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— About Our Fund —

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The Conservation Genetics Fund supports the Genomic Variation Laboratory (GVL) at UC Davis. Your donation supports both quality science that informs species conservation and the students that generate that science.

 

The Genomic Variation Laboratory works with wildlife managers to help answer questions essential for species conservation. For example, our work helps define species and their phylogenetic relationships and informs the genetics of reintroductions. We study topics such as evolution, predation, aquaculture, population genetics structure, hybridization, and genetic management for reintroduction of salmonids.

 

Our lab trains undergraduate and graduate students in many different molecular biological techniques, preparing them for a wide variety of careers. Andrea Schreier is very supportive of career development and encourages her students to attend conferences, participate in internships, and network with agency biologists. We also host visiting researchers from outside the university to work with us in our lab.