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I am a 6th year graduate student in the University Program in Genetics and Genomics at Duke, co-advised by Dr. John Willis (Duke) and Dr. John Kelly (University of Kansas). I am interested in complex trait variation and evolution.   
I am a 6th year graduate student in the University Program in Genetics and Genomics at Duke, co-advised by Dr. John Willis (Duke) and Dr. John Kelly (University of Kansas). I am interested in complex trait variation and evolution.   


**What is the the genetic basis of complex traits?  
*What is the the genetic basis of complex traits?  


What processes maintain standing variation for complex traits?
*What processes maintain standing variation for complex traits?


Is the genetic architecture of the trait itself evolvable?
*Is the genetic architecture of the trait itself evolvable?


Does the genetic architecture of standing variation constrain adaptation?   
*Does the genetic architecture of standing variation constrain adaptation?   


I work on a population of annual 'Mimulus guttatus'
I work on a population of annual 'Mimulus guttatus'

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About

I am a 6th year graduate student in the University Program in Genetics and Genomics at Duke, co-advised by Dr. John Willis (Duke) and Dr. John Kelly (University of Kansas). I am interested in complex trait variation and evolution.

  • What is the the genetic basis of complex traits?
  • What processes maintain standing variation for complex traits?
  • Is the genetic architecture of the trait itself evolvable?
  • Does the genetic architecture of standing variation constrain adaptation?

I work on a population of annual 'Mimulus guttatus'

Publications

Wu, C. A., D. B. Lowry, A. M. Cooley, K. M. Wright, Y. W. Lee, and J. H. Willis. (2007). Mimulus is an emerging model system for the integration of ecological and genomic studies. Heredity (in press)

Xu X, Hotta CT, Dodd AN, Love J, Sharrock R, Lee YW, Xie Q, Johnson CH, Webb AA. (2007). Distinct Light and Clock Modulation of Cytosolic Free Ca2+ Oscillations and Rhythmic CHLOROPHYLL A/B BINDING PROTEIN2 Promoter Activity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (in press)

Education

B.A. Biology. Vanderbilt University. 2002.

Contact Info

ywl2@duke.edu

919-660-7223

Department of Biology, Duke University. Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708