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I study evolutionary biology using both a number of different approaches.
The main question that I am interested in is what influences the evolvability,
the capacity to evolve, of organisms and species.
Evolvability can be influenced by characteristics of populations
(e.g., population size) or individuals (e.g., developmental stability) and
I am interested in both. Investigating evolvability can be done in many ways; I use both
theoretical (using math and computer simulations) and empirical (using the Drosophila model
organism) approaches. I am also interested in using data from the literature to study
patterns of evolution in all sorts of other organisms.
Via the links at the left you can get more information about the lab.
- You can read a bit about the general questions that are being investigated
in the lab on the Sample Projects page.
- A list of all the people currently in the lab, and alumni, is on
the Lab Members page. The range of topics the lab studies can be seen from the
descriptions of the projects that have been studied.
I am always looking for interested students. Intellectual curiosity and the ability to organize
yourself and be responsible are the essential requirements; experience is less important since
techniques and information can be learned in the lab.
I also understand that grades do not tell a complete story, students with average GPAs
have been among the best I've worked with. I am very open to students' creativity and interests,
if you have some ideas I'm more than willing to work to find a project of mutual interest.
- Information about courses I have taught, as well
as links to current course websites, can be found on the Teaching page.
- A brief curriculum vitae, CV, can be found on the CV page.
- At the left is also a link to a list of Publications. This list includes
peer-reviewed research articles, education articles and more general work.
- Contact information (address, phone, email, etc.) and directions to find the lab (maps as well)
are available via the Contact Information link at the left.
- The Links page has a collection of useful biology and science links
(online journals, databases, useful websites, etc.).
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