Jeffrey M. Marcus

Jeffrey M. Marcus is Professor and Associate Head Undergraduate (Student Experience) in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on the genetic and developmental basis of phenotypic variation, primarily using colour pattern formation in butterflies and moths as a model system.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Zoology, Duke University (2002)
• M.Phil. in Genetics, University of Cambridge (1996)
• B.A. in Honors Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University (1995)

Research employs diverse approaches including genomics, molecular phylogenetics, transgenics, immunohistochemistry, and computational biology to study evolutionary developmental mechanisms.