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The Perry Lab seeks to understand the genomic basis and evolution of complex adaptations. Our work combines functional, comparative, and population genomic approaches to identify the mechanisms underlying unique traits and investigate the evolutionary processes by which they arose. Our work is particularly motivated by understanding how gene regulatory architecture contributes to the evolution of novel traits, drives rapid adaptation, and underlies phenotypic variation in natural populations.

As highlighted below, our work leverages unique and non-traditional model systems to address broad evolutionary questions and provide insight into the mechanisms and regulation of extreme vertebrate adaptations.

See the Publications page to learn more about our most recent work.