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Jeff Dudycha
(dudycha@biol.sc.edu) "We work primarily on the evolutionary ecology of Daphnia, a freshwater crustacean. Projects can include field work, phenotypic experiments, quantitative and molecular genetics and genomics. Currently, we are pursuing projects on life history evolution, tradeoffs in consumer-resource interactions, speciation, and divergence of gene function/regulation." |
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Bert Ely
(ely@biol.sc.edu)
[New York Times article on Roots Project] "We are studying the molecular genetics of human populations, the impact of recent human migrations, and how these migrations impact disease susceptibility. Current projects include an analysis of genetic diversity among African ethnic groups and the impact of African diversity on breast cancer susceptibility. In addition, we have recently initiated studies to examine genetic differences among closely related bacteria and bacteriophage." |
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Bob Friedman
(bobf@biol.sc.edu) "Research interests include genome duplication and the origin of new genes in animals, with a particular focus on the effects of natural selection at the nucleotide level. Have extended this interest to the understanding of viruses and whether their genes have arisen by capturing those of its host. Recently planning to also study the utility of gene order within genomes as a character to reconstruct taxonomies of organisms." |
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Jerry Hilbish
(hilbish@biol.sc.edu) Evolution and physiological divergence of Mytilus, a marine invertebrate. |
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Austin Hughes
(austin@biol.sc.edu) "In our lab we use statistical analysis of molecular sequence data to understand the evolutionary forces at work in populations. We are particularly interested in the interaction between the vertebrate immune system and pathogens, and how natural selection acts on the proteins involved in immune recognition by the host and the mechanisms viruses use to evade immune recognition." |
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Tim Mousseau
(mousseau@biol.sc.edu) "Our research is centered on genetic mechanisms underlying variation in life history variation in natural populations. We're currently investigating the impacts of elevated mutation rates stemming from the Chernobyl disaster in wild populations of birds and insects, the role of maternal effects in shaping life histories and the rate of evolutionary response to changing environments, and the relationship between reproductive behavior and immune system function in a number of systems." |
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Joe Quattro
(quattro@biol.sc.edu) "We're studying the evolutionary history of freshwater and estuarine ecosystems in the southeastern United States. Elements of this research include biogeography, phylogeography and systematics of freshwater fishes, coastal marine invertebrates and vertebrates including shrimps, teleost fishes, sea turtles and sharks, and the consequences of hybridization to rare and/or threatened fish species." |
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Richard Vogt
(vogt@biol.sc.edu) "Chemosensory systems are highly divergent both within and between species. We study chemosensory processes in insect groups (diverged over 25-400 MYA), focusing on diversity of specific gene families and developmental processes coordinating gene expression towards specific functional phenotypes. Current efforts focus on SNMPs, proteins which may define pheromone pathways in diverse insects." |
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