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Sofia Orellana

@sofiorellanar.bsky.social

Master's student in the Bioinformatics program at Loyola University Chicago. My research focuses on population genetics across multiple species of marine snails at the Cunha Lab (cunhalab.com) Currently looking for a PhD!

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My student Josh Melnick did a great job presenting his masters research at #Evol2026 on comparative population genetics between Astragalus lentiginosus and rhizobia. This was his first conference talk. He is off to Florida State for a PhD this fall.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We had a big crew from Loyola at #Evol2026 in Cleveland this past week. So many great talks and poster presentations from our postdocs, grad students, and undergrads across 4 labs @loyolachicago.bsky.social

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Sofia Orellana @sofiorellanar.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My first Evolution Meeting 2026 was an amazing experience!🧬 I had the opportunity to present part of my master's research and connect with inspiring researchers. Grateful for this experience!

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