The Lotterhos Lab at Wake Forest University studies population genetics and evolution, mostly in marine systems but we also collaborate with terrestrial biologists and theoreticians. We are interested in central problems in marine systems such as the influence of climate on dispersal, recruitment, and local adaptation - but we also study broader problems in molecular ecology such as the inference of loci under selection from genome scans. A central goal in our research is to understand how populations will respond both ecologically and evolutionarily to an ever-changing world. To address these pressing issues in biological science, we use a combination of field surveys, experiments, mathematical modeling, genomics, and bioinformatics. 
Recent Announcements
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Seminar at Northeastern Marine Lab
From Katie:I'm on my way home from a fun visit at Northeastern Marine Lab, where I learned about some exciting new research is being done in the HugBro ...
Posted Mar 11, 2014, 7:03 PM by Katie Lotterhos
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My time in the land down under
Lab undergrad Sarah Poulin shares her adventures in Australia with us, from a semester abroad last summer:My summers have always been a time for travel and adventures, my chance ...
Posted Mar 7, 2014, 8:45 AM by Katie Lotterhos
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On "triangulation" in genome scans
Cross-post from the Molecular Ecologist on Feb. 2, 2014On “triangulation” in genome scansA major goal of evolutionary biology is to understand the genetic basis for adaptation to ...
Posted Feb 7, 2014, 7:52 AM by Katie Lotterhos
Ongoing projects in the lab include:
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