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Congratulations, Eric!

Congratulations, Jenn! Link is here.   

Mira worked with Colby to carry out a super cool undergrad distinction project. She found that male sticklebacks prioritize territory defense over courtship, and this decision-making is related to gene expression in the brain. Congratulations, Mira!

The Bell lab is looking for postdocs to work on genomic, molecular and/or neural mechanisms of paternal care in threespine sticklebacks. Candidates with experience in single cell transcriptomics, brain injections, functional manipulations, and/or viral-mediated delivery of transgenic constructs are especially encouraged to apply. A strong background in neurobiology, molecular biology, genomics, behavioral ecology and/or evolution

The lab’s application for a MIRA award from NIH NIGMS was funded! The MIRA award gives us flexibility to pursue many questions about the evolution of molecular, genetic and neuroendocrine bases of paternal care in sticklebacks.

Congratulations to Cassie for her fascinating undergraduate distinction project (supervised by Jenn Hellmann) which investigated whether socially-acquired cues can be transmitted across generations. The answer is YES! Stay tuned for the manuscript. For her efforts, Cassie is graduating with Highest Distinction in Integrative Biology. We look forward to continuing to work with Cassie until she