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Rebecca Chong

Assistant Professor

Evolution, Genomics, and Symbiosis

Contact

Email
Room

EDM 409

Phone

8089562512

Fax

TBA

Website(s): 

www.chonglab.org

Academic Degrees

Ph.D., Colorado State University (Zoology)

B.A., University of California, Berkeley (Integrative Biology)

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in the genomics and evolution of symbiotic interactions. My research focuses on understanding how population genetic parameters and co-evolutionary interactions between host and intracellular symbionts drive genomic and functional evolution of symbioses. How do high rates of mutation accumulation in endosymbionts and organelles impact host fitness? What are the mechanisms by which hosts compensate for accelerated rates of mutation accumulation? How do different evolutionary processes shape the evolutionary trajectory of symbiotic lineages? 

Selected Publications

Bennett, G. M. and Chong, R. A. (2017) Genome-wide transcriptional dynamics in the companion bacterial symbionts of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (Cicadellidae: Homalodisca vitripennis) reveal differential gene expression in bacteria occupying multiple host organs. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. doi: 10.1534/g3.117.044255

Chong, R. A. and Moran, N. A. (2016) Intraspecific genetic variation in hosts affects regulation of obligate heritable symbionts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 113(46): 13114-13119

Chong, R. A. and Mueller, R. L. (2013) Low metabolic rates in salamanders are correlated with weak selective constraints on mitochondrial genes. Evolution 67(3): 894-899

Content Type
Faculty
Post Date
10/13/2017 at 9:26am
Last Modified
09/10/2018 at 6:46am