Olivia Shira Harringmeyer (fomerly Meyerson)

Dissertation Title:  The Evolutionary Significance of Chromosomal Inversions in Deer Mice PhD Dissertation Advisor:  Dr. Hopi Hoekstra, Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

I am interested in the genetic basis of adaptation. I graduated from Williams College with a degree in math. While a graduate student in Hopi Hoekstra's laboratory, I studied the genetic basis of behavioral and adaptive evolution in the deer mouse. Using quantitative and population genetics, I saught to understand the types of changes in the genome that give rise to adaptation. Outside of research, I enjoy trail running, cross-country skiing, and ceramics.