Population Biology Graduate Group at UC Davis
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Charles H. Langley
Distinguished Professor of Genetics
Evolution and Ecology (College of Biological Sciences)
3342B Storer Hall
Office 752-4085
Lab
chlangley@ucdavis.edu
http://www.dpgp.org/langleylab/
[Picture of Charles H. Langley]

Degrees:
1971 - PhD - University of Texas, Austin - Zoology
1968 - BA - University of Texas, Austin - Zoology

Awards:
The Genetics Society of America Medal - 1999
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 2007

Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Evolution and Ecology & Center for Population Biology

Professional Societies:
Genetics Society of America

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Genetics
Population Biology

Publications:
Stephan, W., Y. Song and C.H. Langley: The hitchhiking effect on linkage disequilibrium between linked neutral sites. Genetics 172: 2647-2663, 2006.

Savolainen, O., Langley, C. H., Lazzaro, B. P. and H. Freville. 2000. Contrasting patterns of nucleotide polymorphism at the alcohol dehydrogenase locus in the outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata and the selfing Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Biology and Evolution 17:645-655

Braverman, J.M., B.P. Lazzaro, M. Aguadé and C.H. Langley: DNA Sequence Polymorphism and Divergence at the erect wing and suppressor of sable loci of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. Genetics 170:1153-65, 2005.

Robin, C., R.F. Lyman, A.D. Long. C.H. Langley, and T.F.C. Mackay: hairy: A Quantitative Trait Locus for Drosophila Sensory Bristle Number. Genetics 162:155-164, 2002.

Begun, D.J, A.K. Holloway, K. Stevens, L.W. Hillier, Y-P. Poh, M.W. Hahn, P.M. Nista, C.D. Jones, A.D. Kern, C. Dewey, L. Pachter, E. Myers, C.H. Langley. Population genomics: whole-genome analysis of polymorphism and divergence in Drosophila simulans. PLoS Biology (in press).

Research Interests:
Population genetics and molecular evolution.

Teaching Interests:


Introductory Evolution, Population Genetics, Genomics and Molecular evolution.

Courses Taught:
eve 102 Population and Quantitative Genetics - Term(s): Fall
PB 200A Graduate Population Biology - Term(s): Fall
eve 100 Introduction to Evolution - Term(s): Fall