Graduate scholars investigate evolutionary biology through diverse ecological and genomic lenses. Key themes include microbial community dynamics in built environments and domesticated plants, alongside population structure analyses using advanced bioinformatics tools like multinomial clustering and ghost population modeling. Research also explores squamate ecology, examining how urbanization affects arid-adapted lizards and herpetological life histories. Further studies address evolutionary mechanisms, including mutation rate evolution under selection and genomic profiles of rice blast pathogens. These works collectively highlight a focus on understanding adaptation, genetic diversity, and host-microbe interactions within changing landscapes.
