Maydianne Andrade is a Jamaican-born Canadian ecologist. She is known for her work on the mating habits of spiders, in particular spiders belonging to the Latrodectus species.[1] In 2007, she was named a Canadian Research Chair in Integrative Behavioural Ecology.[2]
Andrade was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated with her parents to Vancouver, Canada when she was three years old.[3]
Andrade earned her BSc in 1992 from Simon Fraser University before pursuing a MSc in zoology in 1995 from the University of Toronto at Mississauga.[3] Her MSc thesis was entitled "Mating behavior and constraints on reproductive success in a spider with male sexual sacrifice".[4] Andrade then gained her PhD from Cornell University in 2000 under the co-supervision of Stephen T. Emlen and Paul W. Sherman, investigating "Sexual selection and male mating behavior in a cannibalistic spider."[5]
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Andrade is a professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough, whose research explores how the reproductive behaviours of males and females evolve through the interaction of sexual and natural selection in different ecological contexts.[6] Her best known work is about the mating habits of Australian redback spiders where the most successful males often increase the amount of time they spend mating while being cannibalized by female redbacks.[7]
In 2005, Andrade was named one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science magazine.[11] She appeared in the second episode of Season 4 of Nova ScienceNow.[12] In 2020 Andrade was featured in and presented an episode of CBC's The Nature of Things with David Suzuki about recent discoveries at the Burgess Shale, called "First Animals",[13] and was interviewed for Quirks & Quarks on her research and work towards racial equity in STEM.[14] She was the 2021 Carleton University's Discovery Lecturer.[9] Andrade also hosts the weekly podcast "The New Normal."[8]
Andrade is the co-founder and president of the Canadian Black Scientists Network, and recently led the group to host a virtual conference, called BE‑STEMM 2022, to highlight Black Canadians in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.[15][16][17] Over 1,500 individuals were in attendance.[15] Andrade also co-chairs the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence, and serves on the Steering Committee for the University of Toronto's Black Research Network.[9][18][19]
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She works in a lab adjacent to that of her husband, Andrew Mason.[11]
Maydianne C.B. Andrade. Sexual selection for male sacrifice in the Australian redback spider. Science. 1996.
Maydianne C.B. Andrade. Risky mate search and male self-sacrifice in redback spiders. Behavioral Ecology. 2003.
Damian O Elias, Michael M Kasumovic, David Punzalan, Maydianne CB Andrade, Andrew C Mason. Assessment during aggressive contests between male jumping spiders. Animal behaviour. 2008.
^David Suzuki (host) (2020-07-18). First Animals (television production). Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^"Maydianne Andrade on black widow spiders and fighting for racial equity in science". CBC.
^ ab"Virtual conference draws Black scientists, inspires university students". CBC News. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^"BE-STEMM: Conference highlighting Black excellence in sciences draws participants from across Canada". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^Lees, Max (2022-02-01). "UofT launches Canada's first Black Research Network". The Strand. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
^"Groundbreakers: U of T initiative brings together experts to address major societal issues". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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Maydianne Andrade is a Jamaican born Canadian ecologist She is known for her work on the mating habits of spiders in particular spiders belonging to the Latrodectus species 1 In 2007 she was named a Canadian Research Chair in Integrative Behavioural Ecology 2 Maydianne AndradeBornJamaicaNationalityCanadianAlma materSimon Fraser University BSc University of Toronto at Mississauga MSc Cornell University PhD SpouseAndrew MasonScientific careerFieldsEcologyInstitutionsUniversity of Toronto at Scarborough Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Research 2 2 Public Engagement 3 Personal life 4 Selected Academic Publications 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editAndrade was born in Kingston Jamaica and immigrated with her parents to Vancouver Canada when she was three years old 3 Andrade earned her BSc in 1992 from Simon Fraser University before pursuing a MSc in zoology in 1995 from the University of Toronto at Mississauga 3 Her MSc thesis was entitled Mating behavior and constraints on reproductive success in a spider with male sexual sacrifice 4 Andrade then gained her PhD from Cornell University in 2000 under the co supervision of Stephen T Emlen and Paul W Sherman investigating Sexual selection and male mating behavior in a cannibalistic spider 5 Career editResearch edit Andrade is a professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough whose research explores how the reproductive behaviours of males and females evolve through the interaction of sexual and natural selection in different ecological contexts 6 Her best known work is about the mating habits of Australian redback spiders where the most successful males often increase the amount of time they spend mating while being cannibalized by female redbacks 7 She is the Canada Research Chair in Integrative Behavioural Ecology and is the vice dean of faculty affairs and equity at the University of Toronto Scarborough 8 Andrade serves as special adviser to the Dean at the University of Toronto Scarborough 9 She has published over 75 academic publications which have been cited over 3 000 times resulting in a h index and i10 index of 36 and 51 respectively 10 Public Engagement edit In 2005 Andrade was named one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science magazine 11 She appeared in the second episode of Season 4 of Nova ScienceNow 12 In 2020 Andrade was featured in and presented an episode of CBC s The Nature of Things with David Suzuki about recent discoveries at the Burgess Shale called First Animals 13 and was interviewed for Quirks amp Quarks on her research and work towards racial equity in STEM 14 She was the 2021 Carleton University s Discovery Lecturer 9 Andrade also hosts the weekly podcast The New Normal 8 Andrade is the co founder and president of the Canadian Black Scientists Network and recently led the group to host a virtual conference called BE STEMM 2022 to highlight Black Canadians in the fields of science technology engineering mathematics and medicine 15 16 17 Over 1 500 individuals were in attendance 15 Andrade also co chairs the Toronto Initiative for Diversity and Excellence and serves on the Steering Committee for the University of Toronto s Black Research Network 9 18 19 Personal life editShe works in a lab adjacent to that of her husband Andrew Mason 11 Selected Academic Publications edit nbsp Scholia has a profile for Maydianne C B Andrade Q21340461 Maydianne C B Andrade Sexual selection for male sacrifice in the Australian redback spider Science 1996 Maydianne C B Andrade Risky mate search and male self sacrifice in redback spiders Behavioral Ecology 2003 Damian O Elias Michael M Kasumovic David Punzalan Maydianne CB Andrade Andrew C Mason Assessment during aggressive contests between male jumping spiders Animal behaviour 2008 References edit Infantry Ashante 2012 11 03 Jamaica T O Maydianne Andrade biologist studies spiders The Star Toronto Canada Retrieved 2018 10 26 Gratton Mary Ann 2007 10 30 Biology professor named Canada Research Chair Retrieved 2018 10 26 a b Woman of the Week Dr Marydianne Andrade Retrieved 2019 02 28 Graduate Students pages nbb cornell edu Retrieved 2019 02 28 Andrade Maydianne Christine 2000 Sexual selection and male mating behavior in a cannibalistic spider Cornell University ISBN 9780599840560 Maydianne Andrade Department of Biological Sciences www utsc utoronto ca Retrieved 2022 02 11 Andrade Maydianne C B 2003 Risky mate search and male self sacrifice in redback spiders Behavioral Ecology 14 4 531 38 doi 10 1093 beheco arg015 hdl 1807 1012 a b The New Normal A weekly podcast with U of T s Maydianne Andrade University of Toronto News Retrieved 2022 02 11 a b c 2021 Discovery Lecture From Black Widows to Helping Young Academics Carleton Newsroom Retrieved 2022 02 11 Maydianne C B Andrade scholar google com Retrieved 2022 02 11 a b Harbison Martha 2005 10 01 PopSci s Fourth Annual Brilliant 10 Popular Science Retrieved 2018 10 27 Neil DeGrasse Tyson host 2009 07 07 Profile Marydianne Andrade television production Retrieved 2018 10 26 David Suzuki host 2020 07 18 First Animals television production Retrieved 2020 10 03 Maydianne Andrade on black widow spiders and fighting for racial equity in science CBC a b Virtual conference draws Black scientists inspires university students CBC News 3 February 2022 Retrieved 11 February 2022 BE STEMM Conference highlighting Black excellence in sciences draws participants from across Canada University of Toronto News Retrieved 2022 02 11 CityNews toronto citynews ca Retrieved 2022 02 11 Lees Max 2022 02 01 UofT launches Canada s first Black Research Network The Strand Retrieved 2022 02 11 Groundbreakers U of T initiative brings together experts to address major societal issues University of Toronto News Retrieved 2022 02 11 External links editMaydianne Andrade publications indexed by Google Scholar nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maydianne Andrade amp oldid 1193756461, wikipedia, wiki, 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