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Taylor Pierson Molecular Lab Manager Email: piersont@ufl.edu I am the molecular lab manager for the Kawahara Lab and the McGuire Center. I work with a wide range of personnel in the lab on various projects relating to phylogenetics and morphology, digitization, and the conservation of Lepid
Education 2009-2012:  PhD Genetics (University of Pretoria, South Africa) Advisor: Professor

One of the richest butterfly radiations in the Neotropical lowlands is the nymphalid satyrine subtribe Euptychiina, which is also one of the three most poorly studied groups of ‘true butterflies’ (Papilionoidea). In fact, few other animal groups that are so taxonomically challenging are as speciose,
France General Christián Brévignon French Guiana Guianan euptychiines Andy Brower Professor

Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean’s past. An international team of scientists used cutting-edge technology to analyze proteins from these bones to help identif
Susan deFrance, study co-author and professor in the University of Florida department

Good books broaden our horizons and inspire new conversations, no matter where we are! We were so proud to partner with Alachua County Library District in support of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a series of events building community while lifting the voices of women in science. We
Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Collection Pam Soltis, Distinguished Professor

Researchers, educators, students and the curious can explore the history of Florida’s Spanish missions via a new online database. Launched Wednesday, the Comparative Mission Archaeology Portal includes digitized artifacts, image galleries, personal narratives and details of excavation sites. Unde
Lockwood Jr., Professor of Historical Archaeology.

Centuries before countries such as the United Arab Emirates and China started building islands, the Calusa Indians living in southwest Florida were piling shells into massive heaps to construct their own water-bound towns. One island in particular, Mound Key, was the capital of the Calusa kingdom
it in such a way that supported a large population,” said Thompson, an associate professor

University of Florida researchers are taking down the Plexiglas walls between museum collections and K-12 classrooms with an educational program that uses 3-D printed fossils and hands-on lessons to spark young learners’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Known as iDigFossils,
specimens they otherwise wouldn’t have access to,” said Bruce MacFadden, distinguished professor

As a University of Florida graduate student, one of Erin Thornton’s first assignments was to identify turkey bones from an ancient Mayan archaeological site in Guatemala. Determined to please her adviser, Thornton thoroughly examined the features of the bones, which dated to the Late Preclass
re-examine previously recovered bones, said Florida State University anthropology professor

If you’d stopped monitoring the Adriatic Sea’s marine life in the mid-20th century, the outlook would have been promising. Snails and the clams they hunt for food increased in abundance for several decades during the late 1800s and early 1900s, evidence of a vibrant and healthy ecosystem. Then, a
predators and less competition from other species,” said Martin Zuschin, a paleontology professor

Butterflies are among the most vibrant flying insects, with colorful wing patterns sometimes designed to deflect predators. From frogs and lizards to birds and spiders, butterflies have scores of enemies, so thousands of Lepidoptera species have evolved to imitate leaves, eyes, beaks or other insect
David Wagner, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of