Lemer Invertebrate Genomics Lab
Assistant Professor of Marine Invertebrate Genomics
University of Guam Marine Laboratory
UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923 USA
sarah.lemer@gmail.com
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Other Affiliation:
Research Associate
Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Research Interests
Research in the Lemer lab focuses on understanding how biodiversity arises and is
maintained in marine invertebrates, at the species, population and individual levels,
in the context of a changing environment.
Our work primarily focused on diverse mollusc groups, but we also explore the wider realm of marine invertebrates to address our research questions (We even sometimes venture into the vertebrate world!).
In the Lemer lab we mainly use a combination of field work, experiments in controlled environments, Next Generation Sequencing approaches (RNA-Seq, RAD-Seq, Tag-Seq and Genome sequencing) and bioinformatics to answer questions about population genetics, phylogeny and gene expression in various taxa such as Annelids, Bivalves, Cephalopods and Scleractinian corals.
The Lemer Lab stands for justice and equal treatment of people regardless of race, origin, gender or sexual orientation. As such we promote inclusive, anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-discriminatory practices. The PI is committed to actively work towards advancing women, people of color and pacific islanders in the lab and the classroom with opportunities such as science education, lab experience, conference attendance and outreach. We welcome new students and postdocs who share our values and are passionate about invertebrate evolutionary genomics, contact me: sarah.lemer@gmail.com
I am part of the NSF funded Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium. Learn more about what we do here: Guam EPSCoR
We are using in aquaria experiments to reproduce the extreme environmental conditions that lead to coral bleaching. The goal is to identify and characterize the molecular processes that allow some corals to adapt to and survive extreme environmental conditions when others usually bleach and/or die.
Phylogenetic relationships among bivalves still show areas of uncertainty, especially within the Imparidentia group. We sequence and analyze bivalve transcriptomes and genomes to shed light on the phylogeny of this diverse group of molluscs.
We are exploring the genetic connectivity, diversity and structure of multiple coral species around the island of Guam using a RAD-Seq approach.
In Micronesia, the fishing industry is a local source for food and economic development, yet movement of fish between Micronesian islands remains unknown. We hope to better understand genetic structure and diversity patterns of the fish families Acanthuridae, Lutjanidae, Scaridae and Lethrinidae across islands.
Postdocs
Graduate students
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate student Assistant
Undergraduates
Biology undergraduate
Biology Undergraduate
Alumni
Mikel Lizama: Effect of heat stress on the reproduction of Leptastrea purpurea
Charles Hambley: Characterisatoin of abiotic conditions triggering glowing phenotypes in corals.
Joanna Panaguiton: Effect of heat stress on the reproduction on Leptastrea sp. corals.
Jasmin Rotan: Micronesian Reef Fish Phylogeography
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BI546 is a 4-credit graduate level course that will introduce you to the major (and not-so-major) marine invertebrate phyla. Lectures will address topics of higher-level phylogeny, anatomical and morphological diversity, life history, ecology, anatomy and physiology of each group. Laboratories will provide hands-on experience with representatives of the groups we cover in lecture. We will go to field sites as well, so that you can get experience identifying invertebrates in the field. The class will meet for two lectures per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:20 PM and one laboratory on Friday 1:00-3:50 PM.
BI691 is a 1-credit graduate level course that will introduce you to the ecological and historical processes that affect distributions of organisms. The following topics are adressed through scientific paper presentation and discussion: plate tectonics and earth history, vicariance and dispersal, endemism, conservation biogepgraphy, latitudinal gradients in species richness, and the theory of island biogeography.
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Mangilao, Guam 96913
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