2023 Virtual Lab Meeting Mentor Signup (Responses)

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1	PI Full Name	Email address	Lab website	Department	Institution	A short description of your research interests. This description will help mentees identify mentors whose interests match.	A short description of your lab meeting format	Time Zone. If your time zone is not listed, please provide it in the format relative to Greenwich Mean Time.	For your time zone, what will be possible lab meeting times for in the Fall 2023? (Note that answering this question avoids scheduling conflicts, as mentees can check that they can make your lab meeting time). Use 24-hour time, e.g. 14:00-15:00	Keywords. Please select a keyword that best describes your interests. This will be used to help match you to a mentee.	Keywords. Please select a different keyword that best describes your interests. This will be used to help match you to a mentee.

2	Andrew Whitehead	awhitehead@ucdavis.edu	https://whiteheadresearch.wordpress.com/	Environmental Toxicology	University of California Davis	Activities in the Whitehead lab revolve around Environmental, Ecological, and Evolutionary Genomics research. These lines of research seek to understand how genomes integrate cues from, respond to, and are shaped by the external environment. We examine genomic responses to stress that occur over physiological timescales (acclimation responses) and over evolutionary timescales (adaptive responses). Many complementary approaches are integrated into our program, including genome expression profiling, population genetics/genomics and phylogenetics, and physiology, to study how individuals and species respond to and adapt to environmental stress. Stressors of interest include those that are natural (temperature, salinity) or of human origin (pollutants, climate change). We have both a basic science angle to our research program, and also an applied angle that leverages genomic information to diagnose and solve environmental problems.	1.5 hours weekly. Mix of literature discussion, professional development activities, practice meeting presentations, discussion of new results, discussion of experimental plans.	Pacific Time GMT -7	Tuesdays 14:00 to 15:30, weekly from 9/26 to 12/5	Eco-evolutionary dynamics	Molecular ecology
3	Moises A. Bernal	bernal.moises@gmail.com	https://sites.google.com/site/moisesbernalresearch/	Biological Sciences	Auburn University	Evaluate responses of marine fishes to environmental changes, including global warming	Lab meetings are 1 hour, and they alternate between updates on ongoing projects with students, and manuscript discussions.	Central Time GMT -5	13:00-16:00 Monday, Wednesday or Friday	Functional Genomics	Molecular ecology
4	Randall Hughes	ann.hughes@northeastern.edu	hugheslab.squarespace.com	Marine and Environmental Science	Northeastern University	Our lab is interested in the interactions among the numbers and identity of species, the genetic individuals that make up those species, the ecosystem services that they provide, and the people that benefit from and manage those services. We use a combination of lab and field experiments, molecular techniques, social science, and data synthesis to understand the causes and consequences of changes in marine biodiversity and how best to apply that information to marine habitat conservation and restoration.	We typically have brief check-ins at each meeting to hear what everyone is working on that week, followed by a topic selected by a different lab member each week (e.g., a paper discussion, getting feedback on research ideas or results, giving a practice talk).	Eastern Time GMT -4	One hour, typically somewhere between 13:00-16:00 on M, T, W, or Th.	Eco-evolutionary dynamics	Genetic diversity / Ecosystem function
5	Brook Moyers	brook.moyers@umb.edu	www.brookmoyers.com	Biology	University of Massachusetts Boston	We study evolutionary ecology, ecological genomics, and quantitative genetics of useful plants. Our study systems include the saltmarsh plant Salicornia depressa as well as domesticated rice, wild sunflowers, and threatened lupines. We are sequencing the S. depressa genome as well.	One hour once a week, mostly in person but can be hybrid,	Eastern Time GMT -4	Likely to be 10–11 am, 11 am–12 pm, or 1–2 pm Eastern	Population genetics/genomics	Molecular ecology
6	Lisa Komoroske	lkomoroske@umass.edu	https://lmkomoroske.com/	Environmental Conservation	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Molecular Ecology, Conservation Genomics, Ecophysiology; mostly of marine animals but some freshwater and terrestrial as well.	We typically meet alternating weeks for 1-1.5 hrs. We rotate updates from lab members with other activities to balance building community and culture among members with having enough time in the meeting to focus on a topic (e.g., if someone gives a practice talk or presents a paper we have enough time to discuss and give feedback etc.). At the beginning of each semester we also have a partial planning meeting where we discuss what to prioritize in our DEI, outreach and professional development activities slots.	Eastern Time GMT -4	I send a poll out before each semester to find the best time with everyone's changing schedules so unfortunately I dont know yet. But is within normal working hours East Coast time, usually in an afternoon. One semester I tried Mon 830am and there was mutiny :).	Molecular ecology	Conservation genetics/genomics
7	C. Darrin Hulsey	darrin.hulsey1@ucd.ie	https://people.ucd.ie/darrin.hulsey1	School of Biology and Environmental Science	University College Dublin	My group studies the evolution of complex morphological phenotypes. Although I have worked on a large number of aquatic organisms and phenotypes ranging from pectoral fin swimming in African Lake Malawi cichlids to anti-predator defenses in Central American snails, my research is largely concentrated on the feeding apparatus of fish. The jaws and teeth of fishes offer ideal organismal phenotypes for examining the changes from genomes to ecology that structure functional adaptation in a complex system.	We generally meet on zoom and a single individual presents an approximately 15 minute powerpoint on their research or a relatively new scientific paper.	UTC +1 (Ireland and UK time zone)	16:00-17:00	Molecular ecology	Population genetics/genomics
8	Casey terHorst	casey.terhorst@csun.edu	www.ecoevolab.com	Biology	Cal State Northridge	Our lab is interested in how evolutionary dynamics, especially those on short time scales, affect ecological interactions between species. We are also interested in how genetic variation, or intraspecific trait variation, affect ecological interactions. We work primarily with invasive plants and microbial species that live inside carnivorous pitcher plants, though some students also work on projects in marine systems.	Our lab meetings are split into two topics: (1) Science, including reading articles, reviewing each other's work, or discussing emerging topics in our field; and (2) Issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion, which includes discussing issues facing marginalized groups in science, the hidden curriculum of academia, or solutions to increasing equity at various levels.	Pacific Time GMT -7	Wednesdays @ 10:00, 11:00 or 13:00 (not yet set)	Eco-evolutionary dynamics	Evolutionary ecology
9	Katie Lotterhos	k.lotterhos@northeastern.edu	https://sites.google.com/site/katielotterhos/home	Marine and Environmental Sciences	Northeastern University	Conservation and population genomics, Eco-evo modeling, genomic forecasting	We meet for 1-1.5 hours every week. Lab meetings alternate between paper discussions, professional development, commenting on each other's papers, and presenting results. Hybrid	Eastern Time GMT -4	We will meet on Tuesdays at 14:00-15:00 ET	Population genetics/genomics	Evolutionary Theory
10	Michael N Dawson	mdawson@ucmerced.edu	https://mnd.ucmerced.edu/ & http://cgomo.net/	Life & Environmental Sciences	University of California, Merced	Population ecology, Community Ecology, Population genetics, Community genomics, Comparative genomics, Conservation Genomics, Disease, Phylogeography, Biogeography, Macroevolution	50-55 mins, mostly in-person with some remote participants. Lab business followed by either a paper discussion led by grad students or practice presentations by any lab member; a mini-symposium for undergrad researchers in the lab to finish the semester.	Pacific Time GMT -7	Thursdays 1500-1600	Evolutionary ecology	Population genetics/genomics
11	Carly Kenkel	ckenkel@usc.edu	https://dornsife.usc.edu/carlslab/	Biological Sciences	University of Southern California	The Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology Lab studies how organism-environment interactions induce or select for different phenotypes and how these ecological interactions influence and are influenced by the evolutionary trajectories of populations and species. We use a variety of methods to address these questions, ranging from field experiments to ecophysiology to genomic analyses. We also have a strong interest in “translational ecology” and prioritize questions with conservation and restoration applications.	we have zoom/hybrid meetings one devoted to 'NEWS' which is a journal club style meeting and 'WORKS' which is when lab members present on their work	Pacific Time GMT -7	NEWS - Mondays 1100-1200; WORKS - Wednesdays 1300-1400	Eco-evolutionary dynamics	Conservation genetics/genomics
12	Courtney Hofman	courtney.hofman@ou.edu	https://courtneyhofman.com/	Anthropology	University of Oklahoma	Historical ecology and ancient DNA, have several projects on fish and marine mammals	We briefly discuss announcements, recently published papers, sometimes we discuss a paper or someone presents their research or an issue they are having in the lab. Depending on the meeting we talk about professional development.	Central Time GMT -5	Mondays 15:30-16:30/17:00	Conservation genetics/genomics	Eco-evolutionary dynamics
13	Jonathan Puritz	jpuritz@uri.edu	MarineEvoEco.com	Biological Sciences	University of Rhode Island	Our research investigates how natural and anthropogenic processes affect the evolution of marine populations through the lens of larval dispersal. We combine laboratory multi-stressor larval exposure experiments with genomic surveys of natural populations, analyzing patterns of selection and migration in a geographic context using landscape (or seascape) genomic models. Our lab also develops laboratory and bioinformatic methods to facilitate the use of next-generation sequencing in non-model species.	Mixed in-person and virtual. We do a mixture of presentations, updates, paper reading, and JEDI activities	Eastern Time GMT -4	10:00-14:00	Population genetics/genomics	Evolutionary ecology
14	Steven Roberts	sr320@uw.edu	robertslab.info	School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences	University of Washington	physiology, genomics, marine invertebrates, aquaculture, epigenetics	Varies, commonly meet every week, alternating DEI topics and group discussion of research	Pacific Time GMT -7	possible times 0900-1500 - we decide once quarter starts exact time	Epigenetics/epigenomics	Functional Genomics
15	Joaquin C. B. Nunez	Joaquin.Nunez@uvm.edu	https://www.jcbnunez.org/	Biology	University of Vermont	We tackle fundamental questions in the fields of population genetics and evolutionary genomics using a combination of computational, experimental, and multi-omics approaches. Current areas of research include: The dynamics of rapid evolution in fluctuating ecosystems: A major focus of our lab is to understand how organisms adapt to highly variable ecosystems. We focus on cases where phenotypes and/or alleles evolve to track rapid, and often cyclical, changes in the environment (i.e., adaptive tracking). In this context, we ask questions about the degrees of parallelism and predictability of rapid evolution across natural populations. The genomic consequences of boom-and-bust demography in seasonal populations: Our lab is keen on understanding the interplay between demography and selection in systems that experience cyclical bottlenecks concomitant with fluctuating selection. We do this primarily using overwintering fruit flies living in temperate environments. We are interested in understanding whether some types of genomic architectures are more or less likely to evolve in these scenarios and their consequences for the maintenance of genetic variation. Historical phylogeography of natural populations: We seek to infer fundamental demographic parameters from natural populations. Our main foci include 1) the post-glacial expansion and colonization of marine systems in the North Atlantic, and 2) the historical phylogeography of cosmopolitan drosophilids. Balancing selection on metabolic enzymes: We use -"omics" data to characterize signatures of balancing selection on metabolic enzymes. We seek to build a comprehensive understanding of selection in these kinds of loci: from molecular phenotypes to individual mutations. Much of our work has centered on the case study of the mannose-6-phosphate isomerase (Mpi) in barnacles. Maintaining and expanding worldwide Drosophila datasets: Our lab is a major contributor to the largest genomic dataset and toolkit for natural populations of Drosophila, DEST (https://dest.bio).	We are currently a small lab, so our meeting format is very flexible. Our meetings switch between research updates and journal clubs. We always open our meetings with an exercise of rose, bud, thorn (i.e., a rose is something that is going great, a bud is something that has potential, and a thorn is a challenge we may need help with). Some of our lab members work	Eastern Time GMT -4	Thursdays 16:00-17:00	Population genetics/genomics	Molecular ecology
16	Jeff Conner	connerj@msu.edu	https://jeffreykconner.com	Plant Biology / Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior	Michigan State University	The Conner lab studies the mechanisms by which natural selection on plants produces (sometimes very rapid) adaptation to a variable environment, as well as possible constraints on this adaptation. We measure the strength of selection acting in present-day populations and combine this with quantitative and molecular genetic and genomic analyses to predict short-term evolutionary change and identify the genetic mechanisms underlying adaptation and constraint. Major projects focus on floral evolution, weed adaptations to agricultural habitats, and fitness effects of duplicate genes. Approaches we use include genomics, QTL mapping, recombinant inbred lines and nearly-isogenic lines (RILs and NILs), gene knockouts, field studies of fitness and natural selection, and ecological studies to determine the agents of selection.	We meet weekly for an hour and a half, usually discussing a paper relevant to our lab's interests. Everyone comes with comments or questions on the paper, and we go through it with those in mind. At the beginning of our lab meetings, we discuss goals/accomplishments from the previous week and set goals for the next week. Occasionally, if someone has a talk coming up, we will spend lab meeting practicing the talk and giving feedback.	Eastern Time GMT -4	15:00-16:30 on Mondays (the day is potentially changeable, but it's unlikely we could meet before 15:00)	Evolutionary ecology	Population genetics/genomics
17	Sara Schaal	sara.schaal@noaa.gov	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center	Genetics Program (led by Wes Larson)	Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	I use population genetics/genomics techniques on species that are of management concern. Using whole genome sequencing, I help identify where population genetic structure exists and whether population breaks align with current management boundaries. In addition, I develop genotyping-in-thousands by sequencing (GT-seq) panels for these species that can be used on large scales to answer management related questions like what is the summer (non-spawning season) stock structure, what are seasonal movement patterns, what genetic stock do the large fish in the fishery come from.	Generally we start with moments of science where anyone that has new results can share them. This a lot of times takes up the whole meeting because we tend to discuss the results/ask questions. Then we sometimes have people practicing talks or we discuss lab organizational things. On occasion we also do paper discussions.	I am at Pacific Time, but the rest of the lab is at Alaska Time -8	We meet at 14:00 PST on Thursdays.	Population genetics/genomics	Conservation genetics/genomics
18	Katherine Silliman	katherine.silliman@noaa.gov	https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/omics/	Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division	NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab	I am a research scientist with Luke Thompson's Omics group at NOAA AOML. We leverage large-scale eDNA datasets to understand the drivers of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic. Much of our work focuses on marine microbial communities, but we also partner with NOAA Fisheries for marine mammal and fish eDNA studies. As part of our work, we develop bioinformatic pipelines and data management workflows to improve reproducibility and accessibility of marine eDNA data.	We are a group of 3-5 that meet once a week to discuss project updates, help each other troubleshoot, and occasionally present papers or research results.	Eastern Time GMT -4	09:00-16:30	Molecular ecology	Genetic diversity / Ecosystem function
19	Megan Phifer-Rixey	mp3754@drexel.edu	phiferrixeylab.com	Biology	Drexel University	We are an evolutionary biology lab. Many of our projects relate to adaptation and evolutionary response to changing environments. Right now, the most active work in the lab is focused on the genomic impacts of urbanization on house mice.	We meet most weeks and have different formats. Generally, members present works in progress, a recent paper relating to the work in the lab, or we do round-robin updates. We also sometimes have skill based meetings--how to use R for a specific analysis, GIS, etc.	Eastern Time GMT -4	We are not yet scheduled and would take the mentee's schedule into account. Generally, meetings start between 10 and 2pm.	Population genetics/genomics	Evolutionary ecology
20	Suzanne Alonzo	shalonzo@ucsc.edu	https://alonzo.sites.ucsc.edu/suzanne-alonzo/	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	University of California Santa Cruz	In my research group, we study sexual selection, reproductive behavior, and social interactions from an evolutionary perspective- mainly in marine fishes.	We meet weekly from one hour. Our meetings are a "hybrid" format meaning some of us are in person and others join by Zoom. In these meetings, individuals may present ongoing research or share a paper, proposal or other project for feedback. We also sometimes discuss recent papers and focus on professional development- e.g. scientific writing, inclusive mentorship, pedagogy, proposal writing, applying for positions, attending meetings, statistical methods and new research methodologies.	Pacific Time GMT -7	We will most like be meeting Monday mornings.	Evolutionary ecology	Evolutionary Theory
21	Mark Christie	christ99@purdue.edu	https://www.christielab.com/	Biological Science	Purdue Univeristy	Local adaptation, rapid genetic adaptation, genetic diversity	Informal; once perweek; everybody takes turns plus group meetings	Eastern Time GMT -4	I will be on Sabbatical in Germany in Spring 2024, so will need to accommodate eastern time zone (Purdue) and +6 hours (I can meet in evenings)	Conservation genetics/genomics	Population genetics/genomics
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