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Author Archives: Danielle Whittaker
BEACON Researchers at Work: Linking microbial interactions to disease
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Daniel Beck. I am interested in microbial communities for a number of reasons. First, microbial communities are found nearly everywhere, from soil to the surfaces … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Applying evolution to telecommunications
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU postdoc Matt Rupp. As a researcher, I have never been completely comfortable dedicating myself to a single field of study. My formal background in both computer science and evolutionary … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Brainy birds and fish
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU postdoc Jason Keagy. Like many BEACONites, I am involved in several projects. Liliana Lettieri has already written an excellent post about the project I spend most of my time on. … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: The evolution of simplicity and the Black Queen Hypothesis
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by Michigan State University postdoc Jeff Morris. We could probably agree that humans are a lot more complicated than bacteria. At a first glance, we have more moving parts, lots of … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: A computer scientist, but also a biologist
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Elijah Lowe. “But wait – aren’t you getting your Ph.D. in Computer Science?” That’s a question that I have gotten used to hearing in my matriculation through … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Walk This Way
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho postdoc Anne Gutmann. In the classic Monty Python skit “Ministry of Silly Walks”, the comedian John Cleese demonstrates a series of hilariously weird and wacky walks while … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Teaching Kids about Evolution
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington postdoc Heather Goldsby. Initially, I was planning on chatting with all of you about my actual research into studying division of labor using digital organisms. I’m fascinated … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Understanding spatial genetic structure of martens and their prey
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by Michigan State University graduate student Paige Howell. Understanding the processes that influence the spatial distribution of diversity is a long-standing goal in ecology and evolutionary biology. It has also always … Continue reading
BEACON exhibit and workshop draws teachers interested in Evolution in Action!
The Michigan Science Teachers Association held their 59th Annual Conference, Pure Michigan Science, in Lansing March 8-10, 2012 and a number of BEACONites attended, informing regional teachers about the exciting educational programs in development across our consortium. The BEACON … Continue reading