Dr. Lynette Strickland will give a Franklin Visiting Scholar lecture entitled "A snapshot of color: exploring the ecological and genomic basis of color variation in a tropical beetle" on May 3 at 4 pm in Davison Life Sciences C218. Dr. Strickland's research explores the fundamental question of why there is so much biodiversity on Earth. Her work sits at the intersection of evolution, ecology, and genetics, and revolves around a phenotypically diverse group of beetles. Dr. Strickland is also a leading advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM. Her articles about DEI have appeared in Science and Nature Ecology and Evolution, and she is an Executive Board Member of Black In Genetics.
