My Fulbright research aims to utilize the rare comparative framework of two reproductively bimodal species that are endemic to Australia to identify genomic features that influence the evolution of egg-laying and live-birth.
Maggs (they/them) is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri. They received their PhD in Comparative Biology from the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History. Their research focuses on using phylogenetics, single cell technologies, and comparative genomics to better understand how complex traits evolve at the molecular level. Their research explores the evolution of reproductive modes in snakes and lizards, and the evolution of troglomorphic traits (cave-associated phenotypes) in teleosts. They are inspired by the value non-model organisms have for informing our understanding of evolution, human health, and the health of the planet.
Maggs’ Fulbright research aims to utilise the rare comparative framework of two reproductively bimodal species that are endemic to Australia to identify genomic features that influence the evolution of egg-laying and live-birth.