Alice Dennis

Alice Dennis is a researcher at the Dr. Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, affiliated with the Institute of Life-Earth-Environment and the Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology. Her work spans genetics, biodiversity genomics, epigenetics, and comparative physiology, with a focus on adaptive mechanisms in extreme environments. She is actively involved in projects related to climate resilience, gene family evolution, and tropical organism adaptation.

• Doctor of Science, PhD in Biology from Louisiana State University (2010)
• Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of California Davis (2003)

Her research integrates epigenetic mechanisms with ecological stress response, particularly in non-model organisms. Recent projects examine cold adaptation in boreal ants, drought tolerance in cowpea, and epigenetic effects of environmental toxins in mangrove fish. She employs cutting-edge sequencing protocols to investigate adaptive ecology across diverse species.

Scientific publications show a focus on

• Mitochondrial genomics
• Allele-specific expression
• Gene family evolution
• Population genetics
• Ecotoxicogenomics
• Drought tolerance mechanisms

Her projects are frequently collaborative, involving institutions in Italy and Africa, with emphasis on equitable biodiversity research frameworks.