News
The Alvarado Lab does its best to share its work with broad communities both locally and internationally. Below is a collection of media and stories that highlight our involvement in a range of activities. If you would like to learn more about any of the activities below, please reach out via our contact page.
Male bluegill vary in color and behavior relative to their position in a lek
New paper led by Matthew Peros published in 1/2025 in Frontiers in Ethology! Check out the audio deep dive here!
Dr. Alvarado Serves on Sloan Science and Film Panel
The Museum of the Moving Image invited Dr. Alvarado to select Sloan Student Winners for the Discovery and Grand Jury prizes. Winners were announced by Variety, January 2025
Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?
Dr. Alvarado was interviewed and quoted for his mentorship and translating this support to career outcomes for Inside Higher Ed.
Effects of social position on courtship and mating activity in an African cichlid
New paper led by Anastasia Martashvili published in 11/2024 in Hydrobiologia! Check out the audio deep dive here!
QC gets an NIH URISE Funding!
We got an NIH T34 grant for a URISE program to be led by Dr. Tajerian and Dr. Alvarado. Note: Dr. Tajerian did the heavy lifting when she had COVID!
Alvarado Lab Awarded Whitman Fellowship!
The Alvarado Lab has been invited to conduct research at the MBL to conduct research on hummingbird bobtail squid under their Whitman Fellows program!
CongraTs To Annalise for her JSPS fellowship!
Annaliese Chang was awarded a JSPS fellowship to carry out research on Cuttlefish with Dr. Jonathan Miller’s group at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology!
Love Story at CUNY
Our own Matthew Hackett and his fiancée Michelle Coleman were highlighted by the Graduate Center here at CUNY!
Anastiasia Gets COGneuro award!
Congratulations to Anastasia Martashvili for receiving a Cognitive Neuroscience award to enhance her research studying visual ecology and mate preference!
Hosting Congolese Royalty!
The Tajerian and Alvarado Labs gave a tour and reception for Her Royal Highness, Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Epigenome and How Your Environment Talks to Your Genes
Dr. Alvarado presented his research program with QC’s alumni community as part of their At Home with QC 2022 fall seminar series.
NASEM Workshop on Brain-Machine Neural Interface Technologies
Dr. Alvarado was invited to participate on a panel discussion on the state and limitations of brain machine interface technologies.
Super Soldier Serum
Dr. Alvarado was interviewed for CUNY TV’s Science Goes to the Movies series to discuss the many ways to make a super solider like Steven Roger’s Captain America. 12/2021
Congratulations Aliza!
Ms. Aliza Mandelbaum was awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Program stipend to carry out research in our lab over the summer! 07/2022
Genetics and the Incredible Hulk
Dr. Alvarado was interviewed for CUNY TV’s Science Goes to the Movies series to discuss the Incredible Hulk’s transformations 12/2021
What if we could shrink people
Dr. Alvarado contributed to a short segment on the Flash Forward podcast to discuss the possibility of shrinking humans in a world where our resources are also shrinking! 10/2021
Congratulations Matt!
Mr. Matthew Hackett was awarded a Research Experiences for Post-baccalaureate Students (REPS) supplement to carry out research over the year in the Alvarado Lab! 01/2021
CIty of Science: The science of superheroes
Dr. Alvarado and Dr. Campbell-Staton spend an hour geeking out about the science behind superheroes for a CUNY Graduate Center City of Science event. 11/2020
Two Queens College profs bridge the gap between science and fiction
The Queens Eagle’s, profiled Dr. Alvarado and Dr. Tajerian on their scientific careers and consulting work with Thwacke. 07/2019
STEM Career Expo PAnelist
Both Dr. Alvarado and Dr. Tajerian were panelists for the New York Hall of Science’s STEM Career Expo. 05/2019
Alumnos de Puente Alto Tuvieron clases con profesor de Stanford
El Mercurio, covered Dr. Alvarado’s teaching efforts in Chile and the start of their Open Horizons program for underserved communities in rural parts of Santiago. 01/2019
The Black PAnther- Bio-Inspired Engineering and Genetics of Wakanda
Dr. Alvarado was invited to comment on his new book and ideas around the epigenetic variation we see between T’Challa and Erik Stevens as depicted in Black Panther 10/2019
The man who creates real life superheroes
BBC News World Service interviewed Dr. Alvarado on his work with cichlids and his career path in science for a radio segment on Outlook 08/2017
Story collider: Shrinking Ants
Sebastian shared a personal story about how he got into science and sharing it with Marvel Entertainment early on in his career. 04/2017
Incredible Shrinking Ants
Slate interviewed Dr. Alvarado on a publication he authored on the continuous size variation seen in Carpenter Ants. 04/2015
Stanford Researcher explains the science behind ant-man
Dr. Alvarado produced a video with Stanford University on how a recent paper he published could be used to shrink or enlarge ants like in Ant-Man 01/2015
Video games have to be plausible if you want to suspend disbelief
The Guardian interviewed Dr. Alvarado’s involvement in video game development and crafting good science behind compelling fiction. 11/2015
Stanford researcher explains the science behind Captain America
Dr. Alvarado produced a video with Stanford University on how he would create a Super Soldier Serum as described in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America. 08/2014
Stanford Researcher Explains the science behind the Incredible Hulk
Dr. Alvarado produced a video with Stanford University on what could be going on inside the Hulk’s body when he transforms. 08/2014
Stanford EN Chile
El Mercurio, covered Dr. Alvarado’s teaching efforts for Stanford University and EduExplora’s flagship cohort in Santiago and el Universidad de Andres Bello. 01/2014
SCience of the Avengers
Nerdist covered a panel discussion where Dr. Alvarado discussed work he did on a Marvel Entertainment museum exhibit, The Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. 06/2014