We are pleased to welcome Victor Luxey and Timothée Kastylevky as new Master students in the ConvergeAnt project for the next six months. Victor is a second year Master student from the Master program in Bioinformatics of the University of Bordeaux. His project consists in studying chitinase genes in mammalian fecal metagenomes. Timothée is a post-Master student from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure (ENS) Lyon co-supervised with Marie Sémon. His project is looking at molecular

Congratulations to Sophie Teullet who virtually, but successfully, defended her project from the Ecology and Evolution Master from the University of Toulouse (MEE). Sophie's M2 project dissected the molecular evolution of chitinase genes in mammals using genomic and transcriptomic data. Despite the lockdown consecutive to the COVID-19 epidemics, Sophie did a wonderful job while working remotely on her project and obtained her degree with highest honors. Congrats again! #Tran

Congratulations to Yin Xun (Zach) Tan for a successfull oral defense of his Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology (MEME). Zach's M2 project was on comparing the evolution of the gut, oral, and skin microbiomes in mammals. Good luck to Zach for his next adventure at the University of Glasgow (Scotland). #Microbiomes #Master #Students #Bioinformatics #16SrRNA #Metabarcoding

We are pleased to welcome Sophie Teullet in the ConvergeAnt project for the next six months. Sophie is a Master student (M2) from the Master Programme in Ecologyof the University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France). She will be working on chitinase evolution in ant-eating mammals using both genomic and transcriptomic data. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Bioinformatics #Transcriptomes #Pangolins #Genomes

Yin Xun (Zach) Tan joins the ConvergeAnt project for the next semester. Zach is a Master student from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. He will be working on comparative phylosymbiosis among gut, oral, and skin microbiomes of mammals. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Microbiome

Congratulations to Dave Lutgen and Mathilde Barthe who successfully defended their Master projects from the Darwin Master Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of Montpellier. Dave's M2 project was on the comparative transcriptomics of mammalian salivary glands. Mathilde's M1 project consisted in detecting convergent evolution in the genomes of myrmecophagous carnivorans. Good luck to Dave for his upcoming PhD in Germany and to Mathilde for her Maste

We are pleased to welcome Mathilde Barthe in the ConvergeAnt project for the next three months. Mathilde is a Master student (M1) from the Darwin Master Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of Montpellier. She will be working on detecting convergent evolution in the genomes of myrmecophagous carnivorans. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Bioinformatics #Transcriptomes #Pangolins

Kathleen Garland successfully defended her six-month Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. For her second project with us, Kathleen explored the olfactory capabilities of ant-eating mammals using the cribriform plate as an osteological proxy under the supervision of Sérgio and Lionel. Kath, we wish you all the best for the next steps in her career! #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Genomics #Pseudogenes

Dave Lutgen is joining the ConvergeAnt project for the next semester. Dave is a Master student (M2) from the Darwin Master Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of Montpellier. He will be working on the comparative transcriptomics of salivary glands in placental mammals. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Bioinformatics #Transcriptomes #Pangolins

Kathleen Garland successfully defended her three-month Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. Kath worked on deciphering the evolution of bitter taste repertoires in placental mammals. We are pleased to have her continuing with us on the ConvergeAnt project for a second project on morphological adaptation next semester. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Master #Students #Genomics #Pseudogenes

Mark Wright successfully defended his six-month Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. His report entitled "A study of morphological convergence in the nasal cavity of ant-eating mammals" represents a great resource for the comparative anatomy of turbinal bones in mammals. We wish him good luck in his new adventures at Harvard University. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Morphometrics #Sinuses #Collections #CTscans #Master

Mark Wright just joined the ConvergeAnt project for the next semester. Mark is a Master student from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. He will be working on the convergent evolution of paranasal sinuses in ant-eating mammals using 3D CT-scans of skulls from museum specimens. #Anteaters #Armadillos #Aardwolf #Aardvark #Morphometrics #Sinuses #Collections #CTscans #Master #Students

Ana Maria started her 6-month Master project on the molecular characterization of the diet of ant-eating mammals using metabarcoding and metagenomic tools. She will be analyzing fecal samples previously collected by Carly Vynne in the Emas National Park in Brazil. Ana Maria is a M2 student of the Master DTec-Bio progamme of the Université de Montpellier. #Students #Master #Metagenomics #Diet #Anteaters #Armadillos