Danielle Blumstein, Ph.D.

I am interested in genome evolution and adaptive diversity. My current research is focused on investigating the physiological and genomic basis of high altitude adaptations in deer mice (Peromyscus Sp.).



- PhD lab
- Masters lab


I started getting involved in research as an undergrad at Michigan State University where I worked in two research labs, one where I collected and analyzed genetic and ecological data for lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), burbot (Lota lota), and various aquatic invasive species and the other where I conducted field and greenhouse experiments to study the latitudinal biodiversity gradient. After completing my B.S. in zoology, I moved to the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and earned a M.Sc. in Natural Resources and developed a haploid linkage map for cisco (Coregonus artedi). While the main use of the linkage map will be to examine the cisco species complex and inland and Great Lakes population variation, I used the map to study how the salmonid family has genomically evolved post whole genome duplication. During my PhD at the University of New Hampshire I focused on the physiological and genomic adaptations of desert mice (Peromyscus eremicus) using modern respirometry and RNAseq methods.




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