People
PI
Gideon Bradburd
My research is focused around understanding the causes and consequences of genetic variation. I do fieldwork, generate sequence data, and develop statistical methods to understand spatial patterns of genetic differentiation in a variety of empirical systems. I did my undergrad at Yale University, my PhD at UC Davis with Graham Coop and Brad Shaffer, and a postdoc at UC Berkeley with Bree Rosenblum and Michael Nachman.
More info: CV; Google Scholar.
Contact: bradburd (at) msu (dot) edu
twitter: (at) gbradburd
Office: 153 Giltner Hall, Michigan State University
Keywords: population genetics; landscape genetics; spatial statistics
My research is focused around understanding the causes and consequences of genetic variation. I do fieldwork, generate sequence data, and develop statistical methods to understand spatial patterns of genetic differentiation in a variety of empirical systems. I did my undergrad at Yale University, my PhD at UC Davis with Graham Coop and Brad Shaffer, and a postdoc at UC Berkeley with Bree Rosenblum and Michael Nachman.
More info: CV; Google Scholar.
Contact: bradburd (at) msu (dot) edu
twitter: (at) gbradburd
Office: 153 Giltner Hall, Michigan State University
Keywords: population genetics; landscape genetics; spatial statistics
Postdocs
Kelsey Yule My research interests broadly center on how species interactions contribute to population genomic structure across spatial scales. Throughout my PhD with Dr. Judie Bronstein at the University of Arizona I studied the ecological mechanisms contributing to host associated genetic differentiation in desert mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum), a parasitic plant native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. My dissertation integrated field experiments and observations, theory, and population genomics to gain insights into the ecology and evolution of this non-model system. With my postdoctoral work in the Bradburd lab, I aim to understand the drivers of geographic patterns in genomic variation and their consequences for evolution in a changing world.
PhD students
Undergraduate researchers
Sarah Frocillo
I'm a junior undergraduate in the College of Natural Science, working towards a B.S. in Zoology with a concentration in Animal Behavior and Neurobiology. I volunteer at Mid-Michigan Cat Rescue, and, when I'm not on campus, work as a medical scribe at the Animal Emergency Center of Rochester Hills. My research interests include microbial ecology, the co-evolution of humans and animals, and population genetics.
I'm a junior undergraduate in the College of Natural Science, working towards a B.S. in Zoology with a concentration in Animal Behavior and Neurobiology. I volunteer at Mid-Michigan Cat Rescue, and, when I'm not on campus, work as a medical scribe at the Animal Emergency Center of Rochester Hills. My research interests include microbial ecology, the co-evolution of humans and animals, and population genetics.
Lindsay Guare
Here at MSU, I’m studying Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Genomics. I’m very interested in computational biology, specifically in linking genotypes to phenotypes along with the future of genetic screening. My current research involves GWAS in multi-ethnic cohorts.
Here at MSU, I’m studying Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Genomics. I’m very interested in computational biology, specifically in linking genotypes to phenotypes along with the future of genetic screening. My current research involves GWAS in multi-ethnic cohorts.
Nick Stants
I studied Computer Science and Neuroscience for two years before switching to Zoology with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. Evolutionary biology fascinates me, specifically marine life. I'm very interested in applications of programming and data science to help us progress in these fields. I enjoy drinking tea while discussing how various forms of life on earth came to be.
I studied Computer Science and Neuroscience for two years before switching to Zoology with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. Evolutionary biology fascinates me, specifically marine life. I'm very interested in applications of programming and data science to help us progress in these fields. I enjoy drinking tea while discussing how various forms of life on earth came to be.
Other lab personnel
Eloise Wolf Weber-Bradburd
I am co-advised by Gideon Bradburd and Marjorie Weber. My research is focused on developing new forms of dance, notions of personal property and, concurrently, the ability to share that property (work ongoing). Future research plans include counting in order and, hopefully, sleeping in a little bit later on weekends.
Keywords: "yogurt?"
I am co-advised by Gideon Bradburd and Marjorie Weber. My research is focused on developing new forms of dance, notions of personal property and, concurrently, the ability to share that property (work ongoing). Future research plans include counting in order and, hopefully, sleeping in a little bit later on weekends.
Keywords: "yogurt?"