Event Description
Floria Uy, PhD, University of Rochester
Biotic and abiotic
adaptions in a social wasp
From Dr. Uy’s web
site: “I was
born in San José, Costa Rica where I obtained a B.S. and M.Sc. in Biology,
focusing on host choice and handling behavior in parasitoid wasps. I then
relocated to the US to complete my doctoral studies on the evolution of animal
societies and social behavior at the University of Miami. For my doctoral research,
I explored grouping behavior and reproduction, social interactions, and brain
plasticity in primitively eusocial wasps native to South Florida.
After completing my PhD, I took a position as a
Lecturer in the Department of Biology at UM, then a Research Associate position
at the Sheehan Lab at Cornell University. Most recently, I started a position
at the University of Rochester as a Research Assistant Professor and Assistant
Professor of Instruction. My team of students continue to work on local and
international projects exploring social evolution in insects.”
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