Welcome to the Frandsen Lab
Welcome to our lab website. We are passionate about the natural world and use bioinformatics and data science to better understand the genomic processes underlying how biodiversity is generated and maintained. We love all organisms and are particularly enthusiastic about insects, the most diverse clade of animals on the planet. If you’re interested in learning more, please get in touch!
Lab News
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Lab members present at UCUR 2022
Anna, Ashlyn, Danyon, Jonas, and Naomi all presented at the Utah Conference for Undergraduate Research in St. George. Great job!
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Darwin Day lab collecting trip
The lab celebrated Charles Darwin's 213 birthday by spending the day in (cold) streams collecting aquatic insects.
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Comparative butterfly genomics
Paper on Heliconius comparative genomics is published. BYU also produced an accompanying video linked here.
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Student Spotlight: Will Warner
Will Warner speaks on his positive learning experiences gained while working in the Frandsen Lab
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Maddy Featured in BYU Life Sciences Video
Maddy Tidwell spent her time in the Frandsen lab learning data science skills to help generate a clouded leopard genome in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. Attached is a video with more info.
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