Jay Storz
Professor School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
- Address
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MANT 320
Lincoln NE 68588-0118 - Phone
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402-472-1114 On-campus 2-1114
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jstorz2@unl.edu
Research Interests
The primary focus of my research is the genetic and mechanistic basis of adaptive phenotypic evolution. In my lab we address questions about biochemical adaptation by integrating evolutionary analyses of DNA sequence variation with mechanistic appraisals of protein function, and we address questions about physiological adaptation by integrating systems-level analyses of transcriptional regulatory circuits and genome-scale metabolic networks with experimental studies of whole-animal physiological performance. We use a highly interdisciplinary approach that integrates molecular population genetics, molecular evolution, comparative genomics, functional genomics, structural biology, protein biochemistry, and whole-animal physiology. Much of our current work involves experimental studies of functional genetic variation in high-altitude mammals and birds to identify mechanisms of hypoxia adaptation.
Specialization:
- Evolutionary Genetics, Genomics and Physiology
Links:
News:
- At molecular level, evolutionary change is unpredictable
- Mutational 'hot spot' leads to adapation in high-altitude birds
- UNL biologist gains insights into genetic evolution of birds
- Team receives $1.4M grant to research protein evolution
- New study reveals how hummingbirds evolved to fly at high altitude
- UNL-Danish study wins outstanding paper award
Education
- Ph.D. Boston University
- B.A. University of Colorado