2013 beacon uw slide_congress

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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON• Research highlights

- Evolution of 3D printed flowers under hawkmoth foraging

- Genes underlying aggregation in natural and evolved yeast isolates

- Timing of gene expression affects evolution of ascidian development

- Evolution of an engineered genetic circuit with a suicidal public good

• Education/outreach highlights- Citizen science via Seattle Aquarium

monitoring evolution in Puget Sound

- Field/comp courses at Friday Harbor

- Undergrad research in UW labs on experimental evolution

- Outreach: K-12 classroom visits, science fair judging, town hall talk

• A few statistics from this past year- 7 publications, 8 grants/fellowships,

17 presentations, 2 faculty jobs

- 39 trainees: 51% female & 23% URM

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