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Research Themes
Current research themes include genome evolution and network evolution.
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Location
Our research lab is located in the Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) Rm 2333.
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Department of Biological Sciences

News

New paper in Bioengineering

Rebalancing redox to improve biobutanol production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum.
Ma, C., J. Ou, N. Xu, J.L. Fierst, S-T Yang, and X.M. Liu. Bioengineering 3(1) 2. Bioengineering.2016

Our population is increasing!

Sergey Bombin and Paula Adams will both be starting as graduate students in Spring 2016!

New paper in PLoS Genetics!

Caenorhabditis genomes
Self-fertile nematode worms in the genus Caenorhabditis have genomes ~15-30% smaller than related outcrossers.
Reproductive Mode and the Evolution of Genome Size and Structure in Caenorhabditis Nematodes
Janna L. Fierst, John H. Willis, Cristel G. Thomas, Wei Wang, Rose M. Reynolds, Timothy E. Ahearne, Asher D. Cutter, Patrick C. Phillips 
Published: June 26, 2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005323
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