Tanja Schwander
Tanja Schwander | |
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| Born | 1978 Evolutionary biologist |
| Institutions | University of Lausanne |
| Doctoral advisor | Laurent Keller |
Tanja Schwander is a Swiss evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of Lausanne. She is known for her work on the Evolution of sexual reproduction.
Education and career
Tanja Schwander obtained her PhD in 2007 from the
Bernard J. Crespi's lab, before being hired as an independent researcher at the University of Groningen. In 2013, she moved back to University of Lausanne to begin her own research group.[2]
Work
Tanja Schwander's work has focused on understanding the consequences of asexuality using Timema stick insects as a model system. Her work has contributed to the current understanding of the Evolution of sexual reproduction, the Paradox of Sex,[3] and Sexual conflict.
Awards
- 2009. John Maynard Smith Prize of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology[4]
- 2020. European Research Council Consolidator Grant[2]
Notable publications
- "Molecular evidence for ancient asexuality in Timema stick insects", Current Biology[5]
- "Deleterious mutation accumulation in asexual Timema stick insects", Molecular Biology and Evolution[6]
- "Neutral and selection-driven decay of sexual traits in asexual stick insects", Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences[7]
- "Consequences of asexuality in natural populations: insights from stick insects", Molecular Biology and Evolution[8]
References
- ^ "PhD Tanja Schwander". Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Career Tanja Schwander". Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- S2CID 13502795.
- ^ "John Maynard Smith Prize". Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Schwander T, Henry L, Crespi BJ (2011). Molecular evidence for ancient asexuality in Timema stick insects. Curr Biol 21: 1129โ1134.
- ^ Henry L, Schwander T, Crespi BJ (2012). Deleterious mutation accumulation in asexual Timema stick insects. Mol Biol Evol 29: 401โ408.
- ^ Schwander T, Crespi BJ, Gries R, Gries G (2013). Neutral and selection-driven decay of sexual traits in asexual stick insects. Proc Biol Sci 280: 20130823.
- ^ Bast J, Parker DJ, Dumas Z, Jalvingh KM, Tran Van P, Jaron KS, et al. (2018). Consequences of asexuality in natural populations: insights from stick insects. Mol Biol Evol 35: 1668โ1677.
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