Evolutionary genetics

My lab addresses fundamental questions in evolutionary biology using Drosophila as a model organism. We are interested in how organisms retain homeostasis in the face of disruptions from their own genome and the environment. We maintain two broad research areas: how organisms defend against transposable elements, and how organisms evolve plasticity to adapt to environmental change. 

News

Our paper on the evolution of piRNA clusters was accepted at Molecular Ecology! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.16311

Fall 2021: A new graduate student joined the lab from Ghana! Welcome George Boateng-Sarfo!

Fall 2021: A new member of the lab was born to PI Signor! Welcome Finnegan!