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lab profile
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Elena Kramer Harvard University Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
16 Divinity Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA
ekramer@oeb.harvard.edu 617-496-3460
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PI: |
YES |
Taxa Studied: |
Plants |
Techniques Employed: |
Degenerate PCR, Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Sanger Sequencing, Solexa (Illumina) Sequencing, SOLiD Sequencing, Bioinformatics/Sequence Analysis, In Situ Hybridization, Sectioning for Histology, Scanning Electron Microscopy |
Research Description: |
Our laboratory is very broadly interested in the evolution of floral morphology. We use molecular, morphological, and phylogenetic approaches to study how flowers have changed over the course of evolutionary time. Research projects in the lab cover a diverse set of topics, including gene lineage evolution and the effects of gene duplication, the morphological diversification of floral parts such as petals and fruits, and the evolutionary and ecological significance of pollinator interactions. |
Lab Web Page: |
http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/kramer/Site/Welcome.html |
Willing to Host Undergraduates: |
YES |
Actively Seeking Undergraduates: |
YES |
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