Bin Z He, Ph.D.

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As a molecular and evolutionary geneticist, I study how organisms adapt to their environment, especially through changes in gene regulatory networks. Using different yeast species as my model system, I seek to unravel general principles of how gene regulation evolves during adaptation; in particular, I’m interested in how evolution in stress response pathways contribute to some species adapting to a novel, commensal lifestyle, with a potential consequence of pathogenicity. Thanks to my training in two academic environments, I uniquely combine population genetic and molecular biology approaches to arrive at a mechanistic understanding of the genetic-phenotypic variation relationship, which I see as lacking in the current field.

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