Kyle T. David Presents The Ecology and Evolution of Novelty

Department of Computational Biology Seminar Series Present

Kyle T. David, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Vanderbilt University
 

"The Ecology and Evolution of Novelty"

Dr. David's research program can be succinctly described as a study in novelty. He is interested in how novel structural variants (typically genome duplications) help or hinder organisms’ response to novel environmental conditions mediated through novel phenotypes like niche breadth and extremophily. Better known in plants, Dr. David has nevertheless discovered large-scale duplications linked to novel traits and extreme environments in animals and fungi. Through integrative approaches spanning comparative genomics, machine learning, and field sampling, his research investigates the uneven distribution of structural variants across time and space to bridge micro- and macro- scales of ecology and evolution.

Kyle T. David is an integrative biologist studying the macroevolutionary and macroecological consequences of genetic duplication and its role in generating novelty across molecules, phenotypes, and ecosystems. 

Seminar Host: Dr. Matt Pennell