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Artyom Kopp Associate Professor Evolution and Ecology (College of Biological Sciences) Center for Genetics and Development 343/345/345A Briggs Hall Office (530) 752-8657 Lab (530)-752-8328 akopp@ucdavis.edu http://www2.eve.ucdavis.edu/kopplab/

Degrees:
1999 - PhD - Washington University - Developmental Biology

Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Evolution and Ecology

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Cell and Developmental Biology
Genetics
Population Biology

Publications:
Barmina, O and Kopp, A. (2007) Sex-specific regulation of a HOX gene associated with rapid morphological evolution. Devel Biol 311: 277-286.

McIntyre, L. M., A. Genissel, Wasterman, R., L. Bono, M. Telonis, M. L. Wayne, L. Harshman, S., Vacha, A. Kopp, and S. V. Nuzhdin. (2006) Sex-specific expression of alternative transcripts in Drosophila. Genome Biology 7: R79

Barmina, O., Gonzalo, M., McIntyre, L., and Kopp, A. (2005) Sex- and segment-specific modulation of gene expression profiles in Drosophila. Devel Biol 288: 528-544.

Research Interests:
Our lab combines developmental and evolutionary genetics to understand the origin of new phenotypes and ecological adaptations. Our interests include the evolution of developmental pathways, the origin of sex-specific morphological traits, evolution of insect behavior and host plant preferences, and molecular mechanisms and ecological impact of insect-bacterial symbiosis. We address these questions by integrating molecular-genetic, genomic, quantitative-genetic and phylogenetic approaches in a variety of Drosophila species.

Courses Taught:
EVE 100 Introduction to Evolution - Term(s): Fall
EVE 150 Evolution of Animal Development - Term(s): Winter
EVE 298 Practical Drosophila Genetics

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