Joanna Rifkin, Phd Email & Phone Number

I study the evolution of sex chromosomes and dioecy in the genus Rumex (dock and sorrel).

Ph.D. student, University Program in Genetics and Genomics

Nunn Lab, Harvard University

After graduating cum laude from Amherst College, I worked as a research assistant in Charlie Nunn's lab in the Evolutionary Anthropology department at Harvard University. My responsibilities included: • Collecting, managing and summarizing scientific literature for Dr. Nunn • Performing a literature review and meta-analysis on the relationship between parasitism and group size, which led to a publication in The American Naturalist • Coordinating the first and second annual AnthroTree workshops to educate over 50 diverse researchers in tools of phylogenetic comparative analysis

As an intern at a small pharmaceutical company in Cambridge MA, I used zebrafish as models for drug efficacy and toxicity testing.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Genetics And Genomics

Ba, Cum Laude With Distinction, Biology

At Amherst College, I balanced my interests in the sciences and the humanities by double-majoring in Biology and Classical Studies. My.

Ba, Classics

My Classics coursework at Amherst included extensive reading of prose and poetry in both Latin and Greek, including Latin Prose.

Organization For Tropical Studies Undergraduate Study Abroad Program, Costa Rica

- Coursework in Tropical Biology, Experimental Design and Conservation - Independent research at field stations in Costa Rica