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Nina Therkildsen is an Associate Professor in the Natural Resources Environment Section at Cornell University. Her research aims to improve the understanding of how species adapt to their environments and respond rapidly to altered conditions such as selective harvesting and climate change. She primarily focuses on marine anadromous fish, studying how spatial and temporal variations in selection pressures interact to shape genetic variation patterns. Therkildsen is also exploring the roles of ongoing genetic adaptation and geographic distribution shifts in promoting species persistence in a rapidly changing world. By integrating disciplines and employing high-throughput sequencing approaches, she opens new opportunities for population genomic studies of non-model organisms. Her research utilizes cost-effective methods for full genome screening coupled with contemporary genomic variation and time series data to track changes over known time scales, providing a unique opportunity to observe dynamics of microevolution in real-time. Therkildsen is keenly interested in harnessing genomic analysis to promote sustainable fisheries management and conservation.
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