I am Yuqing Chen (she/her). My first name can be pronounced as "yu-ch'ing". Friends also call me Iris.
I'm currently a Conservation Biology PhD candidate at the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University.
- π My research focuses on marine population conservation and restoration
- 𧬠I'm interested in evolutionary and ecological inquiries about shellfish populations
- π¦ͺ I study eastern oysters and a little bit of surfclams
- π©π»βπ» I use population genetics, genomics, data science, bioinformatics
Research interests keywords: admixture & introgression, inbreeding, adaptation, divergence, domestication