KATHARINE L KORUNES
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COMPUTATIONAL GENETICS & GENOMICS

I use genetics & genomics to investigate a broad range of biological problems. ​I'm especially excited about problems that can be better understood through an evolutionary lens. 

Much of my work relates to 
genetic exchange between previously separated populations-- both how gene flow occurs and its ecologically and medically relevant consequences. 

I completed my PhD in the Noor Lab at Duke University, where I used Drosophila species to understand how variation in chromosome structure shapes meiotic recombination and gene flow. I then worked as an NIH Kirschstein NRSA postdoctoral fellow in Amy Goldberg's lab at Duke University, where I studied how social and evolutionary processes shape genetic variation in human populations of diverse ancestries.

As a whole, my PhD and postdoctoral work aims to connect our understanding of genetic exchange on both genomic and population-level scales, ranging from understanding the recombination landscape to understanding the social and ecological processes that determine how populations interact. 


I've also collaboratively developed a range of computational tools and resources. For more info, please check out my Research Interests and Publications, or get in touch!

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​Katharine Korunes, PhD
Evolutionary geneticist; computational biologist
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