Overview
Research in our lab is focused on evolutionary genetics. We are particularly interested in speciation, hybridization, and the genetics of adaptation, with complementary interests in phenomena such as meiotic recombination. In our research we utilize tools from molecular biology, computational biology, statistics, and modeling. Members of the lab study the genetics of a variety of organisms (including butterflies, conifers, dicots, mice) and share a curiosity about the processes of adapation, hybridization and speciation. Additional details ...
Lab members
- Alex Buerkle, Principal Investigator
- Zach Gompert, Ph.D. student (Program in Ecology)
- Monia Haselhorst, Ph.D. student (Program in Ecology)
- Brittany Jenkins, Research assistant
- Tom Parchman, Postdoctoral research scientist
- Qiurong Wang, Ph.D. student (Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences)
More information about members of the lab
Information for prospective
students
Software
- hindex -- software for estimation of a hybrid index
- introgress -- software for mapping components of isolation in hybrids
Resources
Information on: Computing, Math and
Statistics, and Graduate school and careers.