Welcome TJ!

Dr. TJ Firneno is joining the Larson Lab as an NSF postdoc to study field cricket hybrid zones. TJ is broadly interested in exploring the molecular mechanisms that drive diversification and speciation, promote and maintain biodiversity, and lead to the evolution of novel traits. To do this he integrates field work, natural history, museum science, genomic and other molecular laboratory methods, and computational biology. In the past TJ has used amphibians and reptiles as study systems to carry out his research; however, he is now switching out to their desired food source as a study system: crickets. When not in the lab, TJ enjoys hiking and taking in the outdoors, is a lover of the performing arts, and enjoys simply spending time with his partner and their three cat children. Follow TJ on Twitter: @SenorSapo28. Pronouns: he/him