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Jason Giles

University of Arizona
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
BioSciences West Room 310 
1041 East Lowell Street
Tucson, Arizona 85721

Office: BioSciences West 333
Email: jasonbgiles@email.arizona.edu
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Research

Scaptomyza Flava feed on the living tissue of mustard plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) yet its ancestors were microbe feeding. This transition involved the ability to better detoxify the mustard oils present in the plant. The detoxification of these oils, isothiocynates, is done with glutathione S-tranferase enzymes (GST), which are part of the mercapturic acid pathway. Multiple GST enzymes have been chosen as potential enzymes that have undergone positive selection to better detoxify these oils. Expressing which enzymes that have undergone selection and help detoxify is what I have been working on. I joined the Whiteman lab in Spring of 2014.

Background

I am a senior majoring in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology with a minor in biochemistry and history. I grew up in Show Low, Arizona a small town in the mountains. I plan to go to graduate school and get a PhD in biochemistry or molecular biology. The work I am currently doing with glutathione S-transferases, the adaptation they have undergone and the pathways involved will help further my biochemistry knowledge and better prepare me for a career in that field.
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  • Home
  • Group Members
    • Principal Investigator, Dr. Noah Whiteman
    • Research Specialist Susan Bernstein
    • Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Associates >
      • Dr. Samridhi Chaturvedi
      • Dr. Moe Bakhtiari
      • Dr. Benjamin Goldman-Huertas
      • Dr. Carolina Reisenman
    • Graduate Students >
      • Jessica Aguilar
      • Nicolas Alexandre
      • Diler Haji
      • Julianne Pelaez
      • Hiromu Suzuki
      • Rebecca Tarnopol
      • Kirsten Isabel Verster
    • Undergraduate Students >
      • Saron Akalu
      • Jaden Ha
      • Selah-Marie Grogan
      • Gillian Oaks
      • Ashleigh Takemoto
      • Jossie Tamsil
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      • Eric Rogers
      • Ted Chor
      • Dr. Teruyuki Matsanaga
      • Anna Pham
      • Anna Leipertz
      • Michael Astourian
      • Ashley Bendl
      • Elizabeth Ordeman
      • Bridget Cheng
      • Irene Liang
      • Gillian Montross
      • Esteban Rodas
      • Giovani Pimentel-Solorio
      • Faye Romero
      • Marissa Sandoval
      • Shivani Sundaram
      • Kannagi Yashroy
      • Derrick Yip
      • Haarini Sridhar
      • Sneha Agrawal
      • Dr. Marianna Karageorgi
      • Kevin Miao
      • Dr. Rebecca Duncan
      • Kelly D'Ambrogia
      • Jiarui Wang
      • Tim O'Connor
      • Judith Okoro
      • William Farley
      • Dr. Cathy Rushworth
      • Andy Gloss
      • Alana Augur
      • Hoon Pyon
      • Julianne Ray
      • Dr. Simon "Niels" Groen
      • Dr. David Hembry (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Jennifer Koop (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Anna Nelson Dittrich (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Rick Lapoint (PERT Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Dr. Paul Nabity (USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow)
      • Christina Meyer
      • Parris Humphrey
      • Lea Flechon
      • Research Specialist, Tim Rast
      • Amir Abidov
      • Allan Castillo
      • Matt Cravens
      • Mitchell Feldmann
      • Jason Giles
      • Lauren Johnston
      • Noel Kitchen
      • Erika LaPlante
      • Matthew J. Velasquez
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