Standring Lab
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Here at the Standring lab we use genomics, transcriptomics and microscopy to better understand what molecular differences give rise to the incredible diversity we see in the natural world. Current projects are focused on understanding the evolution of caddisfly silk gland cells, millipede assassin bug venom and recombination in highly repetitive genes.
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Polyploid Cells, Evolution, and Faith in Dr. Standring’s Lab
Following her PhD thesis studying assassin bugs, Dr. Sam Standring started her postdoctoral work at BYU with Professor Paul Frandsen extracting silk genes from different butterfly species. In this process, she and another team member realized the sequencing was taking longer because the cell was polyploid, meaning it contained more than two sets of chromosomes. Now as a faculty member in the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Standring hopes to continue researching these complex cells to understand their impact on insect evolution
