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Integrating theory, genomics, and comparative approaches to break barriers to the understanding of genome structure and sex chromosome evolution.

Award Number: R35GM138098
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Project summary Genome structure, at a fundamental level, can be described by the division of the genome into autosomes and sex chromosomes. Meiotic drive, segregation mechanisms, sexual antagonism, epistasis, benefits of higher or lower recombination, and drift have all been implicated in changes in chromosome number as well as the proportion of the genome contained within sex chromosomes. However, despite over a century of work, none of these factors can adequately explain the striking variation in genome organization across species. The long-term goals of our research program are: (1) to develop new and robust models to better explain the forces that lead to changes in the number of chromosomes and the proportion of the genome contained in sex chromosomes, and (2) to understand how these characteristics impact the evolution of other traits including common chromosomal disorders like Klinefelter syndrome and Turner syndrome. This will be achieved by implementing a three-pronged approach combining comparative, genomic, and theoretical methods to gain new insight into genome evolution. First, comparative phylogenetic methods will be applied to genomic and phenotypic data spanning long evolutionary time scales to estimate the rates of evolution of sex chromosomes and chromosome number and link variation in these rates with life-history or other traits. Over shorter time periods genetic and genomic studies are used within and among species to understand the nature of segregating variation in genome structure and genetic variation that is sexually antagonistic. Finally, these approaches are supplemented with theoretical work to test and develop hypotheses inspired by results or to aid in experimental design for genetic and genomic studies. Together, the results of this work will be an unprecedented understanding of the evolutionary forces that have shaped the large-scale structure of genome across the tree of life and continue to impact our genomes today


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $351,410 )
2024	2024	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKY S STE 300	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	BRAZOS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	6/5/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$351,410
														Subtotal = $351,410

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $351,410 )
2023	2023	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKY S STE 300	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	BRAZOS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	6/30/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$351,410
														Subtotal = $351,410

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $351,410 )
2022	2022	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKY S STE 300	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	BRAZOS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	6/13/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$351,410
														Subtotal = $351,410

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $365,910 )
2021	2021	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKY S STE 300	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	BRAZOS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	6/8/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$365,910
														Subtotal = $365,910

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $364,967 )
2020	2020	TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY	400 HARVEY MITCHELL PKY S STE 300	COLLEGE STATION	TX	77845	BRAZOS	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	7/1/2020	NEW	$364,967
														Subtotal = $364,967

Grand Total All Awards = $1,785,107

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Integrating theory, genomics, and comparative approaches to break barriers to the understanding of genome structure and sex chromosome evolution.

Award Number: R35GM138098

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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