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Our ad for the @VT_Biology EEB grad program got messed up on Evoldir, so I am going to highlight my colleagues in a thread. Please RT! (1/n)
New faculty member Frank Aylward (@FOAylward) studies microbial ecology using genomics and bioinformatics. aylwardlab.com
Lisa Belden studies community ecology, disease, and the microbiome in amphibians and other systems. belden.biol.vt.edu
Cayelan Carey (@CareyLab) studies freshwater ecology and limnology. Her lab gets to hang out on a boat a lot! carey.biol.vt.edu
Dana Hawley studies wildlife disease ecology, mainly focusing on the recent jump of mycoplasma to house finches. biol.vt.edu/faculty/hawley/
Erin Hotchkiss (@FluvialBenthos) studies freshwater ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry in streams sites.google.com/site/ehotchkis…
New faculty Kate Langwig (@ecoevo_kel) studies disease ecology/evolution and conservation in bats and other systems scholar.harvard.edu/klangwig/home
Meryl Mims (@merylmims) works on population, community, and conservation ecology in several freshwater systems mimslab.org
Ignacio Moore studies behavioral endocrinology and physiological ecology mostly in birds. One word: manakins! moore.biol.vt.edu
New faculty Martha Muñoz (@marmmunoz, @MunozLabVT) studies macroevolutionary physiology, morphology, & biomechanics marthamunoz.com
Erik Nilsen studies plant physiological ecology, mostly in rhododendrons. biol.vt.edu/faculty/nilsen
John Phillips studies neuroethology, focusing on how animals use magnetic fields to navigate! biol.vt.edu/faculty/philli…
Kendra Sewall studies environmental impacts on the brain and behavior, mostly in birds kbsewall.weebly.com
New faculty Josef Uyeda (@pseudacris) studies phylogenetics and macroevolution uyedalab.com
Susan Whitehead studies plant-animal interactions and chemical ecology speciesinteractions.com
All of the above are looking for graduate students. As you can see, our program is growing and we hope you apply! biol.vt.edu/Graduates.html
Of course, I'm looking for students studying evolutionary genetics and/or evolutionary ecology too.
Others (Jeb Barrett, Fred Benfield, Bryan Brown, Brent Opell, & Jeff Walters) aren't recruiting but are still great! biol.vt.edu/research/Ecolo…
The EEB group is part of an integrated, collegial department (@VT_Biology). We have lots of interactions with micro/molecular labs.
Other perks of VT include @BiocomplexityVT, @globalchangevt, @MasseyHerbarium, @VTBugCollection (in @VT_Entomology).
I feel fortunate to work with such great colleagues! Apply by Dec 1 and come join us! biol.vt.edu/Graduates.html (end)
PS: Should also mention there are many great biologists in other depts., such as @apheloria, @davidhaak, Bill Hopkins, Jason Holliday & more
