Dr. Sarah Otto
· She is currently 44 years of age
· She received her Bachelor’s of Science Degree in 1988 and her Ph.D in 1992 from Stanford University
· She is currently a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia; she studies evolutionary biology as well as genetics!
· She is also a director of Biodiversity Research Centre
· Dr. Sarah Otto makes and develops mathematical models to compare/study to determine how populations change over time. The purpose of this is to see where specific evolutionary changes and transitions are possible to occur.
· She has written many books such as A Biologist’s Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution and has written articles which have made their way to appear in four different journals
· Right now, Dr. Otto is focusing on three main traits to have deeper understanding of evolution, which are:
· She received her Bachelor’s of Science Degree in 1988 and her Ph.D in 1992 from Stanford University
· She is currently a professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia; she studies evolutionary biology as well as genetics!
· She is also a director of Biodiversity Research Centre
· Dr. Sarah Otto makes and develops mathematical models to compare/study to determine how populations change over time. The purpose of this is to see where specific evolutionary changes and transitions are possible to occur.
· She has written many books such as A Biologist’s Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution and has written articles which have made their way to appear in four different journals
· Right now, Dr. Otto is focusing on three main traits to have deeper understanding of evolution, which are:
- Ploidy level -- When are haploid or diploid life cycles favored by evolution?
- Mating system -- How do mating preferences evolve? When is sexual reproduction favored over asexual reproduction?
- The architecture of the genome -- How do recombination rates/mutation rates evolve? How do chromosomes evolve?