People
Mark Kirkpatrick
I'm interested in the evolution of sex determination, genome structure, species ranges, mate choice, and quantitative traits.
E kirkp <at> mail.utexas.edu
Students and postdocs:
Karim Primov
I received my Bachelor’s degree in Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, majoring in Marine Science and Biology and minoring in chemistry. While at UM, I was involved in undergraduate research under Dr. Peter Glynn. I studied the population genetic structure of massive Porites corals at the University of Guam Marine Laboratory under Dr. David Combosch. My major research interests include population genetics, invertebrate zoology, and evolutionary biology.
E karim.primov <at> austin.utexas.edu
Chase Smith
My research focuses on resolving the evolution of freshwater mussels, an aquatic group of bivalves with approximately 300 species in the United States. As a member of the Kirkpatrick lab, I will be investigating a unique mode of mitochondrial inheritance that occurs in freshwater mussels known as doubly uniparental inheritance and its contribution to sex determination. You can learn more about my research at UT here.
E chase.smith <at> utexas.edu
Jared Cole
I am interested in using bioinformatic and population genetic approaches to study genome evolution, sexual antagonism, and sex chromosomes. My current research focuses on sex-specific selection in humans and other taxa. I am also a member of the Harpak Lab.
E jmcole <at> utexas.edu
Pete Golightly
I am interested in genome evolution, population structure, and speciation.
E lgolightly <at> utexas.edu
Dearly departed lab members and visitors:
Shana Caro
Brendan Pinto
Audrey Bahr
Jason Sardell
Mackenzie Johnson
Maike Morrison
Andrius Dagilis
Groves Dixon
Mia Miyagi
Melissa Toups
Changde Cheng
David Houle
Brian Barrett
Todd Olson
Sally Otto
Mike Whitlock
Kelsey Jiang
Rafael Guerrero
Sam Scarpino
Robin Hopkins
Kate Behrman
Diego Ayala
Evan Koch
Lisa Snowberg
Will Stutz
Patrick Hunt
Stephan Peichl
Claudia Bank
Mickey Ristroph
Anne Duputié
Kelsey Jiang
Anne Tsitrone
Sander van Doorn
Carole Smadja
Christina de Roos
Angeles de Cara
Scott Nuismer
Sarah Joseph
Ophélie Ronce
Thomas Bataillon
David Hall
Alan Lemmon
Laura Higgins
Maria Servedio
Gisela Garcia
Diego Rodriguez
Chris Austin
Richard Gomulkiewicz
Cheryl Jenkins
Spencer Wells
David Pfennig
David Lofsvold