Ecological and evolutionary genomics of fishes.
One of our main research areas is on genome-scale studies of organism-environment interactions. We are currently using genomic and transcriptomic data to identify the mechanistic underpinnings of phenotypic traits under selection. By understanding underlying mechanisms of how selection shapes organisms in heterogeneous environments, we can generate a predictive framework for how future environmental changes (e.g., climate change, habitat disturbance) might affect organismal communities. Once a considered a black box, the biochemical complexity of non-model organisms is being illuminated by the wealth of genomic data that is rapidly accumulating, offering profound insight into molecular adaptation. In the post-genomics era, we can now ask how genetic variation is organically-linked to organismal performance across heterogeneous landscapes. Technological and methodological advances such as next-generation DNA sequencing offer great promise for examining signatures of selection on a genomic scale in organisms inhabiting heterogeneous environments.
One of our main research areas is on genome-scale studies of organism-environment interactions. We are currently using genomic and transcriptomic data to identify the mechanistic underpinnings of phenotypic traits under selection. By understanding underlying mechanisms of how selection shapes organisms in heterogeneous environments, we can generate a predictive framework for how future environmental changes (e.g., climate change, habitat disturbance) might affect organismal communities. Once a considered a black box, the biochemical complexity of non-model organisms is being illuminated by the wealth of genomic data that is rapidly accumulating, offering profound insight into molecular adaptation. In the post-genomics era, we can now ask how genetic variation is organically-linked to organismal performance across heterogeneous landscapes. Technological and methodological advances such as next-generation DNA sequencing offer great promise for examining signatures of selection on a genomic scale in organisms inhabiting heterogeneous environments.
