We use classical, molecular and population genetics in Drosophila to study

• the genetics of speciation and species differences
• the interaction of recombination and natural selection
• the origin and evolution of selfish genes

Lab News!

• February 20th, 2012 - Dr. Victoria Cattani defended her PhD dissertation: Genetic analysis of postzygotic isolation and recombination rate differences in Drosophila
• Dr. Amanda Larracuente joins the lab!
• Soojin Yi (Georgia Tech) and Daven join the debate about complex speciation between humans and chimpanzees
• Vicky receives a NSF-DDIG award
• Daven receives a 2009 Sloan Research Fellowship
• The lab receives a 2008 David & Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science & Engineering
• Postdoc position available, July 2009
• Colin lands big NSF award to study the evolution of transcriptional regulation
• Vicky & Shanwu present their work at the Evolution Meetings in Minneapolis
• Daven is awarded the Balfour Lectureship from the Genetics Society
• Daven heads to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University as the 2008-2009 Grass Fellow
• Anjuli Cherukuri wins the Janet Howell Clark Prize and the Donald Charles Prize

 

 

Last Updated: February 22, 2012