we use bioinformatics to study evolutionary and environmental genomics

genome evolution during adaptation and speciation
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duplicate genes and copy number variations (CNVs)
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mutational spectra and microbiome diversity under stress
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environmental biomonitoring using eDNA 
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Lab contact: frederic_chain@uml.edu
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Currently accepting PhD student applications
​Info on PhD program in Applied Biology at UMass Lowell
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​Congratulations to our graduating students in 2021!
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Kishan Patel
  • UMass Lowell Trustees’ Key and Chancellor’s Distinguished Academic Achievement Medal
Kachi Anyaunwu
  • Pharmacy School @ University of Wisconsin Madison
Sarah Souders
  • BS/MS - Graduate student @ UMass Lowell
Tom Wolfe
  • MS Bioinformatics - Graduate student @ UMass Lowell
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​Department of Biological Sciences
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA, 01854, USA