Welcome! Alex Sotola, Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta Recent News! New Publication from my postdoc work at UGA along with colleagues and collaborators just got published in the journal Genetics titled "Genomic mechanisms and consequences of diverse postzygotic barriers between monkeyflower species" Link Our research interests revolve around ecologcial and population genetics, where we strive to answer questions pertaining to genetic divergence and the maintenance, or lack thereof, of species boundaries. By studying closely related species which hybridize, we are able to assess the genetic, ecological, environmental, or behavioral barriers that may maintain those species, despite ongoing gene flow. Thus, out work combines population genetics, ecology, and bioinformatic tools to investigate pre- and post-mating barriers that influence reproductive isolation (speciation). If you are interested in genetics, evolution, or bioinformatics (or any combination of those), and are looking to do research in those fields, please contact me! I am always looking for folks interested in working with me.
