Artyom Kopp
Associate Professor
akopp@ucdavis.edu

Evolution and Ecology

Office
3322/3333/3337 Storer Hall
(530) 752-8657

Lab
(530)-752-8328


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Degrees:
1999 PhD Washington University Developmental Biology
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.
Department and Center Affiliations:
Center for Population Biology
Department of Evolution and Ecology
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Genetics  
Population Biology  
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology  
Publications: Last updated 11/20/2009
  • Barmina, O and Kopp, A. (2007) Sex-specific regulation of a HOX gene associated with rapid morphological evolution. Devel Biol 311: 277-286.
  • Tanaka, K., Barmina, O., and Kopp, A. (2009). Distinct developmental mechanisms underly the evolutionary diversification of Drosophila sex combs. PNAS 106: 4764 – 4769.
  • Kopp, A. (2009). Metamodels and phylogenetic replication: A systematic approach to the evolution of developmental pathways. Evolution 63: 2771-2789
  • Telonis-Scott, M., Kopp, A., Wayne, M. L., Nuzhdin, S. V., and McIntyre, L. M. (2009). Sex-specific splicing in Drosophila: Widespread occurrence, tissue-specificity, and evolutionary conservation. Genetics 181: 421-434.
  • Williams, T. M., Selegue, J., Werner, T., Gompel, N., Kopp, A., and Carroll, S. B. (2008). The regulation and evolution of a genetic switch controlling sexually dimorphic traits in Drosophila. Cell 134: 610-623.
  • Kopp, A., Barmina, O., Hamilton, A., Higgins, L., McIntyre, L., and Jones, C. (2008) Evolution of gene expression in the Drosophila olfactory system. Mol Biol Evol 25:1081-1092.
  • Ng, C.-S., Hamilton, A. M., Frank, A., Barmina, O., and Kopp, A. (2008). Genetic basis of sex-specific color patterns in Drosophila malerkotliana. Genetics 180: 421-429.
Courses:
EVE 100 Introduction to Evolution Fall
EVE 150 Evolution of Animal Development Winter
EVE 298 Practical Drosophila Genetics