Sarah Schaack

Sarah Schaack is a genomicist and professor at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.[1] Her area of specialization is the study of spontaneous mutations, transposable element evolution, and genome evolution. Her research utilizes the study organism, Daphnia[2] although she works on a number of other species, such as bats[3] and birds.[4] Originally born in Canada, she attended Earlham College, received a MSc in zoology from the University of Florida, and a PhD in biology from Indiana University. She won a $986,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant from the National Science Foundation in 2012 for her research on the genetics of mutation.[5]

Since 1995, Schaack has made several trips to East Africa where she has led workshops in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. She traveled to Uganda in 2014 where she sequenced the DNA of a caterpillar considered an agricultural pest for maize and sorghum.[6]

Schaack received tenure in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Gewin, Virginia (7 September 2011). "Turning point: Sarah Schaack". Nature. 477 (7363): 241–241. doi:10.1038/nj7363-241a.
  2. ↑ Latta LC IV, Peacock M, Meik J, Civitello D, Dudycha J, and S Schaack. 2015. The phenotypic effects of spontaneous mutation across environments. The American Naturalist 185(2):243-252.
  3. ↑ Ray DA, Pagan HJT, Platt RN III, Kroll A, Schaack S, Stevens RD. 2015. Differential SINE evolution in vesper and non-vesper bats. Mobile DNA 6:10 (doi:10.1186/s13100-015-0038-4).
  4. ↑ Linck E, Schaack S, Dumbacher, J. 2015. Genetic differentiation within a widespread “supertramp” taxon: molecular phylogenetics of the Louisiade White-eye (Zosterops griseotinctus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94(A):113-121.
  5. ↑ Graves, Bill (May 17, 2012). "Reed College biology professor wins prestigious $986,000 National Science Foundation grant". The Oregonian.
  6. ↑ Binder, Melissa (February 21, 2014). "Reed College scientist empowers East Africa with digital knowledge, relevant data". The Oregonian.
  7. ↑ Chan-Herur, Vikram (January 29, 2016). "Tenure for Three". The Reed College Quest.
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