News Archive

Oct 2020

New study out in Nature Ecology and Evolution made the cover


Cavefish show resilience to inflammation due to a switch in their immune system composition
Sept 2020

Latest Paper Available on bioRxiv


This study is the first genome-wide and local characterization of metabolic gene regulation in evolution of Astyanax mexicanus.
Oct 2020

recognized for research contributions


Award received supporting unusually innovative, high-impact research from exceptionally creative early-career investigators.
Feb 2020

New study out in Nature Ecology and Evolution

Cavefish show resilience to inflammation due to a switch in their immune system composition
Nov 2019

Our research in the news

Immune system adaptations in cavefish may provide autoimmune disease insight
Nov 2019

Research Rewarded

Our lab was the first at Stowers to receive a Mallinckrodt grant.
March 2018

Findings Published in Nature

Our lab and colleagues at Stowers and Harvard Medical School published a study on insulin resistance in cavefish.