About the lab
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Who we are

We are a collaborative academic research lab located at the University of California, Riverside, led by Dr. Kieran Samuk.

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What we study

We use modern genomics to understand evolution — how populations of organisms change, adapt, and form new species.

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Join us!

We are recruiting new graduate students. If our research sounds interesting, get in touch!

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Recent lab news
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April 2024

Many lab wins!

Mikhail and Gina have both recently won awards: Mikhail the Lewontin Award from the Society for the Study of Evolution and Gina a highly prestigious GRFP fellowship from the NSF! Congrats Mikhail and Gina!

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July 2024

Summer 2024 RISE Students Start

Ly Tran and Jacquelyn Lopez have joined us for a RISE summer intership in the lab. Welcome!