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Laura Galloway is the Commonwealth Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia, affiliated with the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on evolutionary and ecological genetics, particularly in Campanula americana, exploring mechanisms like climate-driven local adaptation, cytonuclear incompatibility, and mating system evolution.
- Research Themes: Evolutionary response to climate warming, reproductive isolation, and polyploidy
- Lab News: 2025 welcomes Emma Lou; 2024 includes publications from Antoine Perrier, Hanna Makowski, and Keric Lamb
Publications (2025-2022): Recent work emphasizes rear-edge population adaptation, chloroplast-genome interactions in speciation, and genetic load. Key journals include BMC Genomics, New Phytologist, and Molecular Ecology.
Students: Advisees include Antoine Perrier (PhD 2024), Keric Lamb (PhD 2024), and Hanna Makowski. Emily Scott (undergraduate) received the Young Botanist award and other honors.
Grants: Collaborative Research grants (2015) and NRT-ROL funding (2020) support her work.
