SciTube, a professional service that creates short educational videos, selected a recently published article from Genetics to develop as an animated video, bringing research from the lab of Francisco Pelegri to a broader public audience. The video, developed in collaboration with SciTube’s professional science communication team, translates complex findings on hybrid fish into an accessible and engaging visual format.
The featured research is based on work led by Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology Ph.D. graduate Ryan Trevena (’25), alongside Genetics & Genomics graduate Benton Veire (B.S. ’21), Genetics Ph.D. Trevor Chamberlain (’25), and Dr. Pelegri. Their study addresses the fitness of hybrids within Danionin fish, encompassing several genera related to and including the model organism zebrafish (Danio rerio). Trevena et al focused their analysis on the effect of evolutionary divergence by keeping the maternal species constant (zebrafish) and varying the paternal species, systematically spanning a range of levels.
By featuring this work on SciTube, whose platform reaches approximately 40,000 monthly website visitors each month, helps extend the impact of the research beyond traditional academic audiences. The video offers an additional tool for education and outreach, making it easier to integrate these findings into classrooms, presentations, and public engagement efforts.
The video is available to watch online and can also be shared across institutional websites, social media platforms, and educational materials, further amplifying the reach of this work from our UW-Madison Genetics community. Access the video here: https://scitube.io/dr-francisco-pelegri-dr-ryan-trevena-what-hybrid-fish-reveal-about-boundaries-in-evolution/