NSF Postdoc based out of UF-FLREC. Interested in sociality, sexual selection, speciation, genetics, entomology, and orchid bees.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Joined October 2014
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In honor of #WorldBeeDay, here's a time lapse video of nest construction (and deconstruction!) by Euglossa dilemma females over a period of ~1.5 months in Florida. A dominant and subordinate female are shown and are tagged part way through the video.
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The @LabSchulz worked out how to make HNDB, a species-specific perfume compound of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma - and here they are collecting their freshly synthesized compound of choice!! @santiaguetz @megarhyssamar
Now published in Synlett:
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A microRNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Happy to share our work on the role of non-coding transcriptional elements on a seasonal plastic trait. Also appreciate the reviewers request for clarification on transcriptional dynamics of the lncRNA highlighting its response to environmental cues! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
New research article!📰
Saleh et al. compared reproductive behaviors between different social group sizes in E. dilemma and found that larger groups exhibit more signs of reproductive competition and inefficiency.🐝
doi.org/10.1007/s00040-024-0…
#Insectessociaux #Socialinsects #bees
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🚨🐝 FUN SCIENCE ALERT! 🐝🚨Hibernating bumblebee queens can survive up to a WEEK underwater!! The discovery stems from an oversight leading to these tough little queens defying the odds, emerging alive after an accidental underwater stint! 🌊🐝 #FunScience #BumblebeeSuperheroes
Can #bumblebee queens endure periods of inundation while overwintering underground? New Biology Letters paper from Dr. @SabRondeau suggests that hibernating queens can survive up to 1 week submerged under water: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.06… #OpenAccess #Pollinators @RSocPublishing
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🐝 Our paper led by the brilliant PhD student @dipietroviviana on stingless bees' nest-architecture is out in @CurrentBiology! Let's dive in🧵@TWenseleers @HelenaMFerreir2 @MFajgenblat @FWOVlaanderen @BiologyKULeuven @uabbiociencies @EmbrapaMAmbient
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New paper from our lab🧬🎉
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I'm looking for a postdoc interested in convergent evolution in insect biosynthetic pathways! Please fell free to reach out to me with any questions. indiana.peopleadmin.com/post…
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Excited to share one of my PhD chapters published in
@molecology
Our research gives insights into early developmental environment & how transcriptional differences can be predictive of adult reproductive behavior in socially flexible bees.🙌@KocherLab
doi.org/10.1111/mec.17244
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Great to see this fun project published with Andrew Goffinet, @nickwsaleh @santiaguetz @MaddieOstwald & Stephen Buchmann. We found that the larger valley carpenter bee males with darker glands produce higher amounts of pheromone, which acts as a long-range attractant.
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In case anyone is still on Twitter to see this (?), I'm really excited to be starting a lab at the University of Toronto @eebtoronto in July 2024! For more details, see here: freedman-lab.ca/.
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Hot off the presses! “The Evolutionary History of Bees in Time and Space" is freely available (ONLY UNTIL SEPT 15) here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1hUY8…. Download it while it lasts!
Co-authors include Dr. Laurence Packer of BEEc, @yorkuniversity @yorkuscience.
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Please share: I'm recruiting 1-2 M.S. or Ph.D. students for fall 2024 at @WSUPullman ! The Corn Lab studies evolution & functional morphology of vertebrates, particularly fishes.
More info: kacorn.github.io/opportuniti…
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Our new paper was published online in PNAS Nexus!!
In this work, we revealed the chemical profile of termite royal food (special food for termite kings and queens) in Reticulitermes speratus. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…
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Also, I will be starting at @IUBloomington in Jan 2024 and looking to recruit at all levels (students, postdocs, lab techs). Anyone interested in working either on the evolution of insect pheromone biosynthesis or floral scent evolution please reach out to talk during #Evol2023
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Meet entomologist Sang-Bin Lee, Ph.D. (@SangBinLee4), postdoctoral scientist at the University of Florida @UFIFASftlaudREC, termite expert, national park explorer, and next subject of our "Standout Early Career Professionals" series. @ECP_Entsoc entomologytoday.org/2023/05/…
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Over the moon to share that I will be joining the Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington @IUBiology as an assistant professor in January 2024!!
