John Mulley – Background
I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Natural Sciences at Bangor University. Prior to my appointment in 2010 I did doctoral and post-doctoral research in the Department of Zoology at Oxford. I have a broad range of research interests, mainly focused around the role of gene and genome duplication in vertebrate evolution, and evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo). Current models for this research include desert rodents, cartilaginous fish and venomous snakes. Follow the links for more on my research, teaching and publications (including preprint versions of submitted manuscripts).
Research highlights
Our paper on the unusual chromosomes of the Mongolian gerbil is now out in Molecular Biology and Evolution: ‘A New Chromosome-Assigned Mongolian Gerbil Genome Allows Characterization of Complete Centromeres and a Fully Heterochromatic Chromosome‘
Dissertation work by undergrad Grace Rogerson now online in the Journal of Experimental Biology! ‘Incubation temperature alters stripe formation and head colouration in American alligator hatchlings and is unaffected by E2-induced sex reversal’
New paper! ‘Regulation of posterior Hox genes by sex steroids explains vertebral variation in inbred mouse strains‘
Older news:
Some exciting pilot data is starting to come in for my new vertebral variation project, inspired by some old research by the late, great Dame Anne McLaren.
Most recent gerbil paper now online at Molecular Biology and Evolution – runaway GC mutation in gerbils! More strange goings on in the #WorldsMostInterestingGenome.
I’ve been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Research project grant for more work on the gerbil genome – the most interesting genome in the world! This grant will fund analyses of GC-rich DNA and weird chromosomes. A paper on our Mongolian gerbil genome map and X/Y chromosome assay has just been accepted to Mammalian Genome. This paper includes work from some undergraduate and postgraduate project students. As part of our project to map the gerbil genome, we’ve shown that they are not as inbred as previously claimed, whilst supposedly outbred hamsters actually have very little genetic diversity!
Brief CV
PGCertHE – Bangor University, 2013
DPhil – Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, 2007
MRes Biosystematics – Natural History Museum and Imperial College, London, 2003
BSc (Hons) Genetics – University of Liverpool, 2002
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Contact details
School of Natural Sciences,
Bangor University, Brambell Building,
Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1248 383 492
Email: j.mulley (at) bangor.ac.uk
Twitter: @JohnMulley
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