Nathaniel Jue

Nathaniel Jue is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry at California State University, Monterey Bay, affiliated with the College of Science. His Genomics, Genetics, and Bioinformatics Lab explores evolutionary and functional genomics across biological systems from bacteria to mammals.

• Research areas: Evolutionary Genomics, Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, Marine Ecology
• Key projects: Evolution of complex organs, functional genetics of bioremediation bacteria, computational cancer systems biology

Research output spans X-chromosome dosage compensation in sheep and cattle, white shark genome evolution, and Antarctic salp genomics. Current lab members include Rahil Ryder (Masters student), Blake Hansen (metabolic modeling), Micaela Colmenarez (sex change evolution), and Connor Kemling (Poeciliidae transcriptomics). Former students include Talon Arbuckle (hemiclonal fish genome assembly) and Charlie Farber (UC Santa Cruz collaboration).

Scientific contributions include leading studies on:

• Genomic signatures in placental fish evolution
• Multi-organ Wnt pathway suppression in bone disorders
• Environmental sampling of bacterial outbreaks

Lab website: ORCID profile