Gina Crespo Research Assistant Email: g.crespo@ufl.edu I recently graduated with a B.S. in biology in the college of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. I am interested in studying evolution and genetics. At the Kawahara Lab, I have helped with projects focused on moth
the family Saturniidae, created wing vouchers, and will soon begin to assist with DNA
Online Collection Database The >700K specimen lots (2023) available digitally through the online database represent >95% of our collection. Sampled are cataloged with phylum-specific catalog numbers. Specimens from recent surveys are frequently accompanied by tissue samples and images. Tissue
Tissues and genomic DNA are held in cryogenic storage, and most can be accessed online
From massive whale skeletons to the tiniest shrew teeth, our mammals collection preserves a wide variety of specimens from Florida and around the world. Each specimen in a scientific collection provides a snapshot in time that researchers use to ask questions and gather data. As technology advances,
provide hands-on experience to students learning the ins and outs of fieldwork, DNA
Hedylidae, commonly known as American Moth-butterflies, is a small, little-known family of Lepidoptera. This tropical family, restricted to Central and South America, includes only one genus, Macrosoma, with 36 species. Their common name alludes to their close relationships to butterflies as well as
In 2018, the Kawahara lab and collaborators conducted in-depth DNA analyses of this
Researchers from the University of Florida and six other institutions have unlocked some of the key foundations for the evolution of seed and flowering plants. The study, to be published online Sunday in Nature, is the first to identify the occurrence of ancient genome duplication events and show
Genome duplications result in organisms having twice as much DNA and an extra copy
A new University of Florida and Duke University collaboration aims to do for the tree of life what Google Earth did for navigation. A National Science Foundation grant of nearly $1 million will fund a three-year project to develop software that will make the context of every named and unnamed org
clearly linking those names to evolutionary concepts and associated data, including DNA
McCarty Woods is a 2.9-acre conservation area at the heart of the University of Florida’s central campus. The beautiful, species-diverse woodland is beloved by staff, students, faculty and the public and is one of the last remaining green spaces on the original campus grounds. Because of its prim
Advancement of Science Evolution Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA
Our recent Florida Museum Science Night at Rawlings Elementary school was hands-on science fun for the whole family. This was the third time we’ve held the Science Night at Rawlings Elementary school and this year we had record breaking attendance! For the first time ever we had attendance in t
They learned how to extract strawberry DNA and discovered the building blocks of
Florida Museum of Natural History
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA
Florida Museum of Natural History
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA
