Sotola Evolutionary Genetics Group

Understanding hybridization and ecological adaptation through evolutionary genetics to inform conservation and management

People


Assistant Professor, Biology Department, SUNY Oneonta
Principal Investigator

Graduate Students


M.S. Student
M.S. Student

Undergraduate Students


Biology Major
Biology Major
Biology Major
Biology Major
Biology Major
Biology Major

Graduate Student Alumni

  1. Darian Paul, M.S. Biology, 2026, Genetic and phenotypic variation of watermilfoil within the Lake Champlain Basin (Fall 2026 started as a PhD student at the University of New Mexico studying population genomics of an invasive terrestrial plant)
  2. Michel Ghorayeb, M.S. Biology, 2026, A genome-wide association study of SUNY Oneonta student health metrics (Fall 2026 started as a medical student at Marian University)

Undergraduate Student Alumni

  1. Ivana Milanov, B.S. Biology, Assessment of genetic incompatibilities of a non-native Mimulus guttatus population
  2. David Butler, B.S. Adolescent Education and Biology, 2025, Population genetics and hybridization of sunfish
  3. Dalton Reagan, B.S. Biology, 2025, Hybridization between zebra and quagga mussels
  4. Katelin Mancusi, B.S. Biology, 2024, Does Asymmetric Reproductive Isolation Predict the Direction of Introgression in Plants?
  5. Kayla Simmons-Fraizer, B.S. Biology, 2024, Does Asymmetric Reproductive Isolation Predict the Direction of Introgression in Plants?