Undergraduate opportunities in molecular ecology and evolutionary biology

Undergraduates in Integrative Biology (IB) and Evolutionary and Environmental Systems (EES) in the School of Natural Sciences may participate in research in my lab in 3 major areas: (1) evolutionary studies of invertebrates and fishes inhabiting seawater lakes, (2) systematics, biogeography, ecology, and evolution of scyphozoan jellyfishes, and (3) population genetics and phylogeography of intertidal invertebrates of Pacific North America. Each provides an important skill set for future scientists and has relevance to contemporary global issues such as invasive species and climate change. If you are interested in working in the lab or the field, in molecular or organismal biology, please contact me by email mdawson@ucmerced.edu or telephone 209-228-4056. To get as much as possible from this experience, you should consider taking classes in molecular, ecological, and evolutionary biology before or during your time in my lab.