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Spring 2026
Spring 2026
This Spring was a busy semester. Sarah and Tessa both presented their work at the Undergraduate Research Forum. Sarah's research focused on determining the frequency of choosy female behavior in African populations of D. melanogaster. Tessa's project examined potential sperm storage differences across populations of D. pseudoobscura
Katie Dykhuizen graduated with Department of Biology Honors (in addition to other honors) for completing her Honors Thesis titled "Co-evolution and local selection shape reproductive gene diversity and divergence".
Dean published a paper on how reinforcement and migration shape sperm competition phenotypes and genomic divergence
Fall 2025 Semester
Fall 2025 Semester
Undergraduate Research Forum
Undergraduate Research Forum
Several undergraduates in the lab presented their research at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum. Arushi and Yijia presented posters while Katie presented a research talk
2024-2025 Year
2024-2025 Year
In Fall 2024 we welcomed Astrid Rodriguez Leon to the lab as a masters student.
In Spring 2025 semester we are welcoming undergraduate researchers Savanah Grabel and Ashlynn Connely to the lab (co-advised with Deidra Jacobsen).
Midwest Popgen Conference
Midwest Popgen Conference
Dean and Katie attended the Midwest popgen meeting in Bloomington IN, August 2024. Katie presented a talk on her work with sperm competition genes and won an award for one of the Best Student Talks!
Lab Open
Lab Open
The Castillo lab opened Fall 2023 at Miami University. Dr Castillo teaches at the Hamilton Regional Campus and conducts research at the Oxford Campus, in Pearson Hall (Left)
This semester we are welcoming Sam Marston, a new PhD student to the lab, as well as undergraduate researchers Tessa Romah and Sarah Kiffmeyer
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