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The McBride lab uses natural mosquito populations to study the genomic, molecular, and neural basis of evolutionary adaptation to human hosts. The focus is particularly on adaptive changes in behavior. The goal is to identify specific genetic changes that underlie evolved behaviors and build a complete mechanistic picture of the effects, from gene molecules to neurons to circuits, and finally to behavioral output. Mosquitoes are major vectors of human disease; thus, it is hoped that this work will inform new strategies for blocking disease transmission. The lab is also interested in understanding how ecological adaptation drives genomic divergence and speciation.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.