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  • 2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Doris Bachtrog is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work intersecting agricultural and biological sciences. The scientist has contributed extensively to genetics and molecular biology, with a focus on chromosomal and genetic variations as well as the genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities.

The main topics covered in Bachtrog's research include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

They have published consistently in the fields of genetics and molecular biology, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • PLoS Genetics
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Science

Bachtrog has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kamalakar Chatla
  • Kevin H.-C. Wei
  • Ryan Bracewell
  • Alison H. Nguyen
  • Dat Mai

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Doris Bachtrog include:

  • Origins and evolution of extreme life span in Pacific Ocean rockfishes, 2021, Science
  • The Y chromosome may contribute to sex-specific ageing in Drosophila, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The Drosophila Y Chromosome Affects Heterochromatin Integrity Genome-Wide, 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • The Y Chromosome as a Battleground for Intragenomic Conflict, 2020, Trends in Genetics
  • Toxic Y chromosome: Increased repeat expression and age-associated heterochromatin loss in male Drosophila with a young Y chromosome, 2021, PLoS Genetics

Over their career, Bachtrog has been recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 2007. Their work integrates aspects of evolutionary biology, genetics, and genomics, often with an emphasis on sex chromosomes and their roles in genetic integrity and ageing processes.

Best Publications

  • Sex Determination: Why So Many Ways of Doing It?

    Doris Bachtrog;Judith E. Mank;Catherine L. Peichel;Mark Kirkpatrick

  • Y-chromosome evolution: emerging insights into processes of Y-chromosome degeneration

    Doris Bachtrog

  • Are all sex chromosomes created equal

    Doris Bachtrog;Mark Kirkpatrick;Judith E. Mank;Stuart F. McDaniel

  • Horizontal Gene Transfer from Diverse Bacteria to an Insect Genome Enables a Tripartite Nested Mealybug Symbiosis

    Filip Husnik;Naruo Nikoh;Ryuichi Koga;Laura Ross

  • Tree of Sex: A database of sexual systems

    Tia-Lynn Ashman;Doris Bachtrog;Heath Blackmon;Emma E. Goldberg

  • Comparative sex chromosome genomics in snakes: differentiation, evolutionary strata, and lack of global dosage compensation.

    Beatriz Vicoso;J. J. Emerson;Yulia Zektser;Shivani Mahajan

  • Numerous transitions of sex chromosomes in Diptera.

    Beatriz Vicoso;Doris Bachtrog

  • Complex evolutionary trajectories of sex chromosomes across bird taxa

    Qi Zhou;Jilin Zhang;Doris Bachtrog;Na An

  • A dynamic view of sex chromosome evolution

    Doris Bachtrog

  • Reversal of an ancient sex chromosome to an autosome in Drosophila

    Beatriz Vicoso;Doris Bachtrog

  • Reduced adaptation of a non-recombining neo-Y chromosome

    Doris Bachtrog;Brian Charlesworth

  • EXTENSIVE INTROGRESSION OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA RELATIVE TO NUCLEAR GENES IN THE DROSOPHILA YAKUBA SPECIES GROUP

    Doris Bachtrog;Doris Bachtrog;Kevin Thornton;Andrew Clark;Peter Andolfatto

  • Neofunctionalization of young duplicate genes in Drosophila

    Raquel Assis;Doris Bachtrog

  • Sex-biased transcriptome evolution in Drosophila.

    Raquel Assis;Qi Zhou;Doris Bachtrog

  • The Temporal Dynamics of Processes Underlying Y Chromosome Degeneration

    Doris Bachtrog

  • Sex-specific adaptation drives early sex chromosome evolution in Drosophila.

    Qi Zhou;Doris Bachtrog

  • Sex Determination, Sex Chromosomes, and Karyotype Evolution in Insects

    Heath Blackmon;Laura Ross;Doris Bachtrog

  • Dosage Compensation via Transposable Element Mediated Rewiring of a Regulatory Network

    Christopher E. Ellison;Doris Bachtrog

  • Genomic degradation of a young Y chromosome in Drosophila miranda

    Doris Bachtrog;Emily Hom;Karen M Wong;Xulio Maside;Xulio Maside

  • Distribution of dinucleotide microsatellites in the Drosophila melanogaster genome.

    D Bachtrog;S Weiss;B Zangerl;G Brem

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Andolfatto
Peter Andolfatto Columbia University
Brian Charlesworth
Brian Charlesworth University of Edinburgh
Nicole Valenzuela
Nicole Valenzuela Iowa State University
Mark Kirkpatrick
Mark Kirkpatrick The University of Texas at Austin
Judith E. Mank
Judith E. Mank University of British Columbia
Ray Ming
Ray Ming University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah P. Otto
Sarah P. Otto University of British Columbia
Matthew W. Hahn
Matthew W. Hahn Indiana University
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Jeffrey D. Jensen
Jeffrey D. Jensen Arizona State University

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