Catherine Linnen
@catherinelinnen.bsky.social
Professor @ University of Kentucky. Evolutionary Biologist. Mom. I like sawflies and speciation.
Focusing on the small wins: first data points from this semester’s CURE course! Students are using a PCR assay to ID male sawflies collected on different pines. This is a perfect gel- all positive controls had bands, neg control didn’t, and all 4 unknowns worked. Yay! (W/ @jakebnwatts.bsky.social)
January 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Focusing on the small wins: first data points from this semester’s CURE course! Students are using a PCR assay to ID male sawflies collected on different pines. This is a perfect gel- all positive controls had bands, neg control didn’t, and all 4 unknowns worked. Yay! (W/ @jakebnwatts.bsky.social)
Huge congrats to Dr. Ashleigh Glover, who successfully defended her PhD today!
November 20, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Huge congrats to Dr. Ashleigh Glover, who successfully defended her PhD today!
Current status:
November 4, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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A very important discussion at today’s lab meeting
October 25, 2024 at 4:03 PM
A very important discussion at today’s lab meeting
Awesome sticker made by one of my undergrad researchers.
October 13, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Awesome sticker made by one of my undergrad researchers.
Despite working on pine sawflies for over 20 yrs, I just recently learned (thanks to work by @rdridenbaugh.bsky.social) that the tip of the ovipositor lance (the part that cuts into pine needles) is consistently asymmetric, with a thickened cutting edge. So cool!
October 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Despite working on pine sawflies for over 20 yrs, I just recently learned (thanks to work by @rdridenbaugh.bsky.social) that the tip of the ovipositor lance (the part that cuts into pine needles) is consistently asymmetric, with a thickened cutting edge. So cool!
Best colleagues ever. I 💙 UKY Biology.
September 28, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Best colleagues ever. I 💙 UKY Biology.
Exciting week!
September 25, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Exciting week!
First bluesky post: super cool F2 hybrid larvae! We crossed a white-pine specialist (Neodiprion pinetum) to a white-pine avoider (N. lecontei). These F2s hatched on the same day, but some got much bigger, much faster on white pine. Exciting pilot data that makes us want to map all the things!
August 22, 2023 at 4:35 PM
First bluesky post: super cool F2 hybrid larvae! We crossed a white-pine specialist (Neodiprion pinetum) to a white-pine avoider (N. lecontei). These F2s hatched on the same day, but some got much bigger, much faster on white pine. Exciting pilot data that makes us want to map all the things!