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Lab News
23 April 2025: Lauterbur Lab students presented at UVM Student Research Conference:
12 Oct 2024: Preprint released! Co-first authored publication Vazquez & Lauterbur et al. Extensive longevity and DNA virus-driven adaptation in nearctic Myotis bats. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.10.617725v1
14 Aug 2024: Dr. Lauterbur joins the UVM BilDS program as participating faculty 12 Aug 2024: Elise joins UVM as Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology 11 July 2024: Elise presents talk "Bayesian mediation models reveal patterns of host genomic disease adaptation driven by environment" at SMBE 2024 |
The Lauterbur EvoEco Lab tackles questions at the intersection of evolution and ecology, combining techniques and theories to discover a broader picture of how organisms live and evolve in the context of natural ecosystems.
Life is dangerous - animals, plants, and other organisms must overcome myriad threats just to survive. We are interested in how organisms adapt to these threats, from infectious disease, to toxins, to climate change. Our methods integrate field work, genomics, ecological and evolutionary theory, and especially computational and statistical methods to achieve this, often combining these strategies in novel ways. If the tool doesn't exist, build it! The lab is actively recruiting undergrads, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who are excited about collaborative, integrative science. |
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Current Topics
Impacts of ecological conditions on virus exposure
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Pathogen exposure and pathogen release during species invasions
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Dynamics of gene duplication as a mechanism of adaptation to joint threats
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Concerted genomic convergence
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