Michael Tassia

Michael Tassia, Ph.D., is an evolutionary biologist specializing in marine invertebrates, particularly Hemichordates. His work integrates molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and bioinformatics to study genome evolution, biodiversity, and immunity across the animal kingdom. He has contributed to peer-reviewed publications on chemosymbiosis, ctenophore taxonomy, and deuterostome immune pathways.

• Research Themes
• Molecular Evolution
• Phylogenetics
• Genome Evolution
• Biodiversity
• Immunity Evolution
• Hemichordates

Publication Trends

Tassia's research spans 2016-2021, with a focus on marine genomics (2016-2019), computational biology (2021), and deep-sea adaptation (2019). Recent work (2020) explores novel ctenophore taxonomy, while earlier studies (2017-2018) investigate immune pathway evolution and mitochondrial genetic code anomalies.

Collaborations include institutions like Auburn University, University of Florida, and University of Alabama, though current affiliations remain unstated.