معرفی
Sarah D. Kocher is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University, affiliated with the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. Her lab integrates evolutionary genomics, neurobiology, and ecology to study social behavior in bees.
Research Interests:
- Evolution of social behavior in halictid bees and treehoppers
- Molecular and ecological drivers of social polymorphism
- Neurogenomic architecture of collective behaviors
- Host-microbe interactions in social insects
- Developmental and evolutionary trade-offs in sociality
Recent Article Trends: Her work from 2023-2016 focuses on eusociality in sweat bees, social network dynamics, hormonal regulation of behavior, and genomic mechanisms underlying social evolution. Keywords span Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Behavioral Ecology.
Scientific Awards:
- HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
- Packard Fellowship
- NIH New Innovator Award
Graduate Students: Includes Ian Traniello (Lewis-Sigler Scholar), Dee Ruttenberg (QCB), Kennedy Saitoti (EEB), Charlotte Knopp (EEB), Michelle White (EEB), Daniel Cardona (EEB), Fiona Corcoran (EEB), and Micah Fletcher (QCB).
Labs & Collaborations: The Kocher Lab at Princeton collaborates with institutions like the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and University of Missouri. They develop tools like NAPS for behavioral tracking and integrate fieldwork with genomic analysis.
