The lab of Justin S. McAlister, Associate Professor @holy_cross. We study the physiology, ecology, & evolution of marine invertebrates & their larvae. 🇺🇸🇧🇲
Worcester, Mass.
Joined January 2020
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. In our new @Nature paper, Darrin Schultz @conchoecia used the position of genes on chromosomes to show that ctenophores (comb jellies) not sponges are the sister-group to all other animals. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
ALT Dan Rokhsar and Darrin wrote most of the first draft of the text, and Oleg Simakov and Dan laid the foundation for looking at these conserved blocks with their work on Ancestral Linkage Groups (ALGs). Darrin and I explored ways to visualize and interpret the results.
Yet more evidence of how important mothers are for their offspring!
New paper entitled “Maternal provisioning of an obligate symbiont in a sponge” is out in @Ecol_Evol!
Here is a thread of the take-aways…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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📢Larval Ecology in Friday Habor Labs Summer 2023
Come join us to learn about these wondering organisms.
Course description: tinyurl.com/2hxe5c7y
@MarineBiol_FHL . Please RT!!!!
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New chromosome-level sea urchin genome assembly out of Echinometra sp. EZ alongside an analysis of stress-responsive genes -- led by @remiketchum ! Echinoid genomics going strong! 💪 @echinobase academic.oup.com/gbe/article…
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Developmental regulatory elements evolve, and they (can) evolve FAST! In this work, we examine the impact of life history evolution on regulatory element evolution in Heliocidaris sea urchins. Now out in @OfficialSMBE @MolBioEvol (1/n):
academic.oup.com/mbe/article…
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The N. Atlantic's marine heatwave is remarkable. Up to 14 degrees above normal!! Besides global warming, the weather pattern helping to produce this anomaly has had a part in disrupting the Atlantic hurricane season. Marine heat wave days have more than doubled since 1900 and 1/2
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Meet NC #STEM Policy Fellow @AnaDulskiy, an MS student in ecology at the @UNC where she studies the microbial ecology of temperate corals in the state 🪸. She will be working with the NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency for her fellowship.
Learn more: ow.ly/bT0R50KrxSU
We're very proud of McAlister Lab alum @AnaDulskiy who has been selected as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow for 2023! Congrats, Ana!
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We're proud to officially present the Anthony S. Fauci Integrated Science Complex. This building will forever bear the name of an inspirational, brilliant and intellectual leader. As an alumnus, his contributions to society and the nation will always be remembered at Holy Cross.
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The Integrated Science Complex now bears the name of national health leader Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, ’62, Hon. ’87 for a lifetime dedicated to public service. A moment forever ingrained in Holy Cross' history. bit.ly/39hONIO
Congratulations to graduating McAlister Lab seniors Izzy Uong, Kerry Bresnahan, and Ally McGrath! Best of luck and keep in touch! @holy_cross
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This can’t be good.
⚠️Diadema in the #Caribbean are dying⚠️Your help is needed! The Caribbean is facing a widespread die-off of sea #urchins, one of the most important herbivores on Caribbean #coralreefs, removing algae & maintaining open space for coral growth.
Help here👉agrra.org/sea-urchin-die-off…
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At Holy Cross, the possibilities are endless, with 40 majors and 30 minors as well as the ability to design your own major.
What will you learn?
bit.ly/3JFwKsS
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This video deserves to be shared widely! The science is lovely and Patrick Phan did an amazing job bringing it to life with his drawings, lyrics and vocals. If you're a fan of #scicomm this is amazing. If only all science could be set to music so nicely! @wm_biology @STEM_at_WM
Had a lovely email over the weekend from @AllenLabWM about a student that had made a video about one of my papers for extra credit: youtu.be/XXTfu3kxs-w An amazingly creative video which perfectly describes the paper. Made my week!! @ASABeducation @LivUni_IVES #scicomm
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Come join us! The Bio Dept @holy_cross is hiring a Full Time Visiting Faculty in Organismal Biology, to teach Animal Physiology and more! Please reach out with any questions. Application information can be found here: apply.interfolio.com/102454
We start reviewing apps 3/18
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Comparing #seaurchin #egg #microbiota, @tylercarrier_ and @mcalisterlab find parallels between the ecological factors that govern changes in egg size and the microbiome. Thus, microbial symbionts may be a constituent provided by the mother bit.ly/meps_683_67
