March Mammal Madness
March Mammal Madness Team 2013-2022
| Editor in Chief | Katie Hinde, Arizona State University |
| Deputy Editor | Chris Anderson, Dominican University |
| Art Director | Charon Henning, Scientific Illustrator |
| Scientist-Narrators |
Chris Anderson, Dominican University Alyson Brokaw, Texas A&M University Tara Chestnut, Mount Rainier National Park, NPS Patrice Connors, Colorado Mesa University Mauna Dasari, Notre Dame University Josh Drew, State University of New York Syracuse Lara Durgavich, Tufts University Yara Haridy, Museum für Naturkunde Anne Hilborn, University of California- Riverside Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Marc Kissel, Appalachian State University Danielle Lee, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Kristi Lewton, University of Southern California Jessica Light, Texas A&M University Asia Murphy, Penn State University Brian Tanis, Oregon State University Jo Varner, Colorado Mesa University Kwasi Wrensford, UC Berkeley |
| Artists |
Mary Casillas, Scientific Illustrator Charon Henning, Scientific Illustrator Will Nickley, Graphic Designer Olivia Pellicer, Scientific Illustrator Valeria Pellicer, Scientific Illustrator Cyn Rudzis, Artist |
| Genetics |
Eduardo Amorim, University of Lausanne Elinor Karlsson, University of Massachusetts Boston & Broad Institute Anne Stone, Arizona State University Nate Upham, Arizona State University Fernando Villanea, University of Colorado-Boulder Jesse Weber, University of Wisconsin-Madison Melissa Wilson, Arizona State University |
| Official Twitter Account |
Connor Fox, Oak Park & River Forest High School Emma Willocks, Brown University |
| Sports Summaries |
Margaret Janz, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Jason Krell, Arizona State University Kate Lesciotto, Pennsylvania State University Jessica Martin, Arizona State University |
| LibGuide | Anali Maughan Perry, Arizona State University |
| Spanish Translation | Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa |
| Educator Materials |
Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Stephanie Schuttler, NC Museum of Natural Sciences Jenna Kissel, Education Engagement Coordinator |
| Video Recaps | MC Marmot & The Rodent Roundtable |
People
- Katie Hinde, PhD.
Dr. Katie Hinde, earned a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Washington in 1999, a Ph.D. in Anthropology from UCLA in 2008, was a post-doctoral scholar in Neuroscience in the Brain, Mind, and Behavior Unit, California National Primate Research Center, UC Davis from 2009-2011, and served as an Assistant Professor in Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University.
In addition to dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, Hinde co-edited “Building Babies: Primate Developmental Trajectories in Proximate and Ultimate Perspective” released by Springer in 2013. Hinde is an associate editor and writer for SPLASH! Milk Science Update, executive council member for the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation, and showcases research on mother’s milk, breastfeeding, and lactation for the general public, clinicians, and researchers at her blog “Mammals Suck… Milk!” or follow on twitter. - Melissa A. Wilson, PhD.
Melissa A. Wilson is a computational biologist whose main research interests include sex-biased biology. She studies the evolution of sex chromosomes (X and Y in mammals), why mutation rates differ between males and females, and how changes in population history affect the sex chromosomes differently than the non-sex chromosomes. Generally she studies mammals, but is also curious about the sex-biased biology of flies, worms and plants.
Wilson is also active in public science engagement and outreach. She routinely teaches in K-12 classrooms, and regularly engages the public in discussions about the difference between sex and gender, the importance (or not) of genetic inheritance, and understanding evolution. - Anne Stone, PhD.
Anne Stone is Regents' Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at the Arizona State University. Her specialization and main area of interest is anthropological genetics. Currently, her research focuses on population history and understanding how humans and the great apes have adapted to their environments, including their disease and dietary environments. She has been a Fulbright Fellow (1992-93) and a Kavli Scholar (2007), elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2011), elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2016) and selected as a Regents' Professor in 2016. She has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology and the Journal of Human Evolution, and currently serves as a senior editor of Molecular Biology and Evolution.
After completing her Ph.D., Dr. Stone received a National Institutes of Health NRSA Post-doctoral fellowship to work with Dr. Michael Hammer at the University of Arizona. Before joining the faculty at ASU in 2003, Dr. Stone taught at the University of New Mexico.
Research Topics
- Gila Monsters Genome Study at ASU“Gila monsters typically eat eggs, juvenile rodent mammals; their venom isn’t needed to subdue their prey. So we don’t understand why they’re venomous, and yet their venom is unique, and special in the animal kingdom,” Wilson Sayres said.
One unexpected application is to advance human health. Gila monster venom contains a protein, the synthetic form of which has been used to successfully treat type II diabetes by helping regulate blood sugar and increase insulin response. - Wild Kratts: There's a Gila Monster Here!Come learn about gila monsters in the desert with the Kratt brothers. The Kratts meet up with their friend Xavier, who is frightened by the little gila monster that is camped out under his house. Chris and Martin get "miniaturized" to show their friend that he doesn't need to be afraid of gila monsters.