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.
