I am interested in discovering how genetic information can be used to improve medical diagnoses and treatment outcomes.
My past research focused on combining experiments in natural and constructed populations with high-throughput genetic, genomic, and transcriptomic analyses to better understand the current and historical forces that have shaped the evolution of traits, and using those patterns to infer what changes may occur in the future. In my new work at JAX I plan to leverage the knowledge and experience I gained through my academic research to help with the diverse projects that are being conducted to help improve our understanding of the relationships between our genes, environment, and health outcomes.
Education
University of Virginia
Ph.D., biology
Advised by Dr. Edmund D. Brodie III
2016
University of Kansas
B.S., genetics
Advised by Dr. Jennifer Gleason
2009
Experience
Computational Sciences, The Jackson Laboratory
Assistant Computational Scientist
2020-present
Department of Biology, West Virginia University
Research Assistant Professor
2020
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
Postdoctoral Researcher, advised by Dr. Chris Oakley
2019
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University
Postdoctoral Researcher, advised by Dr. Matthew Olson
2016-2018