Saarman Lab - Utah State UniversityThe Saarman lab is part of the Ecology Center, and is located in the Biology Department at Utah State University. We investigate the genetic diversity and phenotypic traits that allow species to be successful in their environment. We integrate genomic data (DNA, RNA, methylation), ecological data (field collections and records), and spatial data (satellite imagery, remotely sensed data) across traditional disciplines to understand the mechanisms that shape genetic diversity and adaptive traits. Our long term goal is to improve our ability to predict population responses to climate change.
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Current research
Tsetse flies in Uganda and Kenya Glossina flies, landscape genetics, population biology,
sleeping sickness, trypanosomiasis, evolutionary genomics, spatially-explicit, disease transmission, environmental drivers Image: By Norah Saarman |
Mosquitoes in urban settingsAedes mosquitoes, Culex mosquitoes, hybrid zones, insecticide resistance, landscape genetics, machine learning, spatial modeling, dispersal, gene flow, transmission dynamics, Wolbachia, Dengue, Zika, West Nile Virus, urban ecology
Photo: By Norah Saarman |
Local mosquitoes and pollinatorsclimate change, mountain west, ecological genetics, management, ecosystem services, pollinating insect biology, habitat suitability, population genetics, conservation
Photo: By Graham Wise, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 |
Popular Press
Science Unwrapped: Making Use of the Great and Small: Tracking Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes with Satellites and Genetics. Science Unwrapped is a free, monthly presentation series, open to the public, hosted by Utah State University's College of Science | Oct 29, 2021. https://youtu.be/mO2QfFWYEtc
Utah State University Today: What's the Buzz? USU's Science Unwrapped Explores Mosquitoes Friday, Oct. 29. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | October 25, 2021. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/whats-the-buzz-usus-science-unwrapped-explores-mosquitoes-friday-oct-29
Utah Public Radio: Science Unwrapped – tracking mosquitoes. BY COLLEEN MEIDT | Oct, 2021. https://www.upr.org/post/science-unwrapped-tracking-mosquitoes-3
American Genetic Association - Behind the Science: The value of diversity is not new to conservation biologists, applying this concept to our scientific community might be. BY NORAH SAARMAN and AMANDA ACKISS | JULY 15, 2021. https://blog.theaga.org/behind-the-science-the-value-of-diversity-is-not-new-to-conservation-biologists-applying-this-concept-to-our-scientific-community-might-be
KSL TV: USU Researcher Tracking Mosquitoes With Satellite Photos. BY MIKE ANDERSON | MARCH 24, 2021 AT 6:29 PM. https://ksltv.com/458297/usu-researcher-tracks-mosquitoes-with-satellite-photos
Yale School of the Environment - News: Using Landscape Connectivity to Control Deadly Mosquito-Borne Viruses. By Evlyn Pless | February 24, 2021. https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/using-landscape-connectivity-to-control-deadly-mosquitoborne-viruses/
Utah State University Today: USU Biologist Uses Machine-Learning Approach to Track Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | February 22, 2021. www.usu.edu/today/story/usu-biologist-uses-machine-learning-approach-to-track-disease-carrying-mosquitoes
Science Unwrapped: Making Use of the Great and Small: Tracking Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes with Satellites and Genetics. Science Unwrapped is a free, monthly presentation series, open to the public, hosted by Utah State University's College of Science | Oct 29, 2021. https://youtu.be/mO2QfFWYEtc
Utah State University Today: What's the Buzz? USU's Science Unwrapped Explores Mosquitoes Friday, Oct. 29. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | October 25, 2021. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/whats-the-buzz-usus-science-unwrapped-explores-mosquitoes-friday-oct-29
Utah Public Radio: Science Unwrapped – tracking mosquitoes. BY COLLEEN MEIDT | Oct, 2021. https://www.upr.org/post/science-unwrapped-tracking-mosquitoes-3
American Genetic Association - Behind the Science: The value of diversity is not new to conservation biologists, applying this concept to our scientific community might be. BY NORAH SAARMAN and AMANDA ACKISS | JULY 15, 2021. https://blog.theaga.org/behind-the-science-the-value-of-diversity-is-not-new-to-conservation-biologists-applying-this-concept-to-our-scientific-community-might-be
KSL TV: USU Researcher Tracking Mosquitoes With Satellite Photos. BY MIKE ANDERSON | MARCH 24, 2021 AT 6:29 PM. https://ksltv.com/458297/usu-researcher-tracks-mosquitoes-with-satellite-photos
Yale School of the Environment - News: Using Landscape Connectivity to Control Deadly Mosquito-Borne Viruses. By Evlyn Pless | February 24, 2021. https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/using-landscape-connectivity-to-control-deadly-mosquitoborne-viruses/
Utah State University Today: USU Biologist Uses Machine-Learning Approach to Track Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto | February 22, 2021. www.usu.edu/today/story/usu-biologist-uses-machine-learning-approach-to-track-disease-carrying-mosquitoes