Corrie Moreau Explained

Corrie S. Moreau
Birth Name:Corrie Saux
Birth Place:New Orleans, United States
Citizenship:USA
Nationality:American
Fields:Biology
Evolutionary biology
Workplaces:Cornell University
Alma Mater:Harvard University
San Francisco State University
University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral Advisor:E. O. Wilson
Naomi Pierce
Thesis Title:Evolution and diversification of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Thesis Url:http://gradworks.umi.com/32/65/3265194.html
Thesis Year:2007

Corrie S. Moreau is an evolutionary biologist and entomologist with a specialty in myrmecology, the study of ants. She is currently a professor and curator at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Moreau studies the evolution, ecology, biogeography, systematics, and diversification of insects and their microbial gut-symbionts using molecular and genomic tools.[1] She has also been an advocate for increasing women and diversity in the sciences.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Education

Moreau received a PhD in biology from Harvard University (2003 – 2007) under the guidance of E. O. Wilson and Naomi Pierce.

She received a MSc[6] from San Francisco State University and the California Academy of Sciences (2000 – 2003) and a Bachelors (1996 – 2000) from San Francisco State University.

Career

After completing her Ph.D. in 2007 Corrie Moreau was selected as a Miller Research Fellows of the Miller Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2008 she became an assistant curator at the Field Museum of Natural History where she stayed for 10 years being promoted to associate curator in 2014. In 2019 Moreau moved to Cornell University as full professor and director and curator of the Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC).

Research

Moreau and colleagues were the first to establish the origin of the ants at 140 million years ago using molecular sequence data (40 million years older than previous estimates), and that the diversification of the ants coincided with the rise of the flowering plants (angiosperms).[7] [8] [9] In addition, Moreau and Charles D. Bell showed that the tropics have been and continue to be important for the evolution of the ants.[10] [11] [12] Moreau and colleagues have demonstrated the importance of gut-associated bacteria in the evolutionary and ecological success of ants through targeted bacterial and microbiome sequencing,[13] [14] [15] including showing that bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants.

Awards and recognition

In 2021 elected a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.

In 2020 elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America.[16]

In 2018 elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[17]

In 2018 featured by National Geographic as a Women of Impact.[5]

In 2016 selected as a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.[18]

In 2015 Moreau was included in "15 Brilliant Women Bridging the Gender Gap in Science"[19] and in 2014 listed as "10 Women Scientists You Should Follow on Twitter".[20]

In 2014 selected as a National Geographic Explorer[21] – National Geographic Society.

Moreau was elected a Miller Fellow[22] of the Miller Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (2007 – 2008).

She received two "Excellence and Distinction in Teaching Awards" from Harvard University's Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (2004 & 2006).[23]

Moreau was featured in Chapter 13 of Edward O. Wilson's 2013 book "Letters to a Young Scientist."[24] [25] Wilson writes "There was no bravado in Corrie, no trace of overweening pride, no pretension." Wilson goes on to state "The story of Corrie Saux Moreau's ambitious undertaking is one I feel especially important to bring to you. It suggest that courage in science born of self-confidence (without arrogance!), a willingness to take a risk but with resilience, a lack of fear of authority, a set of mind that prepares you to take a new direction if thwarted, are of great value – win or lose."

Personal life

Moreau was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Moreau is married to French chemist, Christophe Duplais.[26] She was the subject of a museum exhibit[27] and graphic novel,[28] [29] "The Romance of Ants" .

Selected publications

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corrie Moreau Home Page. 2013-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20130809025122/http://fieldmuseum.org/users/corrie-moreau. 2013-08-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Badass Scientists, part 2: Corrie Moreau. 24 June 2016 .
  3. Web site: Women in Science: Corrie Moreau, Evolutionary Biologist and Entomologist. 2017-03-13. 2017-06-07. 2017-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325220819/https://www.fieldmuseum.org/science/blog/women-science-corrie-moreau-evolutionary-biologist-and-entomologist. dead.
  4. Web site: SACNISTAs Speak! SACNISTAs Lead! – SACNAS. 20 April 2017. 2017-06-08.
  5. Web site: Meet the Woman Making Ants the Next Big Thing in Biology. Berlin. Jeremy. 2018-07-23. National Geographic. https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232723/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/07/ants-evolution-corrie-moreau-women-in-biology/. 2018-08-14.
  6. Web site: SF State Magazine: Connected to the Academy. 2013-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061818/http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumag/archive/spring_09/campus6.html. 2013-10-23. dead.
  7. News: Ancient Ants Arose 140-168 Million Years Ago: Insects Needed Flowering Plants To Flourish. 16 September 2013. Science News. April 7, 2008.
  8. Moreau. Corrie . Charles D. Bell . Roger Vila . S. Bruce Archibald . Naomi E. Pierce . Phylogeny of the Ants: Diversification in the Age of Angiosperms. Science. March 1, 2006. 312. 5770. 101–104. 10.1126/science.1124891. 16601190. 2006Sci...312..101M . 20729380 .
  9. News: Fountain. Henry. Measuring for Liftoff (That First Flight Is Crucial). 16 September 2013. New York Times. April 11, 2006.
  10. News: Larson. Lucas. Why the tropics are an evolutionary hotbed: Ant family tree shows tropical New World hosts fast speciation while also keeping older lineages alive. 16 September 2013. Nature. 26 April 2013.
  11. News: Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics. 16 September 2013. Science News. 22 April 2013.
  12. Moreau. Corrie. Charles D. Bell. Testing the Museum Versus Cradle Tropical Biological Diversity Hypothesis: Phylogeny, Diversification, and Ancestral Biogeographic Range Evolution of the Ants. Evolution. Aug 2013. 67. 8. 2240–2257. 10.1111/evo.12105. 23888848. free.
  13. Poulsen. Michael. Panagiotis Sapountzis. Behind every great ant, there is a great gut. Molecular Ecology. May 2012. 21. 9. 2054–2057. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05510.x. 22509766. 19262609.
  14. Kautz. Stephanie. Rubin B. E. R.. Russell, J. A.. Moreau C. S.. Surveying the microbiome of ants: Comparing 454 pyrosequencing with traditional methods to uncover bacterial diversity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. November 2013. 79. 2. 525–534. 10.1128/AEM.03107-12. 16 September 2013. 23124239. 3553759. 2013ApEnM..79..525K. https://archive.today/20131011231140/http://aem.highwire.org/content/79/2/525.abstract. 11 October 2013. dead.
  15. Russell. Jacob . Moreau, C. S. . Goldman-Huertas, B. M. . Fujiwara, M. . Lohman, D. J. . Pierce, N. E.. Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. November 2009. 106. 21236–21241. 10.1073/pnas.0907926106. 50 . 19948964 . 2785723. 2009PNAS..10621236R . free .
  16. Web site: Corrie Moreau.
  17. https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-honors-accomplished-scientists-2018-elected-fellows here AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows
  18. Web site: Corrie Moreau. National Academy of Sciences. 11 January 2017.
  19. Web site: 15 Brilliant Women Bridging the Gender Gap in Science. Alex. Seedman. 11 January 2017.
  20. Web site: 10 Women Scientists You Should Follow on Twitter. L'Oreal. 11 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161125025500/http://discov-her.com/en/article/10-women-scientists-you-should-follow-on-twitter. 25 November 2016. dead.
  21. Web site: Learn more about Corrie S. Moreau.
  22. Web site: List of Miller Fellows, by term. 2007. 2013-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215712/http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu/all.php?nav=44#2007. 2013-10-29. dead.
  23. Web site: Certificates of Excellence § Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning . isites.harvard.edu . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120409235312/http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k1985&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup142764 . 9 April 2012 . dead.
  24. Book: Wilson, Edward O. Letters to a Young Scientist. 2013. W.W. Norton & Company Ltd.. 978-0871407009. Ch.13 pp.143–147.
  25. Simberloff. Daniel. The Passion Principle. PLOS Biology. 2013. 11. 8. 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001629. e1001629. 3742439 . free .
  26. Web site: Duplais Lab Home Page. 2019-05-22. 2020-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811133841/https://duplais-lab.cnrs.fr/. dead.
  27. Web site: The Romance of Ants Exhibit at The Field Museum. 2018-04-25. 2013-09-10. 2013-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20130818074202/http://fieldmuseum.org/happening/exhibits/romance-ants. dead.
  28. Web site: The Romance of Ants. 2013-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029234010/http://api.ning.com/files/BexZ1ADOCOibTdhHfDhEnEL4ESgDmsMP8n9JmRtv-pEHe4YvD8oPjtaJ3Au8InyIFWASyRSt*iPe-PpBhuhauekLAJ76BxZ9/AntsComicbook.pdf. 2013-10-29. dead.
  29. Serious Science, Comic-Book Style: A myrmecological comic brings entomologist Corrie Moreau's journey to life. American Scientist. May–June 2011. 99. 3. 244. 10.1511/2011.90.244. Clabby. Catherine.

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