April | 2019 | Crespi Lab | Washington State University

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Travis Seaborn obtains Postdoctoral Research Position at University of Idaho!

April 30, 2019 erica.crespi

Starting in August, Travis will be a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the University of Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences in the College of Natural Resources and the Center for Modeling Complex Interactions and Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies. He will be working on agent-based modeling in the NSF-funded Genes by Environment: Modeling , Mechanisms and Mapping project [https://www.idahogem3.org] under the supervision of Dr. Chris Caudill with support from collaborating faculty Drs. Lisette Waits and Paul Hohenlohe. Congratulations Travis!

New NSF award to investigate microbiome-disease interactions

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

We are excited to work with Dr. Myra Hughey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Vassar College to investigate how salinity alters skin microbial communities and whether this contributes to a change in susceptibility to ranavirus infections experienced by wood frog larvae in high salinity ponds. We received an NSF Research Opportunity Award to fund both field and experimental studies and an undergraduate researcher to address this question, and probe how the microbial community relates to immune responses to ranavirus infections. We will also work with Dr. Robin Warne at Southern Illinois University to look at intestinal microbiome interactions as well.

Dr. Myra Hughey, Assistant Professor at Vassar College

Robyn Reeve awarded Outstanding Service Award from the School of Biological Sciences

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

Congratulations to Robyn, who received the Outstanding Service Award, which recognizes the amazing work she does as Vice President of the Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) and leadership as a teaching assistant. Robyn will receive a $3000 fellowship associated with this award.

Marietta Easterling receives the WSU College of Arts and Sciences Fodor-Wells Award

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

Congratulations to Marietta Easterling for receiving the Fodor-Wells Outstanding Graduate Award in Chemistry and Molecular Life Sciences from the WSU College of Arts and Sciences, for her research investigating the role of leptin in limb development and regeneration. Marietta will a receive $2000 fellowship as part of this recognition. She will be graduating in August 2019.

Research shows cortisol signaling exacerbates antibiotic-induced hair cell death in the developing zebrafish lateral line

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

A new research article resulting from a collaboration between the lab of Allison Coffin (WSU-Vancouver) and the Crespi Lab and in now available on-line:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378595518303563?dgcid=rss_sd_all

Robyn Reeve and Grace Curtis present at the 2019 Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

Robyn was selected to give an oral presentation titled, “Leptin’s signaling role during limb and tail regeneration in Xenopus laevis tapdoles,” and Grace Curtis presented a poster titled, “Leptin as an angiogenic factor in developing Xenopus laevis tails,” at the 52nd Annual Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting, held March 20-22 at Friday Harbor Laboratories.

The Crespi Lab hits Manchester!

April 29, 2019 erica.crespi

Erica Crespi, along with Robyn Reeve and Marietta Easterling, spent some time in Enrique Amaya’s lab at the Center for Regeneration and Cell Matrix Biology at the University of Manchester in the Fall 2018 semester. They were collaborating on experiments investigating the role of leptin in limb and tail regeneration in Xenopus. It was an amazing experience!