Visiting Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology
a fun vist to Duke University to give a seminar
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2022
Tanner receives SSB GSRA award!
Tanner awarded $2900 from the Society of Systematic Biologists to study speciation genomics.
Claire receives STRI Fellowship!
Claire receives STRI Fellowship to study evolution of tolerance to temperature fluctuations.
2021
Generalizing Bayesian phylogenetics to model shared divergences
we developed a Bayesian approach to generalizing the space of tree models to allow for shared and multifurcating divergences
Gen-Phy at MIC-Phy
Presenting generalized Bayesian phylogenetics at MIC-Phy meetings
2020
Holden joining the USGS
Holden will be working as a Hydrologic Technician for the USGS.
Morgan joins the Phyleticians
Morgan joins the Phyletica Lab.
Ryan heading to Villanova this Fall
Ryan Cook will begin his Master's work at Villanova University.
Paper: Insights from a general, full-likelihood Bayesian approach to inferring shared evolutionary events from genomic data
Paper demonstrating the difficulty of estimating simultaneous demographic changes
Paper: Rivers of Indochina as potential drivers of diversification in flying lizards
We found rivers as the best predictors of Draco sequence variation across Indochina
Randy gets AGA EECG award!
Randy awarded $8000 from the American Genetics Association to study the costs of asexuality.
Paper: The why, when, and how of computing in biology classrooms
We review various approaches to teaching comp bio
Paper: Comparative phylogeography of West African amphibians and reptiles
We found variation in divergence times among 20 species of frogs and squamates
Charlotte gets Hyman Scholarship!
Charlotte awarded $3000 to attend Friday Harbor course.
Charlotte gets graduate fellowship!
Charlotte awarded fellowship for her graduate work at OSU.
2019
Randy gets the Henri Seibert Award!
Randy awarded best evolution talk at JMIH meetings.
Claire and Tanner awarded AU fellowships
Claire and Tanner recieve the AU Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship
The Phyletica Lab welcomes 4 new PhD students
Tashitso, Claire, Matt, and Tanner join the Phyletica Lab.
Phyleticians in Providence for Evolution 2019
We enjoyed the Evolution Meetings in Providence, RI
Preprint: Insights from a general, full-likelihood Bayesian approach to inferring shared evolutionary events from genomic data
Preprint demonstrating the difficulty of estimating simultaneous demographic changes
An evolutionary perspective on the association between forest fragmentation and pathogen spillover
[we] propose an evolutionary mechanism for this pattern that we think can complement ecological perspectives on this problem.
2018
Updated bioRxiv preprint: Full Bayesian comparative phylogeography from genomic data
An update to our BioRxiv preprint about the new full-likelihood Bayesian comparative phylogeographic method
Visiting Carsten's Lab at OSU
Enjoying a visit to Columbus, Ohio.
BioRxiv preprint: Full-likelihood Bayesian comparative biogeography of Philippine geckos
BioRxiv preprint testing the Pleistocene species-pump model
Two new lab members, two departures
This summer Aundrea and Jesse move on to new adventures and Brian and JR join the lab.
Aundrea Defends her Thesis!
Aundrea successfully earned her M.Sc. degree
Phyletica Lab enjoys SSB 2018
We had a great time in Columbus, OH for the SSB meeting
SSB 2018 Comparative Phylogeography Workshop
Getting ready for the ecoevolity workshop in Columbus
Full Bayesian comparative phylogeography from genomic data (bioRxiv preprint)
BioRxiv preprint introducing a new method called ecoevolity
Marginal likelihoods in phylogenetics (arXiv preprint)
arXiv preprint reviewing the use of marginal likelihoods in phylogenetics
Eastern indigo snake phylogeography (bioRxiv preprint)
Preprint on the phylogeography and taxonomic status of the Eastern Indigo Snake.
Breanna Awarded NSF GRFP!
Breanna was awarded a prestigious graduate fellowship.
Breanna Awarded CMB Fellowship!
Breanna was awarded a competitive summer fellowship.
2017
AU Herpetology Social
An Auburn herp social and travelogue.
Visiting LSU
Enjoying a visit to my alma mater.
Getting image of TeX equation from the command line
A useful trick for generating pretty equations from the prompt.
Snakes, lizards, and turtles, oh my—AU campus herps
There's an impressive number of reptile and amphibian species on the AU campus.
Review of the use of SNPs in phylogenetics—Preview available
Abstract available of AREES review paper on SNPs in phylogenetics.
Phyletica Lab gets NSF funding!
NSF supports Phyletica Lab efforts to generalize Bayesian phylogenetics.
Randy and Breanna Awarded Birchfield Endowed Fund!
Randy and Breanna awarded funds for research.
Phyletica Lab surprise birthday party
Birthday surprise!
It's salamander season around Auburn
Amalie and I found a red salamander yesterday.
Aundrea and Randy Awarded CMB Fellowships!
Aundrea and Randy awarded competitive summer fellowships.
Phyletica Lab enjoyed visit to Acadiana for SSB 2017
The Phyletica Lab was well represented at SSB 2017.
2016
Visiting Provo
Enjoying an early Spring in Provo.
2015
Converting PDF slides to animated GIFs and videos with ImageMagick
The power and flexiblity of Imagemagick command-line tools is ... magickal.
The Dirichlet process for dummies (i.e., biologists, like me)
An accessible introduction to how the Dirichlet process works and why it's useful.
2014
Teaching-assessment survey for phylogenetics
A learning-assessment survey for an Applied Phylogenetics course.
Avoiding Type 3 fonts in matplotlib plots
Controlling fonts in matplotlib plots.
2013
GUI-like Vim without GVim.
GUI-like behavior with vanilla Vim.
Dismounting the Lion
Giving up on Mac OSX.