Author Archives: Catherine Crawley

Postdoc Collaboration Yields Results

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to four former NIMBioS postdoctoral fellows whose collaboration while at NIMBioS has come to fruition in a paper published last week in Methods in Ecology and Evolution. In the paper, lead author Orou Gaoue, along with Calistus Ngonghala, Jiang Jiang … Continue reading →

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Nose Picking and Other Notes from the Microbiome Workshop

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Did you know that nose picking is useful to science? Indeed, the nasal passages have been mined, so to speak, for new insights into pathogens and the microbiome. You can now view the dirty details about this topic and many … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Collaborate! Here’s How to Do It Well

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

What does it take to run a successful collaborative meeting? As a NIMBioS participant or organizer of an activity, you will meet and work with scientists from a variety of fields. Cross-disciplinary research can produce exciting results, but it also … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Paul Armsworth!

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations are in order for Paul Armsworth who has been named a James R. Cox Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Armsworth is NIMBioS Associate Director for Postdoctoral Activities. An associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology, Armsworth has … Continue reading →

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Testing the Waters: Summer Research Good Preparation

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

The NIMBioS Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers (SRE) program helps prepare its participants for all the pressures and learning pleasures of graduate school, say a number of our SRE students. NIMBioS interviewed a participant from each of this year’s five … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Evaluation Services Now Available

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to now offer its considerable experience and expertise in providing external evaluation services to the STEM research and education sector, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary programs. Under the guidance of Pamela Bishop (Ph.D., Evaluation, Statistics, and Measurement), … Continue reading →

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Productive Working Group Leads to Special Issue

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

The Within-host Modeling of MAP Infection Working Group has had an extremely productive few years and its work has paid off in a dedicated special issue this month of the journal Veterinary Research. Ten of the twelve papers in the issue were … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Welcomes New Researchers

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

We’re excited to announce our new postdoctoral and sabbatical fellows who will bring their research to NIMBioS this summer and fall. New postdoctoral fellows include: Nels Johnson joins NIMBioS in June following a postdoctoral fellowship at Colorado State Univ. where … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the New Participants of SRE 2015!

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the 17 participants selected for its highly competitive 2015 Summer Research Experience (SRE) program for undergraduates and teachers. Participants were selected from a pool of more than 150 applicants. The program runs for eight weeks, from June … Continue reading →

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Bat Monitoring Working Group Receives ‘Wings Across the Americas’ Award

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Bat conservation researchers and their partners associated with a NIMBioS Working Group were recognized yesterday with the U.S. Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Research Award for their contributions to the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). The award was accepted on behalf … Continue reading →

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