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I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com

Lizards & hurricanes. In a new study, "researchers finger a gene that may have helped lucky anoles survive hurricane-force winds by shrinking some of their toes, giving them a stronger grip". 🧪 #Science #Biology #Animals #Evolution 1- www.science.org/content/arti... 2- www.cell.com/current-biol...

Thrilled to have my first thesis chapter published in @currentbiology.bsky.social! We combine genomics, gene editing, and performance experiments to reveal the genetic basis and functional consequences of hurricane-induced trait shifts in island lizards! Check it out: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Genomic targets of hurricane-induced selection on clinging performance in an island lizard

Vaughn et al. show that hurricanes drive parallel genomic selection signatures in island anoles. One candidate locus (hs6st1) is associated with rear toe length. CRISPR disruption reduces hindfoot ele...

cell.com

The Brock Lab is hiring a postdoc to help us study sensory ecology and sexual selection in urban reptiles! 🐍🦎🌆 Comes with a $5K travel stipend. App closes July 1! careers-sdsurf.icims.com/jobs/20539/p...

Congratulations to @princetonvaughn.bsky.social for winning the SSE Outstanding Grad Student Award! #Evol2026 Love to see it!

I’m honored to receive this year’s Hamilton Award at Evolution! It was such a privilege to be surrounded by so many outstanding scientists doing such incredible work!

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to this year’s Hamilton Award winner, Princeton Vaughn! @princetonvaughn.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

New paper by NYU Biology undergrad (now PhD student at U. Chicago) Shira Linsk! Shira combined on-the-ground sampling with @inaturalist.bsky.social data to better understand how moths are impacted by urbanization doi.org/10.1371/jour...

From concrete to canopy: Illuminating moth biodiversity in New York City’s urban jungle

Moths (Lepidoptera) are sensitive to anthropogenic threats and serve as valuable bioindicators. Despite the remarkable diversity and abundance of Lepidoptera globally, there is a lack of information o...

doi.org

I’m so honored to have won this year’s Ray Huey award at SICB! It was a privilege to share the stage with such incredible scientists and friends! 🐊

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology@sicb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Student awardee spotlight on the Division of #Ecology and #Evolution 's Ray Huey Awardee for best #student talk: Yeraldi Loera for work on Selection on #alligator ovarian #physiology after generations of xenoestrogen exposure in the wild yeraldiloera.wordpress.com #science #biologist #reptile

Apply now for the EEB Scholars Program offered by Princeton's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The EEB Scholars program equips aspiring academics in Ecology and Evolution with the tools they need to successfully apply to grad school programs. Applications open until May 15th!

Princeton EEB Scholars program now open eeb.princeton.edu/graduate/eeb...

Thrilled to see *National Geographic* highlight the wall lizards living in Cincinnati and our research on these little guys! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti... #WalliesWorld

10 lizards were smuggled into Cincinnati in a sock. Now there are tens of thousands.

Native to Europe, common wall lizards are growing bigger, faster, and more resilient in Ohio. Scientists say the city itself may be driving their evolution.

nationalgeographic.com

Super proud of my grad students @ashockney24.bsky.social and Kate Manges Douglas. They gave stellar presentations at #SICB2025 after just one semester of grad school!

@princetonvaughn.bsky.social’s awesome research!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2y ago

I learned that Crested anoles in cities have longer toes than crested anoles in the forest #SICB2025 #DrawWhatYouLearned

Everyone needs to see this 😂😂 🦎🦎

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2y ago

I learned that Crested anoles in cities have longer toes than crested anoles in the forest #SICB2025 #DrawWhatYouLearned

Now we’re learning about how lizards adapt to urban environments w/ @princetonvaughn.bsky.social! Urban anoles- across multiple cities- have longer limbs! They can also handle higher temps because cities are hotter. Princeton asks- are city lizards faster sprinters with those gams??

Excited to talk tomorrow at #SICB2025!!

I made a starter pack for anole biologists, but I need help populating it! Please comment if you'd like to be added and/or you have suggestions of people to add :) go.bsky.app/DX8z21K

Hi new Bluesky people. I study urban evolutionary ecology, catch lizards, run marathons, and have an awesome lab of amazing people at NYU!

Hi! I am new to bluesky and trying to find all my Twitter friends, and/or anyone who loves lizards, ecology, or conservation 🦎💚 Happy to be here (finally) 🥰

Hi everyone! Decided that since I’m over here now, I should introduce myself! I am a PhD student in Shane Campbell-Staton’s lab studying how anole lizards are adapting to anthropogenic change. I use genomics, functional morphology, and kinematics to study rapid parallel evolution!