- Royce Fellowship
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Sarah spent the summer and fall researching the intensity of sperm competition in primate species and its influence on genetic evolution. Specifically, she investigated the rate of evolution and amount of genetic variation in the gene encoding semenogelin I, a protein that may affect competition for fertilization between sperm from different males within the female’s reproductive tract.
Sarah received her B.S. in Biology from Brown University and her Ph.D. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. Sarah was a graduate student at Hartl Lab at Harvard University. She is currently a research associate in the Laboratory for Comparative Population Genomics at the University of Rochester. Her research interests are in population genetics, molecular evolution and sexual selection. Sarah is also a skater, coach and owner of the Boston Derby Dames, a roller derby league, since 2005.