Jan DeJarnette

Jan DeJarnette is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), part of the College of Arts & Sciences. Their research focuses on T cell and B cell development and activation, with current work modeling evolutionary mechanisms of diversity in major histocompatibility class II genes using Caribbean birds as a model system.

• Education:
• Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Postdoctoral Research: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD
• Postdoctoral Research: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
• M.S. Biology, University of Louisville, KY
• B.A. Biology, University of Louisville, KY

Research interests include microbial ecology, global/local adaptation, and immunology. Current projects explore evolutionary genetics via avian models. No formal grants or awards listed, though active in scholarly work. Office: WH 0122.