Our Faculty

Dakota McCoy

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
postdoc - Materials Science and Engineering
2024

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
PhD - Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
2021

University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
MPhil - Environmental Policy
2015

Yale University
New Haven, CT
BS - Biology
2013

Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses.
Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses. Nat Commun. 2024 Nov 19; 15(1):9445.
PMID: 39562764

p53 Regulates Nuclear Architecture to Reduce Carcinogen Sensitivity and Mutagenic Potential.
p53 Regulates Nuclear Architecture to Reduce Carcinogen Sensitivity and Mutagenic Potential. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 17.
PMID: 39345432

Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo.
Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo. Early Hum Dev. 2024 Sep; 196:106072.
PMID: 39106717

The carotenoid redshift: Physical basis and implications for visual signaling.
The carotenoid redshift: Physical basis and implications for visual signaling. Ecol Evol. 2023 Sep; 13(9):e10408.
PMID: 37693937

Dead rats, dopamine, performance metrics, and peacock tails: Proxy failure is an inherent risk in goal-oriented systems.
Dead rats, dopamine, performance metrics, and peacock tails: Proxy failure is an inherent risk in goal-oriented systems. Behav Brain Sci. 2023 Jun 26; 47:e67.
PMID: 37357710

Species clustering, climate effects, and introduced species in 5 million city trees across 63 US cities.
Species clustering, climate effects, and introduced species in 5 million city trees across 63 US cities. Elife. 2022 Sep 27; 11.
PMID: 36165436

Meiosis solved the problem of gerrymandering.
Meiosis solved the problem of gerrymandering. J Genet. 2022; 101.
PMID: 36156509

After short interbirth intervals, captive callitrichine monkeys have higher infant mortality.
After short interbirth intervals, captive callitrichine monkeys have higher infant mortality. iScience. 2022 Jan 21; 25(1):103724.
PMID: 35072012

Finite-difference Time-domain (FDTD) Optical Simulations: A Primer for the Life Sciences and Bio-Inspired Engineering.
Finite-difference Time-domain (FDTD) Optical Simulations: A Primer for the Life Sciences and Bio-Inspired Engineering. Micron. 2021 12; 151:103160.
PMID: 34678583

Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers.
Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers. Sci Rep. 2021 04 21; 11(1):8582.
PMID: 33883641

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Stanford Science Fellowship
Stanford University
2021 - 2024

NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology
Stanford University
2021 - 2023

Department of Defense NDSEG Fellowship
Harvard University
2015 - 2021

Ashford Fellowship
Harvard University
2015 - 2021

Rhodes Scholarship
University of Oxford
2013 - 2015