| May 05, 2026 | Check out our latest paper in Genetics! We generated a detailed repetitive sequence and epigenetic landscape of the B chromosome in Drosophila melanogaster. We found novel satellite DNAs and confirmed that these supernumerary chromosomes are heavily heterochromatic and transcriptionally silent. Read the full story here. |
| Apr 10, 2026 | I am incredibly grateful to receive the Agnes M. Messersmith and George Messersmith Dissertation Fellowship for the 2026–2027 academic year! This competitive University of Rochester award recognizes outstanding potential in the sciences and will provide essential support as I work to complete my dissertation. |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Check out our latest article, led by Tee Muirhead, now out in PNAS! We report the evolutionary genomics of the newly discovered neo-sex chro- mosomes in Myzomela — involving translocation, inversions & degeneration on the neo-W. Read more here |
| Jul 10, 2025 | I am excited to share our new publication at GBE, Exploring the Satellitome of the Pest Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera, Aphididae): Insights Into Genome Organization and Intraspecies Evolution, a collaboration with my master’s advisor Diogo C. Cabral-de-Mello and Octavio M. Palacios! |
| Jun 25, 2025 | I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a recipient of the Spring 2025 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics. I am incredibly grateful to the Genetics Society of America for this honor and their support of early-career scientists. This award will be invaluable in furthering my professional development. Read more in Genes to Genomes. |
| Jun 24, 2025 | I presented a talk at Evolution 2025 in Athens, GA titled “The ribosomal locus mediates a single-locus hybrid incompatibility in Drosophila”! |
| Apr 04, 2025 | Amanda Larracuente and I wrote a short commentary in Trends in Genetics highlighting recent work lead by Dr. Peiwei Chen and colleagues. Their study uncovers Trailblazer, a fast-evolving transcription factor that plays a key role in the suppression of selfish genetic elements in Drosophila. Read the article here. |