EvMedASU
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Center for Evolution & Medicine at Arizona State University
The mission of the Center for Evolution and Medicine is to accelerate innovations in medicine by bringing evolutionary insights into health and disease.
The mission of the Center for Evolution and Medicine is to accelerate innovations in medicine by bringing evolutionary insights into health and disease.
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What is Evolutionary Medicine? | Ask A Biologist
Understanding evolution doesn't just help us figure out how humans evolved...it also helps us understand why we have the health problems we do in today's society. Evolutionary medicine can help us und...
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What is Evolutionary Medicine? #EvMed askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/evol...
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Noon Thursday, November 6th, join us for David Engelthaler's lecture "Cocci and Crypto: Evolving fungi in an evolving world". Prof. Engelthaler is Executive Director of the Health Observatory at ASU & the Director of TGen North
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Noon Thursday, November 6th, join us for David Engelthaler's lecture "Cocci and Crypto: Evolving fungi in an evolving world". Prof. Engelthaler is Executive Director of the Health Observatory at ASU & the Director of TGen North
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Noon Thursday, November 6th, join us for David Engelthaler's lecture "Cocci and Crypto: Evolving fungi in an evolving world". Prof. Engelthaler is Executive Director of the Health Observatory at ASU & the Director of TGen North
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Noon Thursday, November 6th, join us for David Engelthaler's lecture "Cocci and Crypto: Evolving fungi in an evolving world". Prof. Engelthaler is Executive Director of the Health Observatory at ASU & the Director of TGen North
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
1. Map evolutionary diversity to hack biomedical innovation
2. Revolutionize cancer therapy
3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance
4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases
5. Support healthier behaviors
6. Improve pandemic responses
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!
2. Revolutionize cancer therapy
3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance
4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases
5. Support healthier behaviors
6. Improve pandemic responses
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!
6 ways evolutionary medicine can transform our health
Evolutionary medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field with huge potential to improve human health and tackle a broad scope of major health challenges.
www.weforum.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
1. Map evolutionary diversity to hack biomedical innovation
2. Revolutionize cancer therapy
3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance
4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases
5. Support healthier behaviors
6. Improve pandemic responses
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!
2. Revolutionize cancer therapy
3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance
4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases
5. Support healthier behaviors
6. Improve pandemic responses
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!
"But Nesse – the man who kickstarted it all – says evolutionary medicine still has the power to provide new questions and new answers about disease." #EvMed www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The Darwinian factor in medicine
The relatively new discipline of evolutionary medicine is making strides in the fields of cancer treatment and antibacterial resistance.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"But Nesse – the man who kickstarted it all – says evolutionary medicine still has the power to provide new questions and new answers about disease." #EvMed www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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"The E.P.A. grant was intended to fund Kipnuk’s river stabilization project for three years. Planning, design & some construction were supposed to happen between June and September, when the river would have thawed enough for barges to bring supplies to the village."
It was cancelled last spring 🫠
It was cancelled last spring 🫠
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"The E.P.A. grant was intended to fund Kipnuk’s river stabilization project for three years. Planning, design & some construction were supposed to happen between June and September, when the river would have thawed enough for barges to bring supplies to the village."
It was cancelled last spring 🫠
It was cancelled last spring 🫠
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Excited to announce the first ACE Course Design Awards for excellent cultural education teaching. Those award winning classes will be placed in an open teaching repository for anyone looking to enhance cultural evolution content in their courses.
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
ACE Course Design Awardees Announced - Cultural Evolution Society
culturalevolutionsociety.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Excited to announce the first ACE Course Design Awards for excellent cultural education teaching. Those award winning classes will be placed in an open teaching repository for anyone looking to enhance cultural evolution content in their courses.
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...
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There are many great journal covers, but if you're asking about which journal consistently has lovely cover art, it's a bit like asking who was the greatest cinema composer: the line forms behind @currentbiology.bsky.social (and Ennio Morricone)
October 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
There are many great journal covers, but if you're asking about which journal consistently has lovely cover art, it's a bit like asking who was the greatest cinema composer: the line forms behind @currentbiology.bsky.social (and Ennio Morricone)
Happening now in Life Sciences 202!
Today's CEMinar: NAU Assistant Professor Christopher Mayerl "Bioinspired design in infant feeding: linking clinical outcomes with underlying mechanics" #EvMed Details: asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
October 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Happening now in Life Sciences 202!
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Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya
The Turkana pastoralists of Kenya inhabit arid, water-limited environments and rely largely on livestock for subsistence. Working with Turkana communities, we sequenced 367 whole genomes and identifie...
www.science.org
September 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Today's CEMinar: NAU Assistant Professor Christopher Mayerl "Bioinspired design in infant feeding: linking clinical outcomes with underlying mechanics" #EvMed Details: asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today's CEMinar: NAU Assistant Professor Christopher Mayerl "Bioinspired design in infant feeding: linking clinical outcomes with underlying mechanics" #EvMed Details: asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...
Earlier this month, Evolutionary Biology PhD student Brooklynn Scott in @smacklab.bsky.social presented research on chromosome evolution & genetic diversity in geladas at the International Gelada Workshop, highlighting implications for species conservation! #EvMed #OneHealth
October 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Earlier this month, Evolutionary Biology PhD student Brooklynn Scott in @smacklab.bsky.social presented research on chromosome evolution & genetic diversity in geladas at the International Gelada Workshop, highlighting implications for species conservation! #EvMed #OneHealth
'A team of international scientists partnered with the Turkana community in Kenya and found a unique genetic adaptation for living in dry climates' #EvMed
news.asu.edu/20250918-sci...
news.asu.edu/20250918-sci...
Scientists discover genetic adaptations can help those living in dry climates | ASU News
A team of international scientists has uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments, revealing how natural selection may have enabled some pastoralist populations ...
news.asu.edu
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
'A team of international scientists partnered with the Turkana community in Kenya and found a unique genetic adaptation for living in dry climates' #EvMed
news.asu.edu/20250918-sci...
news.asu.edu/20250918-sci...
"The future of evolutionary medicine: sparking innovation in biomedicine and public health" #EvMed www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Frontiers | The future of evolutionary medicine: sparking innovation in biomedicine and public health
Evolutionary medicine – i.e. the application of insights from evolution and ecology – has tremendous untapped potential to spark transformational innovation ...
www.frontiersin.org
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"The future of evolutionary medicine: sparking innovation in biomedicine and public health" #EvMed www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Core principles of Evolutionary Medicine #EvMed academic.oup.com/emph/article...
Core principles of evolutionary medicine: A Delphi study
This study analyzed survey responses from 46 experts to create a consensus list of 14 Core Principles for Evolutionary Medicine. These principles illustrat
academic.oup.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Core principles of Evolutionary Medicine #EvMed academic.oup.com/emph/article...
What is Evolutionary Medicine? #EvMed askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/evol...
What is Evolutionary Medicine? | Ask A Biologist
Understanding evolution doesn't just help us figure out how humans evolved...it also helps us understand why we have the health problems we do in today's society. Evolutionary medicine can help us und...
askabiologist.asu.edu
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What is Evolutionary Medicine? #EvMed askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/evol...