Genomics of host-symbiont interactions
Species interactions are a crucible
for the evolution of organic diversity and understanding the
mechanistic bases of these interactions is a central problem in biology. Our research group in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona studies the genetic bases of reciprocal adaptations driving and maintaining host-symbiont interactions.
We are currently focusing on: (1) Understanding the basis of host specialization in symbionts and the basis of host counter-adaptations, and (2) Dissecting complex interactions among multiple symbiont species infecting the same host. Our aim is to understand how host-symbiont interactions play out at all levels of biological organization.
We encourage you to peruse this website. We welcome contact from prospective collaborators, lab members and others interested in host-symbiont research. The University of Arizona has long been a leader in the study of coevolutionary biology, and Tucson is a fantastic place in which to study ecology and evolution, located in the extraordinary Sonoran desert, nestled amongst the Sky Islands and distinctive culture of Southern Arizona.
Click on this link for Whiteman Research group news.
To contact the Whiteman Research group, visit individual lab member pages or email Dr. Whiteman: whiteman [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu
We are currently focusing on: (1) Understanding the basis of host specialization in symbionts and the basis of host counter-adaptations, and (2) Dissecting complex interactions among multiple symbiont species infecting the same host. Our aim is to understand how host-symbiont interactions play out at all levels of biological organization.
We encourage you to peruse this website. We welcome contact from prospective collaborators, lab members and others interested in host-symbiont research. The University of Arizona has long been a leader in the study of coevolutionary biology, and Tucson is a fantastic place in which to study ecology and evolution, located in the extraordinary Sonoran desert, nestled amongst the Sky Islands and distinctive culture of Southern Arizona.
Click on this link for Whiteman Research group news.
To contact the Whiteman Research group, visit individual lab member pages or email Dr. Whiteman: whiteman [at] email [dot] arizona [dot] edu
A few icons in ecology and evolutionary biology on whose shoulders we stand:
Charles Darwin Alfred Russell Wallace Alexander von Humboldt Motoo Kimura R.A. Fisher
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