Welcome to the Larracuente Lab!
We study the evolution of selfish DNA using genomic, population genetic, molecular and cytological methods. The lab is located at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. We are part of the Evolution, Ecology, Genetics, and Genomics group in the Department of Biology and are affiliated with the Goergen Institute for Data Science and AI and the Center for RNA Biology.
news
| Feb 06, 2026 | Logan Edvalson was awarded an NIH F31 fellowship to study the molecular mechanisms of drive. Congratulations Logan!! |
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| Jan 06, 2026 | Tyler Handler was awarded a Victoria Finnerty Travel Award from the Genetics Society of America to attend the annual Drosophila Conference in Chicago this spring. He will present his work on the suppressor of Segregation Distorter. Congrats Tyler! |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Amanda Larracuente was awarded the Mid-Career Excellence Award from the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution. |
| Jul 03, 2025 | Amanda Larracuente and John Sproul published a short perspectives piece on a new tool for visualizing repeats in genome assemblies called RepeatOBserver. Check out the publication in Molecular Ecology Resources. |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Emiliano Martí was awarded the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics from the Genetics Society of America!   |