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We are broadly interested in understanding mechanisms that ensure proper segregation of meiotic chromosomes. Using Drosophila as a model system in combination with microscopy, genetics, and genomics we aim to answer questions about how chromosomes accurately undergo meiosis.

Integrating physiology, genomics, evolution, and microbial symbiosis to understand the biology of insect vectors of disease. For more information, please visit the Vogel lab website.

Molecular and evolutionary biology of insect parasites; virology, immunology, symbiont evolution, reproduction. Please see Dr. Strand’s lab website for more details.

Ecology and evolution of heritable symbiosis in insects. Please see Dr. Oliver’s lab website for more details.

The role of developmental mechanisms in sexual selection and the evolution of reproductive strategies in insects. For more information, please follow this link.

Behavioral and evolutionary genetics and epigenetics of social insects. Please follow the link to the Hunt lab’s website: http://huntlab.uga.edu

Effects of anthropogenic environmental change on the transmission of multi-host vector borne pathogens. For more information, please visit the Gottdenker lab website.

Gaelen Burke, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Entomology in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science at the University of Georgia. She received her B.S. at the University of Queensland in Australia, and completed her Ph.D. degree at the University of Arizona in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Hereditary symbiosis is a common …

Sonia Altizer, Ph.D., is a Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. She received her B.S. in biology from Duke University in 1992, and completed her Ph.D. in ecology at the University of Minnesota in 1998, followed by postdoctoral work at Princeton and Cornell University. …