Lab meeting field trip this morning! The undergrads explored the field site. I’m thrilled to work with a great team of ‘28s who will be on campus for sophomore summer next year and can expand their lab research to the mesocosms! @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social #fieldworkfun

And of course I have to thank the amazing field assistant Wallace the Wonderdoodle. Like his namesake, he is fascinated by natural selection, particularly in the context of beautiful courtship displays.

What a summer it’s been! We built our Drosophila experimental evolution mesocosms and are running our first experiment! I’m ecstatic to be able to pair our study genetic and neural mechanisms of behavior evolution in the lab with how behaviors evolve in nature!

Congratulations to technician Emily who gave her first talk today ever at our Quantitative Ecology and Evolution seminar. She did a great job and answered lots of questions throughout her presentation. I’m really proud of her for sharing research in progress and getting feedback!

#proudPI: freshmen Emily, Paul, Elise, Evan, & Tobias presented 2 posters at the Wetterhahn Symposium. Earlier this spring technician Emily presented at Neuroscience Day and Guirani Poster Symposium. I’m impressed at what we’ve achieved >1 year & excited to keep working with such an amazing team!

I am thrilled to start an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College in July 2024. We will study genetic & neural basis of behavior evolution & how behavior affects evolution. Recruiting talented & enthusiastic scientists to join the lab!