The paper “Whole exome sequencing identifies the potential for genetic rescue in iconic and critically endangered Panamanian harlequin frogs” by Byrne, A. Q., Richards‐Zawacki, C. L., Voyles, J., Bi, K., Ibáñez, R., and E.B. Rosenblum is on the cover of Global Change Biology. PDF available here.
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Layla Freeborn successfully defended her dissertation “The genetic, cellular, and evolutionary basis of skin coloration in the highly polymorphic poison frog, Oophaga pumilio” on October 5th. She will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a PhD in Ecology and Evolution and will soon be joining the National Center for […]
Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri successfully defended his dissertation “How spatial constraints on efficacy and dynamic signaling alignment shape animal communication” on May 21st. He will be graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a PhD in Ecology and Evolution and a Minor in Teaching! Congratulations Dr. Echeverri!
Yusan Yang successfully completed her dissertation “Divergent Mating Behaviors and the Evolution of Reproductive Isolation” and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a PhD in Ecology and Evolution. This summer, she will begin her Living Earth Collaborative postdoctoral fellowship at St. Louis. Congratulations Dr. Yang!
The RZ Lab earned its designation of a Pitt Green Laboratory as one of the first 15 Green Labs in the University! Read more about The University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt Green Laboratories program through PittSustainability here: https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/what-you-can-do/pitt-green-labs/.
Listen to Cori’s appearance on the podcast People Behind the Science, where she discusses her science journey, here: http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-cori-richards-zawacki/
The R-Z lab has had the opportunity to give several interviews with the popular press recently, including the impact of chytrid fungus on amphibian species (Panama; Pennsylvania) and working with FrogWatch USA volunteers.
Ashley Cecil has just completed a six-month residency in the RZ lab and will be exhibiting the results of her time with us at the Frick Environmental Center on June 28, 2018. Ashley’s “Edged Out” exhibition consists of a series of paintings and sculptural works about human influence on […]
Dr. Laura Brannelly, a Postdoc in the RZ lab, was recently awarded the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council. This prestigious fellowship is designed to support excellent basic and applied research, and advance promising early career researchers. This is a fantastic opportunity for Laura, but bitter-sweet for […]
Dr. Karie Altman has joined the Richards-Zawacki lab as a postdoctoral research associate. Karie recently received her PhD from Oakland University in Michigan, where she studied disease ecology and thermal biology. Prior to her PhD work, Karie received a BS from Madonna University. Welcome to the R-Z lab Karie!