Staff Profile
Dr Evelyn Jensen
Lecturer in Molecular Ecology
Background
- Email: evelyn.jensen[at]newcastle.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-4oxnFQAAAAJ&hl=en
- Address: School of Natural and Environment Sciences
- University of Newcastle
- Room 6.06 Agriculture Building
- Newcastle NE1 7RU
- twitter: @evie_jensen
Research
The case for genetics in conservation…
The case for genetics in conservation…
Written in the DNA of every individual are not just the instructions for building the organism, but also the history of its ancestors. When populations of individuals are analyzed together, their DNA can tell an even larger story of population dynamics, demography and divergences, both recent and ancient. Genetic approaches allow us to interpret the historical information contained in DNA, which can provide insights difficult or otherwise impossible to obtain. The DNA of populations can also influence the future, as it is the genetic variation within populations and the resulting differential fitness that is the raw material on which natural selection acts.
Teaching
Genetics and Evolution (BIO1020)
Molecular Evolution and Systematics (BIO2036)
Residential Field Course (BIO2040)