Jared Strasburg

Jared Strasburg is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth. His academic career spans both research and education, with a focus on genetics and genomics. He teaches foundational courses in General Biology, Genetics, and Evolution while maintaining an active research program in population genetics and hybridization.

• B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology)
• Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

His research explores genetic mechanisms in evolutionary processes, including speciation, hybridization, and adaptive divergence. Key focuses include invasive species dynamics, conservation genetics, and plant genome evolution. Publications such as "Investigating population genetics of invasive rainbow smelt" (2020) and "Genomic patterns of adaptive divergence in sunflowers" (2009) demonstrate his expertise in applying genetic tools to ecological and evolutionary questions.

Recent work integrates methodological innovations in non-invasive DNA sampling and comparative phylogeography. He has mentored multiple graduate students in the Integrated Biosciences program, emphasizing both empirical and computational approaches to genetic research.