A new Nature study from the lab of OEB and MCB’s Hopi Hoekstra reveals that wild mice from different environments use distinct defensive strategies when faced with threats—differences that…
On August 1, Hopi Hoekstra will become the next Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Hopi Hoekstra Hoekstra Lab
MCB and OEB faculty Hopi Hoekstra has been appointed C.Y. Chan Professor of Arts and Sciences. Chosen by the FAS Dean, the Professor of Arts and Sciences title…
All babies cry, but, as any parent can tell you, not all cries are the same. Across mammals, young animals are born with the ability to produce cry…
Chromosomal inversions are a form of genetic mutation in which a segment of DNA reverses orientation along a chromosome. Inversions were first discovered over 100 years ago by…
Maya Woolfolk, a PhD candidate in the lab of Hopi Hoekstra, has been awarded the 2022 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The…
Professor Hopi Hoekstra has been named to the Explorers Club as a recipient of the 2022 Lowell Thomas Award, which this year honors professionals who display excellence in…
Forest-dwelling deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) can be distinguished from their prairie-roaming counterparts by their longer tails and their darker coat color, which helps them blend into a woodland…
Postdoc Jennifer Chen is exploring the evolution of innate behaviors in closely related species of deer mice. She conducts research jointly in the Hoekstra Lab, which specializes in…
