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Open Source for Open Science (OSOS) 2019 is a free workshop aimed to familiarize participants with selected open source software and programing tools to be able to conduct quantitative analysis and statistical methods for scientific inquiry. This year we are excited to have six module instructors focusing on an introduction to R, graphics in R, intermediate […]
Friday, September 6. For this week's journal club, Steven Bovio will lead a discussion on widespread biases in EEB. The attached paper addresses geographic, taxonomic, and citation biases in publications between temperate and tropical systems. Steven will focus most on what these biases mean, how they influence our understanding of the natural world, and what […]
EEB's Fall Seminar Series kicks off with a talk by Giri Athrey. See the full schedule here. Title: How the chicken crossed the world and other stories from comparative genomics of birds
. . . Friday, September 13. Zach Hancock will lead a discussion on the origins of genome complexity. The paper argues that the transition in genome complexity from prokaryotes to eukaryotes emerged passively by nonadaptive processes. Should make for a fun discussion. We will meet on Friday at 4 PM at O'Bannon's. Also, here is a […]
Postdoc Talks Presenter: Daisy Fu, Department of Entomology Title: Endosymbionts drive the genetic integration of insect populations Presenter: Carl Hjelmen, Department of Biology Title: How much DNA does it take to be a fly and what happens to the extra?
. . . Friday, September 20. This week, Faith Hardin will lead our discussion. Attached is a paper on how nest helpers may reduce telomere attrition for dominant female breeders in a cooperatively breeding warbler. It's an interesting paper that should elicit questions about the role of related and non-related helpers and the role of […]
Genetic diversity of Anopheles stephensi in East Ethiopia: Tracking the introduction of a South Asian malaria vector in Africa. Presenter: Tamar Carter, Baylor University Host: Jessica Light
. . . Friday, September 27. For this week's journal club, Jamie Alfieri will lead the discussion on how "linkage" affects the absence of negative selection signals in cancer cells, not a lack of negative selection. As usual, we will meet at O'Bannon's at 4 PM on Friday. Hope to see everyone there!
Title: Insights into the hidden players influencing community structure and ecosystem functions: plant genetic diversity and soil microbial communities Presenter: Kerri Crawford, University of Houston Host: Mickey Eubanks