Biodiversity Labs
Lab groups associated with BioKIC
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Sterner Lab
Lead: Beckett Sterner
The philosophy of Life Sciences, uncovering and sustaining the practical value of pluralistic understandings of nature.
Tsosie Lab
Lead: Krystal Tsosie
The Native BioData Consortium (NBDC) is the first 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute led by Indigenous scientists and tribal members in the United States. As a biorepository (or “biobank”), we ensure that advances in genetics and health research benefit all Indigenous people.
Pigg Lab
Lead: Kathleen Pigg
Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of angiosperms and other plants through comparative analysis of exceptionally preserved Tertiary plant fossils and their modern relatives.
Taylor Lab
Lead: Jesse Taylor
Population genetics and evolutionary biology of organisms living in variable environments using a combination of mathematical modeling, field work and DNA sequence analysis.
Gile Lab
Lead: Gillian Gile
Protist diversity, evolution, and symbiosis; including termite hindgut protists, plastid evolution, and the Azolla-Nostoc symbiosis.
Wilson Lab
Lead: Melissa Wilson
Sex chromosome evolution, sex-biased processes, population genetics, and comparative genomics. Public science engagement and outreach.