David Toews

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

• Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State

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I have been studying evolutionary biology since 2005, when I completed an MSC and PHD at the University of British Columbia. I was a postdoctoral scholar at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and have been a professor at Penn State since 2019. I have published over 50 peer reviewed articles focused on avian evolution:

Experience

• 2025–present Louis Martarano Associate Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
• 2019–2025 Assistant professor, Pennsylvania State University

Education

• 2014 University of British Columbia, PhD
• 2009 University of British Columbia, MSc
• 2005 Acadia University, BScH

Grants and Contracts

• 2024 CAREER: Carotenoid coloration in an evolutionary radiation: Connecting molecular function, fitness, and diet ecology in wood warblers Role: PI Funding Source: National Science Foundation
• 2022 Hotspots of Genome Evolution in a Rapid Vertebrate Radiation Role: PI Funding Source: National Science Foundation

Professional Memberships

• American Ornithological Society
• Society for the Study of Evolution

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