F.C. (Felicity) Jones, Prof

If you're interested in a research project in my group, please don't hesitate to contact me Felicity Jones (f.c.jones@rug.nl).

We study how the genome functions in stickleback fish adapted to different marine and freshwater habitats:

• Single-cell gene expression and chromatin variation in adaptively diverging ecotypes of stickleback fish: how does environmental plasticity shape adaptive divergence molecular pathways and cell function?

• Genetic basis of adaptive divergence in the epigenomic and chromatin regulation of gene expression: which molecular mechanisms are fine-tuned as organisms adapt and speciate?

• How do fine-scale patterns of recombination variation among adaptive loci influence adaptive divergence?

• What facilitates and constrains the speed of adaptation to new environments? the type, availability & linkage of standing genetic variation.