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Jim Henderson
Research Associate
Computational Biology
Headshot for Grace Kim.
Grace Kim
Senior Lab Technician
ALAM
Athena Lam
Director of the Center for Comparative Genomics
in Sao Tome
Brian Simison
Associate Curator and Director of the Center for Comparative Genomics
Evolutionary processes, Genomics, Phylogenetics, Hybridization

The Simison lab investigates the processes that generate, maintain, and reduce biodiversity. In particular, we are interested in the process of speciation. We use comparative genomics techniques such as RADseq, Ultra Conserved Elements, transcriptomics, and whole genomes to study the role of admixture and introgression in speciation. We are currently focusing on the globally invasive red eared slider turtle system (Trachemys scripta elegans) native to North America.