Yusan Yang
Yusan Yang (Evolutionary Biologist)
Yusan Yang (D.O.B. unk.) studies Evolutionary biology, specifically the role of animal behaviour in guiding rapid evolution, and is currently a Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2]
Early life and Education[edit]
Yang was born and in Taiwan and completed her higher education at the National Taiwan University in Taipei City, Taiwan, where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science in 2013. Following graduation, she moved to Louisiana where she attended Tulane University where she was awarded an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Departmental Award in 2014 and an EEB graduate award in 2015. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020 and is currently a Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis.[3]
Research[edit]
Yang's research interests are primarily on "animal behavior, sexual selection, learning, and color polymorphism"[1]. She is currently beginning a new research project on Trinidadian guppies, but her primary research focus has traditionally been on poison frogs in their behavioral evolution, mating preferences, male territorial behaviors and aggressions as evidenced by her published articles. Yang is active on INaturalist, a website for sharing observations in the nature of biodiversity, and has contributed 253 observations, 92 species and 24 identifications.[4]
Mentorship and Invited Talks[edit]
Yang is an active member of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology and recently presented a virtual talk at the annual meeting on January 2, 2021 on her research on mating preferences/choices in poison frogs and whether colours play a role in selection.[5] In December 2020, Yang was a guest on the Women in Ecology and Evolution podcast where she spoke to her research on territorial behaviours of poison frogs.[6] She has been and continues to be an active mentor to both undergraduate and master's students, is a manuscript referee for several journals, and was on the Executive Board of the University of Pittsburgh Women in Science and Engineering Graduate Student Organization from 2018 to 2020. Additionally, from 2016 to 2018, Yang coordinated reviewing, inviting and hosting speakers on behalf of the Ecology and Evolution Weekly Seminars at the University of Pittsburgh.[3]
Invited talks[edit]
- 2020 Durham University, Durham, UK (Department of Biosciences)
- 2020 University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA (Dept. of Biology)
- 2020 Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany (Lab-invited seminar)
- 2020 Center for Population Biology, UC Davis, CA, USA (CPB postdoctoral fellowship finalist)
STEM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion[edit]
The history of the sciences has long been inequitable and primarily dominated, researched and written by Caucasian white males, including the Evolutionary sciences. Only within the last century have Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have begun to diversify through educational opportunities and see the inclusion of others including women, ethnic diversity, and LGBTQ+ populations. Researchers such as Yang are important to the field of Evolutionary biology because their perspectives bring diversity and knowledge that has not been previously included in the scientific historical record bringing about changes in this field.[7]
Quote[edit]
"It's really interesting to think about how the evolution of one trait influences the evolution of the others. Not to mention when you think about genetic vs plastic changes"[8]
Selected publications[edit]
- Yang, Y., & Richards-Zawacki, C. L. (2020). Male–male contest limits the expression of assortative mate preferences in a polymorphic poison frog. Behavioral Ecology.
- Yang, Y., Prémel, V., & Richards‐Zawacki, C. L. (2020). Prior residence effect determines success of male–male territorial competition in a color polymorphic poison frog. Ethology, 126(12), 1131-1140.
- Yang Y, Blomenkamp S, Dugas MB, Richards-Zawacki CL, Pröhl H. Mate Choice versus Mate Preference: Inferences about Color-Assortative Mating Differ between Field and Lab Assays of Poison Frog Behavior. Am Nat. 2019 Apr;193(4):598-607. doi: 10.1086/702249. Epub 2019 Feb 15. PMID: 30912970.
- Yang Y, Dugas MB, Sudekum HJ, Murphy SN, Richards-Zawacki CL. Male-male aggression is unlikely to stabilize a poison frog polymorphism. J Evol Biol. 2018 Mar;31(3):457-468. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13243. Epub 2018 Feb 8. PMID: 29345026.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yusan Yang". Yusan Yang. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ "LEC Post-docs". Living Earth Collaborative. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yang, Yusan (October 2020). "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Yusan Yang, Animal Behavior and Phenotypic Evolution. Retrieved 31 Jan 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "yusanyang's Profile". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ "SICB Annual Meeting". sicbannualmeeting.pathable.co. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ (Not) Sticking to the Science - The Women in Ecology and Evolution Podcast, retrieved 2021-01-31
- ↑ Hughes, B.E. (2018). "Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students" (PDF). Science Advances. 4 (3): 6. Bibcode:2018SciA....4.6373H. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao6373. PMC 5851677. PMID 29546240 – via Google Scholar.
- ↑ Yang, Yusan (January 3, 2021). "Twitter post". Twitter. Unknown parameter
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