A Passion for Biology Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
A Passion for Biology
Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Making the most of your passion
Four Things to Consider:
Inspiration
Innovation Application
Integration
Inspiration
What Sparks Your Personal Fire?
Life in Cold Blood, BBC
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Innovation
How can you push the boundaries of knowledge?
Integration
What tools can you combine to give you the clearest answer to your questions?
Environment
Environment
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Environment
Environment
Phenotype
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Environment
Phenotype
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Field & Experimental
Biology
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Environment
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Environment
Phenotype
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Field & Experimental
Biology
Genetics
Gene ExpressionPopulation Differentiation
Allele Frequecy
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Environment
Gene ExpressionPopulation Differentiation
Allele Frequency
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Environment
Phenotype
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Field & Experimental
Biology
Genetics
Functional GenomicsQuantitative Genetics
Gene ExpressionPopulation Differentiation
Allele Frequency
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Environment
Gene ExpressionPopulation Differentiation
Allele Frequency
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Environment
Phenotype
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Field & Experimental
Biology
Genetics
Functional GenomicsQuantitative Genetics
Phylogeography&
Landscape Genetics
Gene ExpressionPopulation Differentiation
Allele Frequency
MorphologyPhysiologyBehavior
Climate LayersNiche Modeling
Environment
Application
Are there timely questions or problems you can address?
Diff
eren
ce fr
om L
ong-
Term
Ave
rage
-1.8
-1.35
-0.9
-0.45
0
0.45
0.9
1.35
1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010
Frequency Intensity
Increased Winter Storms at Mid-‐La8tudes
Decade
Modified from: Na8onal Climate Assessment 2014
North Pole
North Pole
Brownsville, TX
−5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Thermal Limit
Temperature
Prop
or8o
n of Days
Winter Temperatures
Thermal Limit
−5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30−5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Thermal Limit
Temperature
Prop
or8o
n of Days
Winter Temperatures
Thermal Limit
010
2030
40
−5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30−5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
# Days Below Thermal Limit
Temperature
Prop
or8o
n of Days
Winter Temperatures
Thermal Limit
Polar Vortex
8
11
10
9
Summer 2013
Func8o
nal Lim
it
Polar Vortex
8
11
10
9
Summer 2013 Spring 2014
Func8o
nal Lim
it
Polar Vortex
8
11
10
9
Summer 2013 Spring 2014 Summer 2014
Func8o
nal Lim
it
Making the most of your passion
Four Things to Consider:
Inspiration
Innovation Application
Integration