We will be hosting DC Area research talks on Evolutionary Genetics at GW starting this Fall. First Tuesday of the Month at 3pm, Science and Engineering Hall. Co-founded with Manus Patten at Georgetown University. Please help spread the word.

Quintessential DC

Flies arrived safely at the new lab.

Every conference name badge I've ever had. Except the dreaded seed badge from SMBE Copenhagen where I just have the lanyard.

Big congrats to the new council members for #SMBE, Esther Betran and Sohini Ramachandran! And Dmitri Petrov as president!

It begins. #SMBE2026

Bermuda.

The average American has 3 friends.

Morning duckies. 🦆

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Chinaza Nnamdi presenting on SV calling with pangenome graphs at EVOLVE.

"You gonna go against the NRA, bro? Really? Go ahead. We'll wait."

Repost with your favorite James Bond (Wrong answers only)

I make no promises to finish. On chapter 1 now.

Margot Popecki presenting on fireflies at UNCC EVOLVE.

Happy turtles. 🐢

Steve Rozen on cancer genomics at UNCC Bioinformatics Seminar.

Reviewer: "No one is saying neutral evolution is the null model." The manuscript I cited at that exact line:

John Caraway presents on his work at UNCC EVOLVE.

Dear AI, NO. Love, Rebekah

I thought they were going to get really upset if I did that kind of thing.

Symphony night.

This is not the commercial-free coverage we asked for.

EVOLVE: Kat Zapfe presenting her work in the Dornberg lab.

Airport view.

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