Bill Murphy and Co. tweeting at you from Texas A&M University when we're not using comparative genomic approaches to study mammals.eutherialab.org College Station, TexasJoined October 2022
Check out the latest from the Murphy Lab in @Trends_Ecol_Evo We review the emerging field of recombination-aware phylogenomics. Really fun collaboration with @AMNH Drs. Burbrink & DeBaun
The James E. Womack Memorial Symposium was a great success! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event. We are already looking forward to next year!
To watch the presentation videos, visit tx.ag/WomackSymposium.
Photos courtesy of Specialty Photography.
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Congratulations to Dr. William Murphy for being inducted as a University Distinguished Professor! 🎉
The title of University Distinguished Professor is the highest achievement a faculty member can earn. We are proud of Dr. Murphy and this incredible accomplishment!
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Discover how research in cat genetics help our understanding of the human genome, and how that may shape cancer treatments!
In the latest episode of the president’s podcast, At Ease, he visits with 2025 SEC Professor of the Year, Dr. William Murphy of the @tamuvetmed.
Tune in here: tx.ag/AtEase
Three 👍👍👍 as @TAMUvetmed's William J. Murphy is the third @SEC Professor of the Year honoree from @TAMU, joining Marcetta Darensbourg (2018) and Karen Wooley (2021).
Learn more about Dr. Murphy's work in comparative genomics: bit.ly/2025-POY#ItJustMeansMore
Dr. William J. Murphy, a researcher at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named the 2025 @SEC Professor of the Year! 🎉 👏
Learn more: vetmed.tamu.edu/news/press-rel…#TAMUVetMed
Congratulations and Gig 'Em to Dr. William Murphy (@tamuvetmed) for winning the @sec Professor of the Year! 👍
Dr. Murphy is the third #TAMU recipient of this prestigious honor recognizing his commitment to innovative scholarship and excellence in teaching. His groundbreaking research in genetics has changed how we understand the evolution of mammals and the unique traits of cats. @secacademics
🔗: tx.ag/ffTpVXi#TAMU#GigEm#AggieResearch
Great to see our lab’s latest work, led by my PhD student @ColleenLawless_, myself, and John Finarelli, featured on UCD’s home page. Looking at how cuttlefish ink targets the shark sensory system! @ucdscience@UCD_Researchucd.ie/newsandopinion…
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Center for Comparative Genomics in animal genetics. Dr. William Murphy will be the center’s director.
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Back here to urge everyone to sign this petition to reverse the devastating NIH indirect cost cap policy. Also contact your elected officials to voice your concern. It’s time to make ourselves heard! Every voice counts.
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We’ve got a special new episode out now with Dr. George Church, who has co-founded ~50 biotech companies, was 1 of Time’s most influential people in 2017, has made far-reaching contributions to science as a whole, and is an overall fascinating person!
Exciting news! You are invited to the dissertation defense of Andrew J. Harris!
Date: Monday, Dec. 2, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: VENI 101A
Host: Dr. William Murphy
Save the date in your calendar here: genetics.tamu.edu/events/andrew-…
Don't miss him!
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Out in ME!
New work in the common yellowthroat describes a putative Z-chromosome inversion associated with geographic differences in male ornaments and female choice despite gene flow.
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[New paper]
🚨 The Critically Endangered Sunda pangolin faces threats in Singapore from habitat loss and road traffic. We georeferenced 482 pangolin sightings, rescues, and roadkill incidents from 1996–2021, revealing a rise in all three categories.
doi.org/10.1017/S00306…
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Forty years ago I showed that genes on the inactive X in female mammals are silenced because they are not transcribed into RNA. Sniffy Nature reviewers bounced my paper because "what else could it be?" Well, read our new paper that documents the "else" pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
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