Sophie Archambeault

Assistant Professor Sophie Archambeault investigates evolutionary genetics in the Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco. Her work centers on genetic mechanisms underlying adaptation, using threespine stickleback fish as a model system.

Research Focus: Archambeault studies how genetic variation drives phenotypic adaptation, particularly examining pleiotropic effects and recombination landscapes across marine and freshwater populations. Key approaches include association mapping and comparative genomics to unravel genetic architecture of adaptive traits.

Educational Background: PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from University of Washington, MS in Biology from San Francisco State University, and BA in Zoology from Connecticut College.