The University of Kansas has a contingent of Drosophila geneticists including Justin Blumenstiel, Jenny Gleason, Stuart Macdonald, me, Rob Ward and Jamie Walters (who actually studies butterflies but asking similar questions). Our strengths are in evolutionary genetics and development. We span two departments: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (application deadline 12/1) and Molecular Biosciences (application deadline 12/15). Please check out our website: kuflygroup.weebly.com or contact me for more information.
Sarah Mullinax tries out Drosophila
Sarah is a first year graduate student in Molecular Biosciences in the Microbiology program. She comes to us from Wartburg College in Iowa. While in the lab, Sarah is working with flies and synthesized peptides to characterize the function of putative antimicrobial peptides in Drosophila.
Congratulations Tom Hill!
Tom is the recipient of Max Kade Fellowship for his proposal entitled “'The pathogenicity and host response of Drosophila innubila Nudivirus.” The goal is to establish Drosophila innubila nudivirus (DiNV) as the DNA virus model for Drosophila. This work will allow us to understand how other DNA viruses, such as Herpes viruses and Pox viruses, interact with the host, so we can better understand these human diseases. Tom is also the recipient of an Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy Award for Excellence 2016 for his doctoral dissertation entitled 'Hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila simulans associated with a rapid global invasion of the P-element.”
http://maxkadefoundation.org/