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Rob Unckless
Graduate Student
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
Rochester, NY 14627
Hutchison 313
Phone: (585) 275-6066
E-mail: runckles(at)mail(dot)rochester(dot)edu |
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Research Interests
 I am interested in how populations adapt to changes in their environment. Although some of this adaptation might be due abiotic factors, often it may be due to conflict with other individuals, species or even genetic elements within individuals. My research involves modeling scenarios of adaptation using population genetics. |
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Publications
Jaenike J, J.K. Stahlhut, L.M. Boelio, and R.L. Unckless. 2010. Association between Wolbachia and Spiroplasma within Drosophila neotestacea: an emerging symbiotic mutualism? Molecular Ecology (Epub ahead of print)
Unckless, R.L. and J.K. Herren. 2009. Population genetics of sexually antagonistic mitochondrial mutants under inbreeding. Journal of Theoretical Biology 260: 132-136.
Unckless, R.L. and H.A. Orr. 2009. The population genetics of adaptation: multiple substitutions on an smooth fitness landscape. Genetics 183: 1079-4086.
Unckless, R. L., L. M. Boelio, J. K. Herren, and J. Jaenike. 2009. Wolbachia as populations within individual insects: causes and consequences of density variation in natural populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 276:2805-2811.
Unckless, R. L., and H. A. Orr. 2009. Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities and adaptation to a shared environment. Heredity 102:214-217.
Orr, H. A., and R. L. Unckless. 2008. Population extinction and the genetics of adaptation. American Naturalist 172: 160-169.
Unckless, R. L., L. M. Boelio, M. Schifano, and K. A. Dyer. 2008. Isolation and characterization of 30 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the mycophagous fly Drosophila innubila. Molecular Ecology Resources 8:939-942.
Unckless, R. L., and J. C. Makarewicz. 2007. The impact of nutrient loading from Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on water quality, a mesocosm approach. Hydrobiologia 586:393-401.
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Education
| M.S. |
2008 |
Biology |
University of Rochester |
| M.S. |
2006 |
Biology |
SUNY Brockport |
| M.S. |
1999 |
Science Education |
Cornell University |
| B.S. |
1997 |
Education |
Cornell University |
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Fellowships and Awards
| 2006-2008 |
University of Rochester Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Fellowship |
| 2005 |
Penfield High School NHS Teacher of the Year Award |
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Teaching Experience
| Spring 2007 |
Laboratory Instructor, Biology Department, University of Rochester |
| 2000-2006 |
Science Teacher, Penfield High School, Penfield, NY |
| 1999-2000 |
Science Teacher, Beverly High School, Beverly, MA |
| 1997-1999 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cornell University |
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