The Youngblood EcoPhysiology Lab
Investigating the ecological and environmental physiology of insects
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The Youngblood EcoPhysiology Lab, also known as the YEP Lab, trains the next generation of physiologists and ecologists to conduct integrative research on how physiological processes affect the population dynamics of insects.
The Youngblood EcoPhysiology Lab, also known as the YEP Lab, trains the next generation of physiologists and ecologists to conduct integrative research on how physiological processes affect the population dynamics of insects.
Recent News
Recent News
September 2026 YEP Lab completes a successful field trip at Sycan Marsh Preserve, near Summer Lake OR. Congrats to undergraduate Julia and PI Jacob on the successful trip and thanks to the preserve for hosting. This trip was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167.
September 2026 YEP Lab completes a successful field trip at Sycan Marsh Preserve, near Summer Lake OR. Congrats to undergraduate Julia and PI Jacob on the successful trip and thanks to the preserve for hosting. This trip was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167.
August 2026 YEP Lab attends a workshop hosted by the Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) centered on designing and implementing course-based research. Thanks to BCEENET for a great workshop in Tucson, AZ!
August 2026 YEP Lab attends a workshop hosted by the Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) centered on designing and implementing course-based research. Thanks to BCEENET for a great workshop in Tucson, AZ!
July 2026 YEP Lab completes a successful field trip at Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Enterprise, OR. Congrats to the lab on a successful trip and thanks to the preserve for hosting. This trip was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167.
July 2026 YEP Lab completes a successful field trip at Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Enterprise, OR. Congrats to the lab on a successful trip and thanks to the preserve for hosting. This trip was supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167.
June 2026 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Andrew Breeden and Paige Rosenberg on their successful research and graduation from SOU!
June 2026 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Andrew Breeden and Paige Rosenberg on their successful research and graduation from SOU!
January 2026 YEP lab, including undergraduate researchers Julia Brancacio and Andrew Breeden, attends the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Portland, OR. Congrats to Andrew and Julia on a successful conference (supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167) and to PI Jacob Youngblood on a sucessful oral presentation (supported by SOU Carpenter Grant).
January 2026 YEP lab, including undergraduate researchers Julia Brancacio and Andrew Breeden, attends the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in Portland, OR. Congrats to Andrew and Julia on a successful conference (supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167) and to PI Jacob Youngblood on a sucessful oral presentation (supported by SOU Carpenter Grant).
October 2025 Undergraduates Julia Brancacio and Andrew Breeden join the YEP Lab as Undergraduate Research Associates, supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167. Welcome to the lab!
October 2025 Undergraduates Julia Brancacio and Andrew Breeden join the YEP Lab as Undergraduate Research Associates, supported by U.S. National Science Foundation award no. 2437167. Welcome to the lab!
August 2025 YEP Lab awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on the award : "BRC-BIO How temperature-nutrient interactions affect the physiology and ecology of an insect herbivore"
August 2025 YEP Lab awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on the award : "BRC-BIO How temperature-nutrient interactions affect the physiology and ecology of an insect herbivore"
June 2025 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their excellent honors theses and graduation from SOU!
June 2025 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their excellent honors theses and graduation from SOU!
April 2025 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his first-author paper in Functional Ecology: "Dehydration worsens heat tolerance of locusts and amplifies predicted impacts of climate change"
April 2025 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his first-author paper in Functional Ecology: "Dehydration worsens heat tolerance of locusts and amplifies predicted impacts of climate change"
March 2025 YEP Lab presents at the 2025 Monument Research Symposium. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their successful oral presentation!
March 2025 YEP Lab presents at the 2025 Monument Research Symposium. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their successful oral presentation!
November 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his coauthored paper in eLife: "Body mass and growth rates predict protein intake across animals"
November 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his coauthored paper in eLife: "Body mass and growth rates predict protein intake across animals"
October 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his coauthored paper in Advances in Physiology Education: "Students respond positively to an instructor collecting and sharing aggregated class demographic data from a survey in a high-enrollment physiology course"
October 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his coauthored paper in Advances in Physiology Education: "Students respond positively to an instructor collecting and sharing aggregated class demographic data from a survey in a high-enrollment physiology course"
August 2024 YEP Lab attended ESA 2024 in Long Beach, CA. Congratulations to Shawn Johnson, Sienna Bauer, Tayla Moore, and Maureen Brennan on their successful poster presentations on the range dynamics of bobcats, California pitcher plants, and Chloealtis grasshoppers!
August 2024 YEP Lab attended ESA 2024 in Long Beach, CA. Congratulations to Shawn Johnson, Sienna Bauer, Tayla Moore, and Maureen Brennan on their successful poster presentations on the range dynamics of bobcats, California pitcher plants, and Chloealtis grasshoppers!
June 2024 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Claire Klocksieben, Bethany Mckenzie, Trevor Holt, and Tayla Moore on their graduation from SOU!
June 2024 YEP Lab defends theses and graduates. Congratulations to Claire Klocksieben, Bethany Mckenzie, Trevor Holt, and Tayla Moore on their graduation from SOU!
May 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his co-authored paper in Journal of Orthoptera Research: "Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research"
May 2024 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his co-authored paper in Journal of Orthoptera Research: "Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research"
May 2024 YEP Lab receives funding from Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their funded grant proposals to continue monitoring grasshopper biodiversity.
May 2024 YEP Lab receives funding from Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Congratulations to Joe Baures and Jacob Florey on their funded grant proposals to continue monitoring grasshopper biodiversity.
March 2024 YEP Lab presents at the Monument Research Symposium. Congratulations to Trevor Holt and Tayla Moore on their successful oral presentations.
March 2024 YEP Lab presents at the Monument Research Symposium. Congratulations to Trevor Holt and Tayla Moore on their successful oral presentations.
October 2023 YEP Lab presents at the SOU Summer Research Showcase. Congratulations to Claire Klocksieben and Tayla Moore on their successful oral presentations.
October 2023 YEP Lab presents at the SOU Summer Research Showcase. Congratulations to Claire Klocksieben and Tayla Moore on their successful oral presentations.
August 2023 YEP Lab presents at ESA 2023 in Portland, OR. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his successful oral presentation!
August 2023 YEP Lab presents at ESA 2023 in Portland, OR. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his successful oral presentation!
May 2023 YEP Lab receives funding from Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Congratulations to Trevor Holt and Tayla Moore on their funded grant proposals to pilot a grasshopper monitoring program in CSNM.
May 2023 YEP Lab receives funding from Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Congratulations to Trevor Holt and Tayla Moore on their funded grant proposals to pilot a grasshopper monitoring program in CSNM.
March 2023 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his co-authored paper in Science of the Total Environment: "Vulnerability to climate change increases with trophic level in terrestrial organisms".
March 2023 YEP Lab publishes a paper. Congratulations to PI Jacob Youngblood on his co-authored paper in Science of the Total Environment: "Vulnerability to climate change increases with trophic level in terrestrial organisms".
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