Date Discussion Leader Topic Paper
Sept 9 Tom Stewart Bipedal Evolution! Senevirathne et al. 2025
Sept 16 NO MEETING - Jim Marden retirement
Sept 23 (216 Mueller) Dave Toews Crazy ant hybrids! Juvé et al. 2025
Sept 30 Anny Calderon Human admixture! Ciccarella 2025
Oct 7 Antara Kulkarni Eyeless cave spiders! Wang et al. 2025
Oct 14 postponed postponed
Oct 21 (216 Mueller) Jiang Zhaoyang Sour taste in birds! Zhang et al. 2025
Oct 28
Nov 4 Doug Cavener
Nov 11 Manny Viral tolerance in bats 🦇 Foley et al. 2024
Nov 18 Amanda Jason Hornwort genomes! Li et al. 2020
Nov 25 NO MEETING - Thanksigiving Week
Dec 2 TQ Coevolution in bats! 🦇 Jacquet et al. 2025
Dec 9 Veronica Saenz
Date Discussion Leader Topic Paper
Sept 11 Tom Stewart Lungfish Evolution! Schartl et al. 2024
Sept 18 NO MEETING
Sept 25 David Toews Kakapo color evolution! Urban et al 2024
Oct 2 NO MEETING
Oct 9 NO MEETING - Joan Strassmann visit
Oct 16 Yunyan Mo Fin evolution! Tzung et al. 2023
Oct 23 Tim Jegla Hummingbird migration! Williamson et al. 2024
Oct 30 Jonas Bush Swiss bees Parejo et al. 2020
Nov 6 Martina Albuja Host-parasite genomes! Dexter et al. 2023
Nov 13 Heather Hines Stonefly mimics! Ni et al. 2024
Nov 20 NO MEETING
Nov 27 NO MEETING
Dec 4 Steph Szarmach Finch pangeomes! Fang and Edwards 2004
Dec 11
Date Discussion Leader Paper
January 29 David Toews An et al. 2023
February 5
February 12 TQ Smith Zhao et al 2023
February 19 Valentina GB Kyriazis et al 2023
February 26 Anny Calderon Kardos et al 2017
March 4 SPRING BREAK NA
March 11 Jonas Bush Cicconardi et al 2023
March 18 Step Szarmach Pegan et al 2024
March 25 Abby Sequeira Vilgalys et al 2022
April 1 Ben Simonson Tian et al. 2023
April 8 Cancelled
April 15 Vanessa Garcia Shi et al. 2021
April 22 Tom Stewart Brownstein et al. 2024
Date Discussion Leader Paper
September 18 Valentina Gómez-Bahamón Freeman et al. 2022
September 25 Tom Stewart Feigin et al. 2023
October 2 No Meeting
October 9 Lan-Nhi Phung Cheng et al. 2021
October 16 Jonas Bush Liénard et al. 2023
October 23 Eric Crandall Exposito-Alonso et al. 2022
October 30 Michelle Zavala Moran et al. 2021
November 6 Ben Simonson Schultz et al. 2023
November 13 Tunc Dabak Formery et al. 2023
November 20 Thanksgiving break No meeting
November 27 Vanessa Garcia No meeting
December 4 TQ Smith Wang et al 2023
Date Discussion Leader Paper
February 6 Introductions NA
February 13 Marcella Baiz Singhal et al. 2022
February 20 NO MEETING NA
February 27 Valentina Gómez Sardell & Kirkpatrick 2020
March 6 SPRING BREAK NA
March 13 Margarita Takou Fulgione et al. 2022
March 20 Steph Szarmach Matschiner et al. 2022
March 27 Isabel Gornick et al. 2020
April 3 TQ Tournebize et al. 2022
April 10 Lan-Nhi Phung Lan et al. 2022
April 17 Xinru Zhang Li et al. 2023
April 24 Maria Alejandra Gil Polo Weisberg et al. 2022
Date Discussion Leader Paper
October 14 Introductions
October 21 David Toews Olave et al. 2022
October 28 Valentina Gómez Bock et al. 2018
November 4 Heather Hines Campbell-Staton et al. 2020
November 11 Anny Calderon Kearns et al. 2018
November 18 NA
November 25 NO MEETING
December 2 Braulio Assis Feiner et al. 2022
December 9 Marcella Baiz Campagna et al. 2022
Date Discussion Leader Paper
September 17 Marcella Baiz Bannasch et al. 2021
September 24 Ana Victoria Kilinc et al. 2021
October 1 Xinru Zhang Di et al. 2021
October 8 Andrea Benavides Groppi et al. 2021
October 15 Trinity Conn Gerstung et al. 2020
October 22 Steph Szarmach Ansai et al. 2021
October 29 Emily Gagne Fitak et al. 2020
Novermber 5 Sean Giery Campbell-Staton et al. 2021 Postponed!
November 12 Zachary Szpiech Salmón et al. 2021
November 19 Lan-Nhi Phung Martini et al. 2021
November 26 NO MEETING
December 3 Heather Hines Jay et al. 2021
December 10 Valentina Gómez
December 17
Date Discussion Leader Paper
January 22nd David Toews Lewis et al. 2020
January 29th Lan-Nhi Phung Bruders et al. 2020
February 5th Marcella Baiz Powell et al. 2021
February 12th Xinru Zhang Daub et al. 2017
February 19th Steph Szarmach Delmore et al. 2020
February 26th Juan Cerda Zhang et al. 2020
March 5th Chloe Drummond Rellstab et al. 2020
March 12th Kate Stankiewicz Chaturvedi et al. 2020
March 19th Braulio Assis Akopyan et al. 2020
March 26th Zach Szpiech Kyriazis et al. 2020
April 2nd Ana Leon Eaaswarkhanth et al. 2021
April 9th Lan-Nhi Phung Turbek et al. 2021
April 16th Marcella Baiz Schield et al. 2021
April 23rd Chloe Drummond Xia et al. 2020
April 30th Emily Gagne Harpak et al. 2021
May 7th NO MEETING
Date Discussion Leader Paper
September 4th Introductions NA
September 11th Marcella Chen et al. 2020
September 18th Dave Todesco et al. 2020
September 25th Lan-Nhi Weissensteiner et al. 2020
October 2nd Trinity Fuller et al. 2020
October 9th Juan Qu et al. 2020
October 16th Steph Morales et al. 2018
October 23rd Jesse Fraser 2020
October 30th Kate Hu et al. 2020
November 6th Eric Wang et al. 2020
November 13th Xinru Huelsmann et al. 2019
November 20th Xiaoyi Castiglione et al. 2020
November 27th Thanksgiving break NA
December 4th Braulio Yang et al. 2020
December 11th Chloe Pu et al. 2020
December 18th Marcella Lavretsky et al. 2020