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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Nicole wikipic.JPG|thumb|Description]]<br /> <br /> <br /> I&#039;m currently working on my PhD in genetics at the University of Michigan. My interests are in modeling the dynamics underlying genetic variation. <br /> <br /> My dissertation research focuses on modeling the co-evolution between genetic and non-genetic traits. The traits I am interested in using are genes and language, and transmission of the asymptomatic JC virus. In addition to using a population genetics model in this work, I am hoping to use a dynamical model which allows more complicated interactions. <br /> <br /> When not in the lab I enjoy bouldering on my home wall, biking (both road and mountain), hiking, reading, music (alt. country &amp; indie stuff), and happy hours. <br /> <br /> see you all soon,<br /> <br /> Nicole<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> 1. What topics do you have some expertise in and would you be willing to help others learn them?<br /> <br /> I have experience in evolutionary biology, Anthropology, genetics, and statistics- I guess I wouldn&#039;t mind helping others in these disciplines. <br /> <br /> 2. What do you want to learn at the CSSS?<br /> <br /> I am particularly interested in graph/network theory, especially interactions between networks. I am also interested in agent–based models for transmission. <br /> <br /> 3. Do you have any projects or research interests that would benefit from an interdisciplinary approach?<br /> <br /> My dissertation project spans a number of disciplines-- and although I have filled the gaps in my background in statistics and math, I am a bit of a novice at linguistics.<br /> <br /> 4. Do you have any ideas for what sort of project you would like to do work on with other CSSS students this summer?<br /> <br /> I am thinking of either using a model to look at cognates between languages and/or a method of modeling the constellations of phenotypes in essential/non-essential genes. <br /> <br /> 5. Suppose you could travel one-hundred years in the future and ask researchers any three questions. What would those questions be?<br /> <br /> Do we have better models and strategies for looking at gene-phenotype relationships?<br /> Do we have a better picture of the distribution and dynamics of genetic variation within a population?</div>

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