Ian Dworkin

Ian Dworkin
Professor, Biology

Overview

- Causes and consequences of context dependent effects of mutations for genetic analyses and evolutionary dynamics.

- The interaction of nutrition, genomic variation and sex on development and morphology.

- Genetic, genomic and developmental approaches to the study of phenotypic evolution and evovability.

- Genomic analysis of shape and sexual differences in size and shape through evolution and development.

Areas of Expertise

Biostatistical methods Developmental genetics (including sex determination)Evolutionary ecology Quantitative genetics (including disease and trait mapping genetics)Animal developmental and reproductive biology Evolution of developmental systems Genetics Genomics Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics

McMaster Affiliations

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Other Appointments

Associate Professor

Zoology, Michigan State University (2013 - 2014)

Assistant Professor

Zoology, Michigan State University (2007 - 2012)

Background

Degrees

PhD

Genetics, Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Zoology, University of Toronto

BSc. (Hon)

Biology, Trent University

Postgraduate training

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics, Genetics, North Carolina State University (2003 - 2005)

NSERC Post-Doctoral researcher

Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics, Biology/ Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University (2005 - 2007)

Contact

dworkin@mcmaster.ca

(905) 525-9140 ext. 21775

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