Aide Macias-Muñoz

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Evolutionary Biologist at UCSC | Assistant professor | Interested in genes, genomes, and #evolution of complex traits 🧬 | EvoDevo Regeneration https://macias.sites.ucsc.edu/ 📸 IG: @cnidolab_ucsc

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Repetitive landscape graphs showing recent and ancient repetitive element expansions. Results show variable curves.
Figure with 3 panels. A is a cladogram of medusozoa. B has a bar graph of total genome size with dark gray denoting TE content. C. Proportion of repetitive elements belonging to the major families.
Macias-Munoz lab after lab meeting. 9 people standing around a large table in a conference room.
Woman standing in front of a poster at a conference
Scarlett introduces the lab mission using a statement that was co-created by all members of the lab in Fall 2024.
Lab undergraduate Scarlett presenting her summer research. Scarlett stands at a podium showing the title of her research: Hydra vulgaris regeneration in harsh conditions.
Bougainvillia jellyfish with 4 marginal bulbs
Screenshot of ICB journal page with perspective title “investigating the evolution and features of regeneration using Hydra” circles
Text from mom in Spanish saying: Mija no trabajes tanto. Desde en la mañana te vi en tu laboratorio
White board with “Welcome Dr. Feresa Cabrera!” Written on it. Surrounded by drawings of Hydra, jellyfish, and a red algae.
Lists of reasons why Pokémon make good or bad examples for thinking about evolution (for science communication?)
Girl wearing a shirt that says Future scientist
Macías-Muñoz lab from left to right: Jo, Maia, Kelso, Ayanna, Scarlett, Aide, Rachel, Summer, Pio and former undergraduate Eva took the photo
Speakers and organizers for the symposium “Cnidarian sensory systems” standing in front of a slide promoting cnidofest
Screenshot of program showing the information for the symposium: Cnidarian sensory systems as comparative models for the evolution of complexity. Evolution. Symposium. Marquis C
Picture of the Macias Lab group spring 2024 quarter. Students (from right to left) Eva, Scarlett, Kevin, Kelso (lab researcher) and Maia.
Email from NCFDD Monday motivator: Responding to Rejection
Drawing of a jellyfish and 6 Hydra representing our growing lab