Hello! My name is Danielle and I am an Evolutionary Biologist!
What does that mean?
It means that I spend my time asking questions about how animals got to be the way they are. I use genomes, biochemistry, and molecular biology to try and understand how genomes have evolved to produce the amazing diversity we see today across vertebrates.
Some of the questions my research addresses are:
How do phenotypes connect to genotypes?
How does selection work on genomes in cases of repeated evolution?
How predictable is adaptive evolution across vertebrates?
More broadly I am a woman in STEM, a mom, a scientist with a disability, and a humanist deeply devoted to highlighting the intersectional identities of colleagues, students, and mentees, with the goal of cultivating a diverse and welcoming environment where we can build community and do amazing science.
What does that mean?
It means that I spend my time asking questions about how animals got to be the way they are. I use genomes, biochemistry, and molecular biology to try and understand how genomes have evolved to produce the amazing diversity we see today across vertebrates.
Some of the questions my research addresses are:
How do phenotypes connect to genotypes?
How does selection work on genomes in cases of repeated evolution?
How predictable is adaptive evolution across vertebrates?
More broadly I am a woman in STEM, a mom, a scientist with a disability, and a humanist deeply devoted to highlighting the intersectional identities of colleagues, students, and mentees, with the goal of cultivating a diverse and welcoming environment where we can build community and do amazing science.
