I am an evolutionary geneticist interested in how organisms adapt to varying environments. I am also passionate about teaching and mentoring, especially undergraduates. My research spans the fields of evolution, genetics, ecology, molecular biology, development, and physiology. As of Fall 2021, I am an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Richmond. Previously, I was a Jane Coffin Childs Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia. I completed my PhD at UC Berkeley in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Read about my research on my Research page or see my papers at Google Scholar.
Recent Posts
New manuscript on BioRxiv!
Helen Stone’s honors thesis project is now available on BioRxiv! In a series of field and laboratory experiments, Helen found that flies’ ability to tolerate cold changes over seasons. However, this change is due to aspects of the environment that change, not due to genetic changes in the fly population. Congrats, Helen!
Helen wins best honors thesis prize!
Helen Stone won the first place prize for best senior thesis talk at the UVA Biology Katz Symposium last week! Read more here. Helen plans to submit her manuscript on seasonal variation in cold hardening soon, before heading off to her technician job at Yale this summer. Congrats and best wishes, Helen!
congrats Helen and Sasha!
Lots of exciting news for students in the Bergland lab! Helen Stone was awarded a Victoria Finnerty travel award to attend the Drosophila meeting in Dallas. She was also selected from a competitive field to give a talk at an undergraduate symposium there! Sasha Bilal was awarded a $4000 Harrison undergraduate research fellowship from UVA … Continue reading congrats Helen and Sasha!
500 women scientists & marching for science
Thanks for visiting! If you are female scientist at any career stage, please consider joining 500 women scientists and sign their pledge to promote and support peer-reviewed science and data in public policy and keep up to date on the latest movements. Here’s a photo of me marching in Charlottesville in support of science as … Continue reading 500 women scientists & marching for science
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