Research
Schwartz Lab
Functional & Ecological Genomics
We are a research lab at Auburn University
We study how individuals respond to stressors in their environment;
How stressors alter growth, reproduction and aging; and
How stress responses evolve across populations and species
Schwartz Lab
Functional Genomics
Schwartz Lab
Functional Genomics
Catching invasive brown anole lizards.
Some require a team approach!
~Palm Beach, Florida
LAB MISSION
The mission of the Schwartz Lab is to discover new knowledge of how environmental stressors regulate life history traits such as reproduction and longevity in natural animal populations, bridging the gap between evolutionary biology and biomedical research. To do this we conduct experimental and observational studies utilizing physiological and functional and population genomic data to address questions on (1) how molecular stress response networks evolve and drive life history traits; and (2) how individuals respond to stress at the genetic, physiological, and organismal levels, and the consequential effects on life history traits and trade-offs. Our research findings are used to inform both human health and conservation. We strive for integrity, transparency and open science as we disseminate our findings for the betterment of human society and our natural world
LAB NEWS
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Tonia S. Schwartz
Department of Biological Sciences
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama, 36830
United States of America
tschwartz(at)auburn.edu
+1 (334) 844-1555