Areas of Expertise:
- Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Neurobiology
- Animal physiology
- Endocrinology
Current Research:
- Comparative Genomics: Eukaryotic Evolution: A trademark of the eukaryotic genome is the abundance of noncoding genetic material in the form of introns and intergenic expanses that can constitute the vast majority of a genome (~99% in humans).
My lab uses computational tools to analyze the evolutionary origins and trajectories of intron/exon structure to make predictions about a) the nature of intron invasion, b) resulting influences on gene structure, and c) implications for eukaryogenesis, multicellularity, and cellular differentiation.
