MEET DR. ABIGAIL LEAVITT LABELLA
DR. ABIGAIL LEAVITT LABELLA BIO
So much more than ATCG
I am a geneticist that uses large genetic and genomic datasets to answer biological questions across the tree of life. I have worked with deep-sea creatures, fungi and humans. While these organisms may seem unrelated, on genetic level we are more similar to each other than we are to all bacteria!
RESEARCH TOPICS
Active and Previous Research Topics
EVOLUTION OF PRETERM BIRTH
Understanding the evolution of variants associated with preterm birth can help us understand this complex disorder.
CODON USAGE BIAS IN BUDDING YEAST
The "silent" 3rd codon position isn't really so quiet. Budding yeast can help us understand the evolution of the last codon position
POPULATION GENOMICS IN DEEP-SEA MOLLUSCS
How do microscopic larvae travel around the bottom of the ocean only to land on a tiny patch of habitable seabottom? Genetics can help us answer these questions.
