Thrilled that our paper on gene expression changes in brown bears during hibernation is out today in @CommsBio with co-authors Shawn Trojahn, Heiko Jansen, Omar Cornejo, Charlie Robbins, and others.  #WSUbears A link to the article is here: https://rdcu.be/bQ077

Publicity:

• Hibernation Works for Bears. Could It Work for Us, Too? NYTimes
• Grizzlies show remarkable gene control before and during hibernation Phys.org
• Grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation Science Daily
• WSU grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation 7th Space Family Portal
• Genetic Preparation for Hibernation Is Key for Grizzly Bears Technology Networks
• Fascinating ways animals prepare for fall National Geographic
• Fascinating ways animals prepare for autumn MSN
• Could hibernation help reduce obesity? BioTechniques

Joanna is a co-PI on the Evolution in Changing Seas RCN and spent the week at the Synthesis Workshop at Shoals Marine Lab. It was a diverse group of marine and evolutionary biologist who are coming together to develop integrated frameworks for studying adaptation to ocean change. There is a great writeup in the Molecular Ecologist about the workshop.

Graduate student Alex Fraik started her 6 month NSF funded internship with Krista Nichols at NOAA. While most of her project will be analyzing existing datasets on fish before and after dam removal, she had a chance to participate in some fieldwork.

Joanna Kelley presented at the NHGRI Comparative Genomics Workshop in Bethesda, MD. It was a fantastic event bringing together ~115 genome biologists from around the country to discuss comparative genomics and the NHGRI strategic plan as it relates to comparative genomics. The schedule of speakers is here: https://www.genome.gov/event-calendar/perspectives-in-comparative-genomics-and-evolution

You can view Joanna’s talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQvTevtGM4

You can view the moderated discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzGdDLAGR10

Thrilled to announce that our NSF proposal to study polar fish genome evolution has been funded!! Co-written with postdoc Scott Hotaling! The award abstract is located here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1906015

Congratulations to Scott Hotaling for receiving The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowship! Scott will use the award to work with Katie Marshall at University of British Columbia to study thermal tolerance in ice worms!

Our paper on the genetics of glacier ice worms, which shows long-distance dispersal of ice worms is out today! The paper is in  Proceedings of the Royal Society B! Birds eating ice worms may drive passive long-distance dispersal! Below is the first ever photographic proof of it, which postdoc Scott Hotaling took on Monday!

There is also a great write-up in the WSU Insider: https://news.wsu.edu/2019/06/26/unlocking-secrets-ice-worm/

We had a great visit with VPR Chris Keane and Mike Kluzik, director of the Office of Research Assurances. We talked about lab safety, laboratory challenges, and general building issues.

VPR Chris Keane toured the Goodman, Kelley, and Cornejo Laboratories

Anthony Brown successfully defended his PhD! Congrats Dr. Brown! We are very proud of you! Dr. Brown is the first PhD student to come out of the Kelley Lab! His dissertation is titled “Evolutionary genomics of Atlantic mollies adapted to hydrogen sulfide-rich environments.”