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Maitreya Dunham is Professor and Chair of the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her laboratory combines experimental evolution with genomic analysis and comparative functional genomics to study genetic networks in yeast, with particular interest in how gene and chromosome copy number changes lead to phenotypes.
Her research spans multiple areas including Cancer Biology, Gene Expression, Cell Cycle & Chromosome Biology, and Genetics, Genomics & Evolution. The Dunham Lab develops and applies genomic tools to study genome evolution and genetic variation in both yeast and humans, with projects focused on understanding the costs and benefits of aneuploidy, evolving hybrid yeasts, and developing high throughput methods for measuring genetic variation impact.
Her recent publications reveal strong trends in experimental evolution techniques applied to yeast systems, with increasing emphasis on educational outreach through the yEvo program. Her work bridges fundamental research with practical applications in pharmacogenomics, cancer biology, and science education.
As an educator and leader, she has developed innovative programs connecting high school students with cutting-edge research through the yEvo project, which has produced multiple publications involving student researchers. She also organizes the 'Wednesday Evening at the Genome' public lecture series.
Her laboratory maintains active collaborations across multiple institutions and has developed several important tools including the yEvo Mutation Browser, a Shiny app for visualizing experimental evolution data that she recently announced on social media.
