Laurel R. Yohe
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Laurel R. Yohe

Yale University                                                                                                         ESC 268    
Dept. Geology & Geophysics                                                                                 laurel.yohe[at]yale[dot]edu
210 Whitney Ave.                                                                                                    @loloyohe
New Haven, CT 06511                                                                                            http://laurelryohe.com  

​Appointments

2018-present                                     Yale University, ​NSF postdoctoral fellow
                                                             PI: Dr. Bhart-Anjan Bhullar
2018-2020                                           SUNY Stony Brook University, unsalaried research assistant professor
2017-2018                                           SUNY Stony Brook University, postdoctoral researcher
                                                             PI: Dr. Liliana M. Dávalos

Education

SUNY Stony Brook University PhD, Ecology and Evolution
     Mentored by Dr. Liliana M. Davalos
     NSF GRFP, Fellow
Loyola University Chicago Class of 2011--Magnum Cum Laude
     Dual Major in Bioinformatics, Biology
     Mentored by Dr. Sushma R. Reddy and Dr. Louis R. Lucas
     Carbon Fellow  

Publications Google Scholar Profile

[20] Hall RP, Mutumi GL, Hedrick BP, Yohe LR, Sadier A, Davies KTJ, Rossiter SJ, Sears KE, Davalos LM, Dumont ER. Evolution of diet
       and sensory structures in an adaptive radiation. Evolution. Accepted. 

[19] Smith-Paredes D, Griffith O, Fabbri M, Yohe LR, Blackburn DG, Siler CD, Bhullar BAS, Wagner GP. Hidden limbs in the
       "limbless skink" Brachymeles lukbanki: developmental observations. Journal of Anatomy. In press. DOI:
 10.1111/joa.13447

[18] Potter JHT, Davies KTJ, Yohe LR, Struebig M, Warren K, Tsagkogeorga G, Lim BK, dos Reis M, Dávalos LM, Rossiter SJ. Dietary
      diversification and specialization in Neotropical bats facilitated by early molecular evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
      In press. DOI: 
10.1093/molbev/msab028

[17] Syverson DD, Katchinoff J, Yohe LR, Tutulo BM, Seyfried WE, Rooney A. (2021) Osmium partitioning between pyrite and fluid at 
      physiochemical conditions representative of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica
      Acta. 
293(15): 240-255. DOI: 
doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2020.10.029

[16] Yohe LR, Fabbri M, Hanson M, Bhullar B-AS. (2020) Olfactory gene evolution is unusually rapid across Tetrapoda and outpaces
     chemosensory phenotypic change. Current Zoology. 66(5): 505-514. [selected for cover] DOI: 
doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaa051

[15] Yohe LR and Solounias N. (2020) The five digits of the giraffe metatarsal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 31(3): 
      699–705.
 DOI: doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa136

[14] Davies KTJ, Yohe LR, Alomonte J, Sánchez M, Rengifo E, Dumont E, Sears KE, Dávalos LM,  Rossiter SJ. (2020). Foraging shifts
     and visual preadaptation in ecologically diverse bats. Molecular Ecology. 29(10): 1-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15445

[13] Yohe LR, Davies KTJ, Simmons NB, Dumont E, Sears KE, Rossiter SJ, and Dávalos LM. (2019) Evaluating the performance of targeted
     sequence capture, RNA-Seq, and degenerate-primer PCR cloning for sequencing the largest mammalian multigene family. Molecular
     Ecology Resources
. 00: 1-14. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13093

[12] Yohe LR, Davies KTJ, Rossiter SJ, and Dávalos LM. (2019) Expressed vomeronasal type-1 receptors (V1rs) in bats uncover conserved 
​     sequences underlying social chemical signaling. Genome Biology and Evolution. 11(10): 2741–2749.
​     
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz179/5551330

[11] Yohe LR*, Devanna​ P*, Davies KTJ, Potter JHT, Rossiter SJ, Teeling E, Vernes S# and Dávalos LM#. (2019) Best practices for
     tissue collection of bats for -omics analyses and primary cell culture. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 
152: e59505. 
     DOI: 10.3791/59505

[10] Sadier A, Davies KTJ, Yohe LR, Yun K, Donat P, Hedrick BP, Dumont ER, Dávalos LM, Rossiter SJ, and Sears KE. (2018) Evidence for
     multifactorial processes underlying phenotypic variation in bat visual opsins. eLife: 
7, e37412 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.37412

[9] Yohe LR* and Brand P*. (2018) Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive. Current Zoology. 64(4): 
     525-533. DOI: 
10.1093/cz/zoy048

[8] Yohe LR*, Hoffmann S*, and Curtis A. (2018) Vomeronasal and olfactory structures in bats revealed by diceCT clarify genetic evidence
     of function. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 12(32): 1-13. DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2018.00032


[7] Hedrick BP, Yohe LR, Vander Linden A, Dávalos LM, Sears KE, Sadier A, Rossiter SJ, Davies KTJ, and Dumont E. (2018) Assessing soft-
     tissue shrinkage estimates in museum specimens imaged With diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography
     (diceCT). Microscopy and Microanalysis. 1-8. DOI: 10.1017/S1431927618000399

[6] Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. (2018) Strength of selection on Trpc2 predicts accessory olfactory bulb form in bat vomeronasal
     evolution. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. BLY015. DOI: 
10.1093/biolinnean/bly015

[5] Yohe LR, Abubakar R, Giordano C, Dumont E, Sears K, Rossiter SJ, and Dávalos LM. (2017). Trpc2 pseudogenization dynamics
​     in bats reveal ancestral vomeronasal signaling, then pervasive loss. 
Evolution. 71(4): 923-935. DOI: 10.1111/evo.13187

[4] Yohe LR, Velazco PM, Rojas D, Gerstner BH, Simmons NB, and Dávalos LM. (2015). Bayesian hierarchical models suggest
     earliest known plant-visiting bat was omnivorous. Biology Letters. 11(11):20150501. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0501 

[3] Reddy S, Sharief S, Yohe LR, Witkowski J, Hosner PA, Nyari AS, and Moyle RG. (2015). Untangling taxonomic confusion and 
     diversification patterns of the Streak-breasted Scimitar Babblers (Timaliidae: Pomatorhinus ruficollis complex) in 
     Southern Asia.  Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution. 82(A): 183-192. DOI: 10.1016:j.ympev.2014.10.013

[2] Yohe LR, Flanders J, Duc HM, Vu L, Phung, TB, Nguyen, QH, and Reddy, S. (2014). Unveiling the impact of human 
     influence on species distributions in Vietnam: a case study using babblers (Aves: Timaliidae). Tropical Conservation
     Science. 7(3): 586-596. 
​
[1] Yohe LR, Lucas LR, and Suzuki H. (2012) Aggression is suppressed by acute stress but induced by chronic stress: Immobilization 
     effects on aggression, hormones, and cortical 5-HT1B/ striatal dopamine D2 receptor density. Cognitive, Affective, 
     and Behavioral Neuroscience.12(3): 446-59. DOI:  10.3758/s13415-012-0095-9

*equal contribution

Book Chapters

Yohe LR, Liu L, Dávalos LM, and Liberles DA. (2019) Protocols for the molecular evolutionary analysis of membrane
    protein gene duplicates.  In: Sikosek T. (eds) Computational Methods in Protein Evolution. Methods in Molecular Biology,
    vol 1851. Humana Press, New York, NY

Submitted publications

Yohe LR, Leiser-Miller LB, Kaliszewska ZA, Donat P, Santana SE, Dávalos LM. Diversity in olfactory receptor repertoires is associated
​      with dietary specialization in a genus of frugivorous bat. Under review. DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.31.424977v1
Mutumi GL, Hall RP, Hedrick BP, Yohe LR, Sadier A, Davies KTJ, Dávalos LM, Rossiter SJ, Sears KE, Dumont ER. Disentangling 
     biomechanical and sensory modules in a hyper-diverse radiation. Submitted.
Lauterbur ME, Heder S, Yohe LR, Dávalos LM. Species tree disequilibrium positively misleads models of gene family evolution. 
      In revision. DOI: 10.1101/2020.01.08.899518
Potter JHT, Yohe LR, Rengifo EM, Sánchez MKR, Portocarrero Harold, Pacheco J, Leveau JR, Tsagkogeorga G, Davies KTJ, 
     Dávalos LM, Rossiter SJ. Comparative transcriptomic patterns correlate with diet and metabolic demands in Neotropical leaf-
     nosed bats. In revision.
Moreno Santill
án DD, Lama TM, Gutierrez Guerrero YT, Brown AM, Donat P, Zhao H, Rossiter SJ, Yohe LR, Potter JH, Teeling EC,
     Vernes SC, Hiller M, Myers E, Hughes GM, Huang Z, Goodwin S, Hoffmann F, Corthals AP, Ray DA, Dávalos. Large-scale genome
     sampling reveals unique immunity and metabolic adaptations in bats. Under review at Molecular Ecology.
Balk MA,  ...[30 authors]..., 
Yohe LR, Guralnick R, Davis EB. Best practices for aggregating and reporting individual traits. Submitted.

Manuscripts in prep

Yohe LR, Leiser-Miller LB, Kaliszewska ZA, Whitehead SA, Santana SE, Dávalos LM. Using generalized joint attribute modeling to
     contrast adaptation and ecological fitting in plant-frugivore interactions.

FELLOWSHIPS

NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship                                                                                                                                                                       2018
     National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University for two years of support for research and stipend for
     project entitled "Evolution and development of chemosensory systems in tetrapods".
American Society of Mammalogists Shadle Fellowship: DECLINED                                                                                                    2017
     The Shadle fellowship recognizes sustained records of outstanding research productivity as well as substantial engagement in
     ASM and is intended to promote a professional career in mammalogy​​.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program                                                                                                                                 2012-2016
     National Science Foundation graduate research funding for tuition, research, and stipend of $30,000 for three years beginning in
     Fall 2012.
U.S. Student Fulbright Fellowship                                                                                                                                                     2011-2012
     Vietnam Fulbright grant recipient to carry out biogeographical research of past and present bird species distributions in order to
     prioritize future conservation efforts. Work performed at the Southern Institute of Ecology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Google Summer of Code mentored by Dr. Rutger Vos                                                                                                              Summer 2011
     Open source project mentored by Dr. Rutger Vos and Dr. William Piel to improve automated submission of rich data to TreeBASE.
     Project wiki. 
Dept of Biology REU Fellowship supervised by Dr. Sushma Reddy                                                                                                2010-2011
     Fellowship awarded aid to work on research project titled “Phylogeny and Diversification of Pomatorhinus ruficollis using
     Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genes.” Proficient in DNA extractions, PCR, DNA sequencing, sequence editing, and phylogenetic
     analysis.
Carbon Fellowship supervised by Dr. Louis Lucas                                                                                                                              2008- 2011
     Fellowship awarded aid to work on two-year research project titled “The Behavioral and Neurochemical Analysis Effects of Stress
     and Aggression”.  Proficient in working with laboratory rats, radioimmunoassay, autoradiography, brain sectioning, and behavioral
     analysis of stress and aggression.
Duke University Institute for Genome Science & Policy                                                                                                        Summer 2009
     Summer fellowship working under supervision of Dr. Sayan Mukherjee. Project involved analyzing genomic data, annotating gene
     sets, and developing statistical methods to improve the quality of genomic data in 

Grants & AWARDS

NSF RAPID: Collaborative Research                                                                                                                                                2020
     PI-status of an NSF IOS award ($119,444) for RAPID COVID-19 related research for the project “Bat goblet cells as
     immune-hotspots for infection of coronavirus”
Linnean Society of London and the Systematics Association Systematics Research Fund                                                2019

      Small grant (£1050) for materials for project entitled “Trait Loss and Comparative Neuroembryology of Tetrapod
      Chemosensory Systems”
Colombian Administrative Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Colciencias)                                       2018
     
Seed grant to encourage international scientific collaborations between the United States and Colombia for project entitled, 
     "Assessing the Genomic, Transcriptomic and Microbiomic Basis of Biodiversity for the Post-Conflict Era."
Stony Brook University President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Work                                                                       2017
     Award ($1,000) for outstanding graduate work and exceptional contribution to the university and research community. 
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant                                                                                                                          2017

     Funding ($18,760) for project "DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Detecting adaptive evolution of gene duplication in
     olfactory receptors"

Anna M. Jackson Award                                                                                                                                                                     2016
     American Society of Mammalogists Graduate Student honorarium ($2000) for work on vomeronasal evolution in
     bats to support travel to give plenary talk at 2016 annual meeting
George C. Williams Award for Research in Evolutionary Biology                                                                                            2016
     
Department award that provided funding ($950) to attend International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology Meeting
     in Washington DC
GSO Distinguished Travel Award                                                                                                                                                     2016
     Competitive travel award ($1500) from Stony Brook’s Graduate Student Organization to present research at the 2016
    annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting for Young Scientists                                                                                                                2015
     Young scientist award to attend 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate symposium in Lindau, Germany to connect young
     investigators with Nobel laureates from Physiology & Medicine. Nominated and selected among thousands and
     fully sponsored by Mars, Inc.
SSE Rosemary Grant Award                                                                                                                                                              2014
     Funding ($2500) for project entitled “Finding fruit in the dark: olfactory evolution and adaptation to frugivory in bats.”
American Society of Mammalogists Grants-in-Aid of Research                                                                                               2014
     Funding ($1500) for project entitled “Finding fruit in the dark: olfactory evolution and adaptation to frugivory in bats.”
Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant                                                                                                                                       2014
     Funding ($2300) for expedition to Peru to collect samples for project entitled “Finding fruit in the dark: olfactory
     evolution and adaptation to frugivory in bats.”
The Explorer’s Club Exploration Fund                                                                                                                                            2014
     Funding ($1500) or project entitled “Uncovering the Olfactory Gene Repertoire in Vietnam.”    
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research                                                                                                                                                2014
     Funding ($1000) or project entitled "Vomeronasal Transcriptome Diversity and Adaptation in Leaf-Nosed Bats.”
Robert R. Sokal Award for Research in Statistical Biology                                                                                                        2013
     Department award that provides funding ($750) to advance training in statistical biology. Grant used towards
    NESCent’s “Next-generation sequencing for phylogenetics and phylogeography” in June 2013.
ExCel Scholarship from Department of Computer Science                                                                                             2009-2011 
    Annual scholarship for exceptional academic performance at Loyola University Chicago
Illinois Technology Foundation “50 for the Future” Award                                                                                                       2009
​
     Nominated for award by Loyola University Chicago as promising young scientist in bioinformatics research

Invited Talks

VII Simposio Nacional de Evolución                                                                                                                                        2019
     Yohe, LR. “Encontrar fruto en la oscuridad: las bases moleculares de la evolución quimiosensorial en los murciélagos”.
     Talk in Spanish.
New York Institute of Technology, Department of Anatomy Colloquium                                                                      2019
     Yohe, LR. “Chemosensory Evolution in Bats: Genetics asks Questions only Morphology can Answer”. 
Evolution Meetings Symposium Speaker for “25 years of sensory drive”                                                                      2017
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Olfactory receptor evolution shows association with diet in neotropical Leaf-nosed bats.
     Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Evolution (Portland, OR), 2017.
UMass, Lowell, Department of Biological Sciences Colloquium                                                                                       2017
     Yohe, LR. “The molecular and morphological basis of chemosensory evolution in bats”.
ICVM: Speaker for diceCT symposium                                                                                                                                    2016
     Yohe LR, Curtis A, Rosenthal H, Hoffmann S, Martin K, and Dávalos LM. The curious case of the vomeronasal organ in
     bats: genetics asks questions only morphology can answer. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology
     (Washington DC), 2016.
American Society of Mammalogists: Anna M. Jackson plenary speaker                                                                        2016
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Is vomeronasal evolution in bats is a one-way street? Annual Meeting of ASM
     (Minneapolis, MN), 2016. 
Suffolk County Community College Science and Mathematics Colloquium                                                                 2013
     Yohe, LR. “Bird Species Distribution and Conservation Issues in Vietnam”. Colloquium speaker for natural
     science and mathematics students at community college.
Tôn Đức Thắng University: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam                                                                                                       2012
     Yohe, LR. “The Power of Genetics in Conservation Research & Research in the US”. Invited talk for students of the Division of
     Environmental Science.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

NASBR:  Kalamazoo, Michigan                                                                                                                                                 2019
     Yohe LR. The genomic, morphological, and developmental basis of olfactory evolution in phyllostomids.  North
​     American Society for Bat Research (Kalamazoo), 2019. 
ICVM: Prague                                                                                                                                                                               2019
     Yohe LR, Lee D, Hoffmann Simone, and Dávalos LM. A tale of two extremes: palate length predicts vomeronasal function.
      International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (Prague), 2019.
NASBR:  Puerto Vallarta, Mexico                                                                                                                                             2018
     Yohe LR, Santana SS, Davalos, LM. Niche partitioning in Carollia explained by divergence in diet and olfaction.  North
     American Society for Bat Research (Puerto Vallarta), 2018. 
NERVES: Westbury, NY                                                                                                                                                               2018
     Yohe LR, Hoffmann S, Curtis A, Dávalos LM. Genetic function predicts accessory olfactory bulb form in bat vomeronasal
     evolution.  Northeast Regional Vertebrate Evolution Symposium (Westbury, NY), 2018.
SICB DVM/DCB Regional Meeting: Lowell                                                                                                                              2017
     Yohe LR, Dávalos LM. Strength of selection on Trpc2 predicts accessory olfactory bulb form in bat evolution.  SICB
     Division of Vertebrate Morphology and Division of Comparative Biomechanics (Lowell, MA), 2017.
IMC-12: Perth                                                                                                                                                                               2017
     [1] Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Olfactory receptor evolution shows association with dietary radiation of neotropical leaf-
     nosed bats.  12th International Mammalogical Congress (Perth, Australia), 2017. *Invited speaker for symposium on
     "Timing, rates, and drivers of Neotropical mammal diversification"
​     [2] Yohe LR,  Rosenthal H, Hoffmann S, and Dávalos LM. Phylogeny, not ecology, shapes the mammalian vomeronasal
     system: evidence from V1Rs and morphology. 12th International Mammalogical Congress (Perth, Australia), 2017. 
Evolution: Portland, OR                                                                                                                                                              2017
     [1] Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Birth-death dynamics reveal how phylogeny and ecology shape the evolution of
     mammalian vomerolfaction. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Evolution (Portland, OR), 2017.
     *Competed for SSB Ernst Mayr Award
     [2] Yohe LR, Hoffmann S, and Dávalos LM. Genetic function of Trpc2 predicts accessory olfactory bulb form in bat
     vomeronasal evolution. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Evolution (Portland, OR), 2017. P110.
American Society of Mammalogists: Moscow, ID                                                                                                                 2017
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Phylogeny, not ecology, shapes the mammalian vomeronasal system: evidence from V1Rs
​     and morphology. Annual Meeting of ASM (Moscow, ID), 2017. *student travel award recipient 
IBBM: Berlin, Germany                                                                                                                                                               2017
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Olfactory receptor evolution shows association with phyllostomid dietary radiation.
     International Berlin Bat Meetings (Berlin), 2017. *Invited symposium speaker. **Awarded 3rd best student talk
SSB: Baton Rouge, LA                                                                                                                                                                  2017
     Yohe LR, Smith T, Bhatnagar K, and Dávalos LM. Form follows function in the evolution of the vomeronasal system
     in bats. Society for Systematic Biologists Standalone Meeting (Baton Rouge), 2017.
SICB: New Orleans                                                                                                                                                                      2017
     Yohe LR, Rosenthal H, Hoffmann S, Dávalos LM. Birth-death dynamics reveal how phylogeny and ecology shape
     the evolution of mammalian vomerolfaction. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (New Orleans), 2017.
SICB DVM/DCB Regional Meeting: Boston                                                                                                                             2016
     Yohe LR, Hoffmann S. Vomeronasal structures revealed by diceCT: Genetics asks questions only anatomy can
     answer. SICB Division of Vertebrate Morphology and Division of Comparative Biomechanics (Boston, MA), 2016.
IBRC: Durban, South Africa                                                                                                                                                       2016
     Yohe LR, Smith T, Bhatnagar K, and Dávalos LM. Form follows function in the evolution of the vomeronasal system in bats.
     International Bat Research Conference (Durban, South Africa), 2016.
ICVM: Washington DC                                                                                                                                                                 2016
     Yohe LR, Curtis A, Rosenthal H, Hoffmann S, Martin K, and Dávalos LM. The curious case of the vomeronasal organ in
     bats: genetics asks questions only morphology can answer. International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology
     (Washington DC), 2016.  *Invited speaker for diceCT symposium
American Society of Mammalogists: Minneapolis, MN                                                                                                      2016
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Is vomeronasal evolution in bats is a one-way street? Annual Meeting of ASM (Minneapolis,
     MN), 2016. *Anna M. Jackson plenary speaker
Evolution: Austin, TX                                                                                                                                                                   2016
     Yohe LR and Dávalos LM. Vomeronasal evolution in bats is a one-way street. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting
     of Evolution (Austin, TX), 2016. *Competed for SSB Ernst Mayr Award
SICB:  Portland, OR                                                                                                                                                                      2016
     Yohe LR, Davies K, Rossiter S, Dávalos LM. Selection on the sniffer: olfactory receptor evolution shows association
     with diet.  Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (Portland, OR), 2016. 
NASBR:  Monterey, CA                                                                                                                                                                 2015
     Yohe LR, Santana SS, Davalos LM. Wake up and smell the Piper: Olfactory receptor repertoires reflect specialization in
​     Carollia.  North American Society for Bat Research (Monterey, CA), 2015.
NASBR:  Monterey, CA                                                                                                                                                                 2015
     Davies KD, Yohe LR, Dumont E, Sears K, Dávalos LM, Rossiter S. The Search for Visual Adaptations in Noctilionoid
     Bats: a first using comparative transcriptomics.  North American Society for Bat Research (Monterey, CA), 2015.  
SMBE: Vienna, Austria                                                                                                                                                                 2015
     Yohe LR, Giordano CG, Dávalos LM. Molecular Evidence for Dollo's Law from Vomeronasal Function in Bats. Society for  
     Molecular Biology & Evolution (Vienna, Austria), 2015. 548C.
NASBR: Albany, NY                                                                                                                                                                       2014
     Yohe LR, Giordano CG, Dávalos LM. Evidence of Vomeronasal Function in Noctilionoids from Trpc2. North American Society 
     for Bat Research (Albany, NY), 2014.
Evolution: Snowbird, UT                                                                                                                                                             2013
     Yohe LR, Reddy S, Davalos LM. Diversification of lineages and traits supports multiple adaptive radiations in babblers (Aves:
     Timaliidae). Procedings of the Annual Meeting Evolution (Snowbird, UT), 2013. 210006. *Nominated for SSB Ernst Mayr Award 
Society for Neuroscience: Washington DC                                                                                                                             2011
     Yohe L, Suzuki H, Lucas LR. Neurochemical and behavioral effects of stress and aggression. Neuroscience Meeting (Washington 
     DC),2011. 598.03.
Evolution: Norman, OK                                                                                                                                                               2011
     Yohe L, Sharief S, Reddy S, Moyle R.. Phylogeny and Diversification of Pomatorhinus ruficollis using Mitochondrial and Nuclear
     Genes. Procedings of the Annual Meeting Evolution (Norman, OK), 2011. 825. *Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship recipient from
     Harvard University.
Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference: Athens, OH                                                                                                          2011
     Yohe L, Sharief S, Reddy S, Moyle R.. Phylogeny and Diversification of Pomatorhinus ruficollis using Mitochondrial and Nuclear
     Genes. Proceedings from the Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (Athens, OH), 2011. 45.
Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference: Carbondale, IL                                                                                                 2011
     Yohe L, Sharief S, Reddy S, Moyle R.. Phylogeny and Diversification of Pomatorhinus ruficollis using Mitochondrial and Nuclear
     Genes. Procedings of the Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference (Carbondale, IL), 2011. 12.
Society for Neuroscience: San Diego, CA                                                                                                                                2010
     Yohe L, Suzuki H, Lucas LR. Stress-free effects on induction of aggression: 5-HT1B and dopamine D2 receptor binding.
     NeuroscienceMeeting (San Diego, CA), 2010. 693.11.

coursework & workshops

National Center for Brain Mapping Deep Learning for microscopy image analysis                                                              2019
     Short course at Marine Biological Labs using python and deep learning algorithms to enhance and quantify meaningful data
     from microscopy images
MBL Embryology                                                                                                                                                                                    2018
     Six-week intensive laboratory course to learn concepts and techniques in modern molecular and developmental biology
     using a comparative embryology approach.
MBL Workshop for Molecular Evolution                                                                                                                                           2015
     Bioinformatics training and discussion on contemporary topics in molecular evolution.
     https://molevol.mbl.edu/index.php/Main_Page
Bodega Bay Workshop of Applied Phylogenetics                                                                                                                           2015
     One week intensive course in comparative phylogenetic methods and phylogenetic inference. 
     http://treethinkers.org/
NSF Gene Family Evolution Workshop                                                                                                                                             2014
     NSF-funded workshop at New Mexico State University that covered gene family molecular evolution, 
     coalescent theory, and species tree estimation.  http://odyssey.bioinformatics.uga.edu/~lliu/confr/index.php
NESCent Academy: Next-Gen Sequencing for Phylogenetics                                                                                                     2013
     Course geared towards training in next-generation sequencing data collection and data analysis. Skills learned:
      understanding of various sequencing methods and approaches to different biological questions, species delimitation, 
      species tree methods, model selection, and data partitioning. 
      https://academy.nescent.org/wiki/Next-generation_sequencing_for_phylogenetics_and_phylogeography

FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

Colombia (2019):  Seed grant to encourage international scientific collaborations between the United States and Colombia
​     for project entitled, "Assessing the Genomic, Transcriptomic and Microbiomic Basis of Biodiversity for the Post-Conflict Era."
Costa Rica (2014, 2017): Sampled bats at La Selva biological field station; dissected olfactory tissue; preserved tissue in
     liquid nitrogen.
Peru (2015)
: Organized field expedition to sample bats throughout various field sites in Northern Peru; dissected various 
     tissue types to be used for sensory biology analyses. Funded by Explorer’s Club, American Society of Mammalogists, 
     and Tinker Foundation.    
Cloverly Formation, Wyoming (2014):  Assisted on two-week fossil expedition funded by National Geographic 
     in the Bighorn Basin targeting vertebrate fossil samples from Early Cretaceous. PI: Dr. Michael D’Emic.
Dominican Republic (2014): Sampled bats throughout various field sites in the Dominican Republic; dissected 
     olfactory tissue; preserved tissue in liquid nitrogen.
Vietnam (2011-2012): Collected bird feather samples and distribution information for birds using mist nets 
     throughout South-Central Vietnam    

Leadership Activities

Workshop on Scientific Communication (2019)
     I co-organized a two-day scientific communication workshop for Colombian students and postdoctoral researchers. This
​     included techniques for abstract writing, concise communication of one’s work (e.g. elevator pitch), and self-promotion techniques.
Workshop on Ecological Functional Genomics (2017)
     I was one of the five course instructors for two-day workshop on molecular ecology and evolution at the Lacawac Sactuary
     and Biological field station. Participants included undergraduates and graduate students interested in developing conceptual
     and quantitative skills in ecological molecular genetics.
Graduate Council Grievances & Appeals Committee 2013-2015
     Graduate representative to review appeals from graduate students regarding academic integrity and 
     decisions made by the Graduate School and graduate departments.
Graduate Student Organization Department Senator 2012-2015
     Elected by department to serve as a GSO member, representing student opinions to 
    improve graduate student life.
CPATH Computer Science Project 2008-2009
     NSF-funded project to visited IT companies around Chicago (i.e. IBM, Abbott Labs) in order to determine gaps between universities
     and what companies are looking for in a graduate.  Presented findings at various conferences, including Argonne Laboratories.

Teaching

Yale University:
EEB 291L: Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, Lecturer 2019  
     Designed and lectured two dissection-based laboratory sections in vertebrate morphology

Stony Brook University:

BIO 344: Chordate Zoology, Lecturer 2017-2018
     Designed and lectured mammalogy portion of the course
BIO 201: Fundamentals of Biology, course designer 2017-2018
     Design and implemented lecture material for genetics and phylogenetics portion of class
WSE:187 Introduction to Research, Lecturer and Course Leader 2015-2017
     One-credit course designed to expose students in the Women in Science and Engineering Program to research questions 
     questions and techniques. I designed the course topic "Making Sense of Bat Senses", in which I wrote lecture covering
     bat biology, sensory biology, and molecular evolution. Students were trained in PCR and contributed to the expansion 
     of the Animal Diversity Webpage for bats.
BIO: 354 Evolution, Teaching Assistant​ 2014
     Aided in organization and grading for summer course

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PNAS, The American Naturalist, Scientific Reports, Genome Biology & Evolution, Evolution, Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, Chemical Senses, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Ecology, Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, Ethology

Memberships

Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution (SMBE), Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), Society for Systematic Biology (SSB), American Society for Naturalists (ASN), Alpha Sigma Nu 

Languages

Computer Languages:
     Proficient: C++, Java, Perl, R
     Experience: MATLAB, SQL
Foreign Languages:
     Conversational: Vietnamese
     Experience: Spanish, French, Chinese
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