I will be starting as an Assistant Professor at Florida State University in Fall 2026! Please email me if you are interested in joining the lab.
Our lab seeks to understand how selective pressures interact with developmental and functional constraints. We primarily do this by studying two different biological systems: (1) The evolution of the vertebrate retina and (2) The evolution of reproduction in rodents. Our work integrates cutting-edge genomics and transcriptomics techniques with phylogenetic comparative approaches to understand molecular and trait evolution. See the research and publications pages to find out more!
Site maintained by Emily Kopania. Last updated August 12, 2026. Mouse drawing by Emily Moore. Check out her lab website here!. Trout and eye images adapted from Biorender.