Evolution and the diversity of life
Dr. Sally Otto is a Professor in the Department of Zoology and the Biodiversity Research Centre at the University of British Columbia. Her research seeks to understand the evolutionary processes that have produced the incredible diversity of life, addressing fundamental questions such as why some species reproduce asexually while others reproduce sexually, or why genome sizes vary among closely related species. Using a combination of mathematical theory, statistical inference, and evolutionary experiments with yeast, her current work focuses on the extent to which organisms can adapt to a changing world and why they might fail to do so.
Research Themes
Evolution, Mating Systems, Ploidy levels, Genomic Architectures, Mathematical Theory, Statistical Inference
Sarah (Sally) Otto PhD
Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia
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