September 01, 2022
The National Science Foundation has supported our (Frankino and Dr. Wynne Chin) application to support the participation of students with financial need in our Galapago! Research-based Learning Abroad Program. The grant will cover full cost of the program (~$5,500 - airfare/housing/etc), course…
July 01, 2022
Jenus has taken a position as a language service specialist for Afghan refugees in the Houston area; her work will be largely focused on facilitating the effective delivery medical care to them. Moreover, she will be studying to become a physician assistant next year. Go Jenus !
June 15, 2022
Labbie Jose Vasquez work on a photo trap internship built in part around looking at the efficacy of the wildlife land bridge in Memorial Park. He presented this work at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Consortium. The clip is old - he says he wants to go to grad school … he leaves soon…
May 23, 2022
Frankino was honored with two awards this year: The UH Excellence in Undergraduate Mentorship Award and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty Award for Excellence in Service. The photos show me receiving the mentorship award from Provost Short (the Lynchian photo with the red…
May 12, 2022
Jose has been accepted to pursue his PhD in the lab of Dr. Mingzi Xu at the University of Minnesota. Starting this fall, he will be studying the genetics and evolution of female preference functions using crickets as a model system. Way to go Jose !
May 12, 2022
Jane has been accepted to graduate school at UH and will be earning her PhD in the CMB Division working on something related to cancer. She’s already started her first rotation in Shaun Zhang’s lab. Way to go Jane !
May 06, 2022
Catherine’s SURF application to work on the relationship between size and wing shape in our outcrossed population was supported! Congratulations Catherine !
May 05, 2022
WAFLab of semester celebration - lots to be happy about (see future posts).
May 01, 2022
I have been awarded the first annual College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Award for Outstanding Service. This recognition is for a variety of things I do, primiarly in the arena of student success. I’m honored to receive this inaugural award and grateful to the college for recognizing…
May 01, 2022
After being nominated many times, Frankino finally received the UH Undergraduate Mentorship Award for work with students in his lab and in the many programs he runs or contributes to on campus. Photos of him with Emma Perez (lab alumni that nominated him this time), Amy Sater (Dept Chair and strong…