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Category Archives: Science Communication
The Virosphere’s Own Trojan Horse
Melissa Walker wrote this post as a part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Melissa’s research focuses on the interactions between freshwater biofilms and the viruses that infect them. She is currently … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, evolution, genomics, microbiology, natural history, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, Evolution, host-phage, phage, scicomm, virosphere, virus
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Digging for Knowledge … and Nematodes
Hannah Oswalt wrote this post as a part Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Hannah is working towards her PhD in Dr. Chuck Amsler’s lab where she is investigating the effects of ocean acidification on macroalgae … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, bioinformatics, Coevolution, community, ecology, evolution, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, Evolution, nematodes, scicomm
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“Of all the Islands in all the Seas in all the World…”
Ashley Jones wrote this post as a part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Scientific Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a B.S. in Animal Science from Auburn University where she also spent several years working at … Continue reading
Posted in birds, blogging, Coevolution, conservation, Science Communication
Tagged finches, Galapagos, IUCN, scicomm
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Introducing The Molecular Ecologist Podcast
The Molecular Ecologist is trying out a new medium for the first time since we launched: audio! That’s right, TME contributors, talking about the science we’ve been reading and writing about, recorded for easy listening on any internet-capable device. As … Continue reading
Posted in community, housekeeping, microbiology, modest proposals, natural history, Science Communication, Science History, TME Podcast
Tagged Crow, ibex, Whales
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#StudentSciComm
I just submitted my four year review and in so doing listed out the students that had published blogs on The Molecular Ecologist. Seventeen students have not only received course credit, but also have a non-peer reviewed publication on their … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, career, chat, community, ecology, evolution, howto, methods, Molecular Ecology, the journal, Science Communication, science publishing
Tagged Blogging, ecology, Evolution, scicomm, student, StudentSciComm
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Conference catch-up: Seventh European Phycological Congress Zagreb, Croatia – algae and abominable life cycles!
The first European Phycological Congress was held in Cologne, Germany in 1996. In the last 20-odd years, the meeting has been held every four years since then in Italy, Northern Ireland, Spain, Greece, and then in London in 2015 (see … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, career, community, conferences, ecology, evolution, just for fun, Science Communication
Tagged Algae, conference, EPC, Science Communication
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Introducing Molecular Ecology Spotlight
Today, the Molecular Ecology journals are launching a new venue for highlights and behind-the-scenes looks at the research they publish. Molecular Ecology Spotlight fills a niche as the official blog of Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources, publishing author summaries and interviews linked to noteworthy new papers in the journals — … Continue reading
Kelp forests: the underwater woodlands
Aisha O’ Connor wrote this post as a project for Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Conservation Genetics course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She sat in on lectures while she was at UAB as part of a British Phycological Society Student Bursary … Continue reading
Do we need to get to Mars first before we start understanding change in our oceans?
The current American administration is excited about its space program on extraterrestrial exploration and discovery. A mission to the moon, several ones to Mars, and perhaps others someday to other planets are part of the current funding plan. NASA has … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, evolution, journal club, population genetics, Science Communication, Uncategorized
Tagged Evolution, Global Change, journal club, marine, ocean
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