a whole project on the Italian wall lizards in Queens, Brooklyn, and on Long Island this May with @anthonysnead.bsky.social and @kmwinchell.bsky.social and some awesome undergrads 🦎☺️
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Rose-ringed parakeets have become common in urban areas throughout Europe in the past 15 years. Thomas Griep explains why these beautiful birds are so successful in #urban ecosystems
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
How the Rose-Ringed Parakeet Conquered the Western World - Life in the City
“Dad, what are those birds? I’ve never seen them before” I remember asking my dad when I was younger. We were outside having a barbecue and for the first time, I noticed several green birds flying ove...
urbanevolution-litc.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Rose-ringed parakeets have become common in urban areas throughout Europe in the past 15 years. Thomas Griep explains why these beautiful birds are so successful in #urban ecosystems
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
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According to this post, I will be teaching at this thing. Apply today!
Deadline tomorrow, April 4th at 5:00pm! Apply & share!
April 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
According to this post, I will be teaching at this thing. Apply today!
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How are soil microbes affected by urbanization? Ao Mo tells us about how key urban impacts affect the diversity of these important components of ecosystems
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
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#urbanecology #urbanevolution
How Does Urban Development Affect Soil Microbial Community? - Life in the City
Microorganisms are essential members of soil ecosystems, and they form complex, interactive networks [4] including communications and interactions with each other that are similar to human communities...
urbanevolution-litc.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How are soil microbes affected by urbanization? Ao Mo tells us about how key urban impacts affect the diversity of these important components of ecosystems
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/h...
#urbanecology #urbanevolution
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Urban cutie 🦎💚
January 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Urban cutie 🦎💚
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One of my favorite anoles, Anolis pulchellus, looking at its beautiful reflection in a car window.
January 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
One of my favorite anoles, Anolis pulchellus, looking at its beautiful reflection in a car window.
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The Winchell Lab at #SICB2025 ❤️
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January 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM