Ascidian evolution and ecology

IF 2.4 4区 生物学 Q2 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
genesis Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI:10.1002/dvg.23541
Marie L. Nydam
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I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Evolution and Ecology (summa cum laude) from the University of California, Davis. At UC Davis, I worked with Jay Stachowicz to understand the recruitment patterns of fouling invertebrates and the role of predators in fouling community structure. At this time, I was introduced to ascidians because they were important members of the fouling community. I transitioned to evolutionary biology for my PhD at Cornell University, working with Rick Harrison on speciation and phylogenetics in the solitary ascidian genus Ciona (Nydam & Harrison, 2010). I chose this genus because Ciona robusta was the only species in the fouling community with a sequenced genome. For my postdoctoral work at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the laboratory of Tony De Tomaso, I focused on the evolution of allorecognition in Botryllus schlosseri (Nydam, Taylor, & De Tomaso, 2013).

Since 2012, I have been teaching and mentoring students in ascidian research at small liberal arts colleges: Centre College in Danville, KY, USA from 2012 to 2019 and Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo, CA, USA from 2019 to present. I have mentored ~20 female research students during this time, many of whom are co-authors on my publications. I have particularly enjoyed taking my students on collecting trips in England, France, Spain, and Florida.

While I have continued my work with Ciona introgression and Botryllus schlosseri allorecognition since becoming a faculty member (Nydam et al., 2017; Nydam, Giesbrecht, & Stephenson, 2017; Nydam, Stephenson, Waldman, & De Tomaso, 2017), I have also developed four new research areas, all with female collaborators. First, building on the work of Gretchen and Charles Lambert, I compared the ascidian community composition in California and Florida marinas at two time points, ~20 years apart (Nichols, Lambert, & Nydam, 2023; Nydam, Nichols, & Lambert, 2022), and I continue to survey the ascidian communities in southern California with a particular emphasis on identifying newly arrived species (Nydam, Stefaniak, Lambert, Counts, & López-Legentil, 2022; Figure 1). Second, I have worked with Lilian Palomino Alvarez and Rosana Rocha to describe 13 new species of ascidians in Mexico (Palomino-Alvarez, Nydam, Rocha, & Simoes, 2022). Third, with C. Sarah Cohen and Carmela Gissi I created well-supported phylogenomic trees of the ascidian genera Botrylloides and Botryllus, generating new phylogenomic markers for these groups in the process (Nydam et al., 2021; Nydam et al., 2023, in review; Figure 2). These trees are now being used to study the evolution of allorecognition in this group (Nydam et al., 2023, submitted for publication). Finally, I have received a grant from the National Science Foundation with Lauren Stefaniak and Susanna López-Legentil to develop phylogenomic resources for under-studied ascidian families in the context of species delimitation and microbial evolution in the Caribbean Sea.

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genesis
genesis 生物-发育生物学
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3.60
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40
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6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: As of January 2000, Developmental Genetics was renamed and relaunched as genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development, with a new scope and Editorial Board. The journal focuses on work that addresses the genetics of development and the fundamental mechanisms of embryological processes in animals and plants. With increased awareness of the interplay between genetics and evolutionary change, particularly during developmental processes, we encourage submission of manuscripts from all ecological niches. The expanded numbers of genomes for which sequencing is being completed will facilitate genetic and genomic examination of developmental issues, even if the model system does not fit the “classical genetic” mold. Therefore, we encourage submission of manuscripts from all species. Other areas of particular interest include: 1) the roles of epigenetics, microRNAs and environment on developmental processes; 2) genome-wide studies; 3) novel imaging techniques for the study of gene expression and cellular function; 4) comparative genetics and genomics and 5) animal models of human genetic and developmental disorders. genesis presents reviews, full research articles, short research letters, and state-of-the-art technology reports that promote an understanding of the function of genes and the roles they play in complex developmental processes.
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