Meeting Abstract
On February 3rd, 2019, Dr. Rosemary (Roe) Knapp, Professor at the University of Oklahoma, passed away after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. Roe was a dedicated member of SICB and DCE, serving as DCE program officer multiple times and was a longstanding active member since the early 1990s. She was a role model, mentor, colleague, and friend to many in the SICB community and beyond. Along with her bright smile and gracious attitude, she was highly regarded for her sharp intellect, her scientific rigor, and her high standards. Roe exemplified integrative and comparative biology through her published studies of ecology to neurobiology using many species, including caterpillars, mice, lizards, birds, and fish. Roe was best known for her studies of the behavioral neuroendocrinology of alternative reproductive tactics. Starting with aggression in male lizards with her PhD, she expanded into male parental care, aggression, and reproductive physiology in fish. Most recently, she was an integral member of the team that compiled HormoneBase, a valuable data repository that has allowed testing of broad hypotheses about patterns and functions of circulating steroid hormones in free-living vertebrates. Along with her scientific contributions, she was a caring mentor to students and colleagues alike and was the beloved graduate director at her home institution. Today, we celebrate and honor her influence on SICB and her impact on the field of hormones and alternative reproductive strategies with a series of talks by her friends and colleagues.
