SAIAB Seminar Series 2024: Dr. Jessica Glass

Integrating Genomic Patterns and Ecological Processes to Understand Evolution in the Oceans
Presented by: Jessica Glass
Assistant Professor, College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Honorary Research Associate, NRF-SAIAB
The field of genomics has revolutionized evolutionary biology and our ability to detect linkages between genes, behavior and the environment. Using genome-wide sequencing techniques, my research program aims to resolve historically contentious relationships across the Tree of Life. Integrating genomic and environmental datasets, we address themes that span biodiversity, competition, environmental adaptation, and population structure in the world’s oceans. We demonstrate how the combination of genomic, environmental and behavioral datasets provides a powerful approach to investigate biological responses of marine species to anthropogenic and natural environmental stressors.