NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for FY 1998

摘要DBI-9803886 Willie J. Swanson 这一行动为1998年NSF/Alfred P. Sloan分子进化博士后研究奖学金提供资金。 这些奖学金支持研究涉及的理论，比较，计算，和/或实验分析的生物模式和过程在分子水平的框架内器官的进化变化和适应。这些研究还包括使用分子数据来解决更广泛的进化问题。 每项研究金资助一项研究和培训计划，该计划将在一个赞助实验室进行。 该研究金的研究和培训计划题为“生殖系统的分子进化”， 基因：果蝇雄性附属腺蛋白及其雌性受体”。 正选择促进了生殖相关基因的多样性，但选择力仍不清楚。 这项研究将检查果蝇雄性附属腺蛋白及其雌性受体，以了解驱动它们分化的选择力。这些结果可能会让我们深入了解物种形成的驱动力。

Abstract DBI-9803886 Willie J. Swanson This action funds an NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for 1998. These fellowships support studies involving the theoretical, comparative, computational, and/or experimental analyses of biological patterns and processes at the molecular level within the framework of organismic evolutionary change and adaptation. These studies also include the use of molecular data to address broader evolutionary questions. Each fellowship supports a research and training plan to be carried out in a sponsoring laboratory. The research and training plan for this fellowship is entitled "Molecular evolution of reproductive genes: Drosophila male accessory gland proteins and their female receptors". The diversification of several genes involved in reproduction has been shown to be promoted by positive selection, however, the selective force(s) remain unknown. The research proposed will examine Drosophila male accessory gland proteins and their female receptors in order to understand the selective forces driving their divergence. The results may yield insights into the forces driving speciation.