Anole Annals is very sorry to learn of the passing of AA contributor Chad Watkins. Chad, a graduate student at the University of Texas-Arlington , was killed in a car crash October 8th in Dallas. Chad’s research was on the occurrence of transposable elements in Hox genes in Anolis carolinensis. We reported on his fascinating talk on this topic at the 2011 Evolution meetings, and Chad himself posted on some eggs that survived freezing in an incubator mishap. Rest in peace, Chad Watkins.
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Marc Tollis
Oh my gosh, what sad and terrible news. Thank you for notifying the community.
Marc Tollis
I should also add that Chad was present at the Anolis Nomeclature Committee Meeting at SICB 2012 in Charleston, SC https://www.anoleannals.org/2012/01/16/meeting-summary-anolis-evo-devo-and-genomics/