Tyler E Boggs

PhD Candidate - Gross Lab | Evolutionary adaptations to low oxygen in cavefish | Intramural soccer novice | He/Him

[James Schnable @szintri]

GENESPACE a comparative genomics/synteny visualization and hypothesis testing toolkit implemented in R from @_johntlovell's group out today in eLife. https://t.co/wx1YOaiGIj

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

Very proud of my sister for publishing her exceptional work on developing and optimizing an immunoassay to detect fragile-x protein for clinical relevance (yes she’s much smarter than me) in SciReports! Check it out! @TheRealIguanna https://t.co/1TPmuQr0qD

[Mandy Powers @Mandy_K_Powers]

@TylerEBoggs and @GrossLabUC getting some well deserved press: https://t.co/A8YRQFonIb

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

Very proud of my first, first author data paper that was published this week in Sci Reports! Check out our findings that describe differences in cavefish red blood cells that might help in low oxygenated caves! https://t.co/tJhly3lDCq

[Mandy Powers @Mandy_K_Powers]

Glass bottom boat tour #sanmarcossprings #texasstateuniversity #AIM2022

[SICB_DAB @SICB_DAB]

Congratulations to @SpiderPranker on winning DAB Best Student Presentation at #SICB2022!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@DrBatmo Yes! There are other changes as well. I’m currently collecting prelim data on gill morphology. I think they have increased lamellar surface area. And yes, you’re correct. We think cavefish are more efficient at drawing o2 in low o2 conds!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

Very excited to be presenting this morning at #SICB2022! My talk this year is on red blood cell evol in cavefish. Obviously had to wear my Mabel socks for good luck! Come hear my interesting take on RBC evolution at 11:15 in 105A!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@DrBatmo Essentially, we found that cavefish have more Hb, but surprisingly comparable RBC counts. However, cave RBCs are larger! This may confer adaptive benefits to cave life (micro-evol), not consistent with macro-evol studies that suggest RBC size does not help O2 transport.

[Dr. Fisher @Dr_EmilyFisher]

I teach an undergrad molecular biology course with @BobbyJEyeGuy and one end-of-semester assignment is to make a meme or other creative project. They are amazing and many people gave permission to share them. A thread:

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@jychromatic @spiderdayNight @SpiderPranker I definitely will be keeping up with #FloraTheGreyhound from now on!! She’s beautiful!!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@ShubhamTRathore Let’s do it!!!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@jychromatic Not meant to be a call out per se, just made me think of ya!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@jychromatic

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@PostalBen Thanks, Ben! Definitely need to reconnect with you soon!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@HiiiDLuc @DiversityMdpi Couldn’t have done it without you, Heidi! Miss you and Greg and the kitties!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

Today during lab meeting I had the exciting opportunity to present my own first, first author manuscript - a review on low oxygen in the caves of the Sierra de El Abra, published in @DiversityMdpi. What a great experience! Give it a read! https://t.co/iQiSx6E8SN

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@Mandy_K_Powers @DiversityMdpi Thanks, Mandy! Having great mentors certainly helps!

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

Check out this incredible behavioral rig created by @SpiderPranker @BiologyUC @UC_ArtSci to measure color discrimination in jumping spiders!

[Olivia Harris @SpiderPranker]

Phidippus audax testing out my new behavioral set up. Exit survey says she felt like she was running in circles but liked the hat #Arachtober

[Tyler E Boggs @TylerEBoggs]

@djmorris89 @atombeamz Interesting! I wonder if this is the only one that has been found so far. Turns out you don’t need eyes after all!