Honors & Awards
- Presidential Scholar, University of Utah. 2016
- Myriad Award of Research Excellence, Myriad Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015
- Award of Research Excellence, Myriad Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT. 2015
- Early Career Development Award (CAREER), National Science Foundation. 2012
- Career Award in the Biomedical Sciences, Burroughs Wellcome Fund. 2005
In the Media
- Developmental Dynamics (interview). 2010. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dvdy.22...
- Scientific American. 2012. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=b...
- Salt Lake Tribune. 2012. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53148494-78/pige...
- The Mirror (London). 2012. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pigeons-are-w...
- United Press International. 2012. http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/01/19/Pigeons...
- Asian News International. 2012. http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/01/...
- "The Naked Scientists" science podcast interview. 2018. https://elifesciences.org/podcast/episode49
- "Pigeon fashion week, feathery boots edition", This Week in Evolution podcast. 2016. http://www.microbe.tv/twievo/twievo-007/
- "Feathery feet are more like wings", news report in Nature vol. 531, doi:10.1038/531553b. 2016. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v531/n7596/fu...
- "Scientists Say Fancy Pigeons’ Floofy Feet Are Actually Partial Wings", mentalfloss.com. 2016. http://mentalfloss.com/article/77308/scientists-sa...
- "Image of the Day: Fancy Feet", The Scientist. 2016. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articl...
- Daily Mail, London. 2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-349...
- "Pourquoi les dinos ont eu des plumes ? La réponse sur les pattes des pigeons", Sciences et Avenir. 2016. https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/animaux/oiseaux/po...
- "Pigeon foot feather genes identified: Study hints how scaly dinosaur legs could get birdlike feathers", Science Daily. 2016. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/1603...
- KUTV morning show interview. 2015.
- KSL-TV morning show interview. 2015.
- Salt Lake Tribune article on Pigeons exhibit at Natural History Museum of Utah. 2015.
- Davis Clipper article on Pigeons exhibit at Natural History Museum of Utah. 2015.
- Media coverage: "Birds of a Feather: Pigeon Head Crest Findings Extend to Domesticated Doves". 2015. http://biologylabs.utah.edu/shapiro/Shapiro_Lab/pd...
- Christian Science Monitor. 2014. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0207/What-ma...
- Salt Lake Tribune. 2014. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57500655-78/gene...
- Audubon magazine. 2014. http://mag.audubon.org/articles/birds/scientists-f...
- KUTV Fox13 interview. 2014.
- Libération (France). 2014. http://mag.audubon.org/articles/birds/scientists-f...
- Science News. 2013. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/347984/...
- Venerdi di Repubblica. 2013.
- Financial Times. 2013. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1399529a-7576-11e2-b8ad-...
- New York Times - The Learning Network. 2013. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/darwi...
- New York Times. 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/science/pigeons-...
- National Geographic. 2013. http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/04...
- KUTV Fox13 News interview. 2013.
- Público. 2013.
- French Tribune. 2013. http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/1315773-dna-pi...
- Red Orbit. 2013. http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112775669/pi...
- International Business Times. 2013. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/430600/20130201/...
- Maxisciences. 2013. http://www.maxisciences.com/pigeon/le-genome-du-pi...
- The News International. 2013. http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-86213-Researcher...
- Agence-France Presse. 2013. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM...
- Science World Report. 2013. http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/4668/20...
- National Science Foundation press release. 2013. http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=1267...
- Discovery news. 2013. http://news.discovery.com/animals/world-pigeon-pop...
- Nature magazine. 2013. http://www.nature.com/news/pigeon-dna-proves-darwi...
- Livescience.com. 2013. http://www.livescience.com/26757-pigeons-genome-he...
- The Raw Story. 2013. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/31/researchers-...
- The Science Recorder. 2013. http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/genome-study-f...
- ScienceNOW (Science Magazine). 2013. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/01/with...
- BBC News. 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-2127...
- WIRED magazine. 2012. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/12/science-...
- Audubon Magazine. 2012.