We study evolutionary genetics using Drosophila
Our lab combines genetic mapping, gene expression, and molecular biology techniques to understand:

• the immune response of fruitflies against their natural parasitic wasps
• the infection strategies wasps use to circumvent the Drosophila immune system
• fruitfly resistance to insecticides and other toxins

As the underlying genetic architecture becomes clear, we use population genetic and comparative
genomic methods to identify the protein coding and regulatory changes responsible for phenotypic
adaptation in these traits.



The lab circa 2008

 

Lab News

• Amit and Ethan are both awarded independent research grants from the Emory SIRE program
• Our visiting undergrad from Kenyon College, Mark Luskus, wins “best poster” in Emory’s
  summer undergraduate research program
• Neil wins “best student talk” at the Parasitology Society Meeting in Fort Worth
• Erin gives her first talk at the Evolution Conference in Minneapolis
• Todd’s graduate work on transposon insertions and insecticide resistance is included in
  Evolutionary Analysis (Freeman and Herron, eds.) and other textbooks
• Neil receives a FACES tuition scholarship

 

Last updated 3.1.09