{"id":18,"date":"2012-05-29T09:35:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T14:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/template-agriflex\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:35:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:35:04","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Our overarching goal is to identify genomic variation between species and populations and to determine their role in adaptation and evolutionary innovation. <\/em><\/p>\n

We are currently carrying out research in three main areas:
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

1. New genes, a\"\"daptation and evolutionary novelties.\u00a0<\/strong>New genes evolve frequently and play a major role in phenotypic variation, adaptation and the emergence of novel traits. Our primary goals are (1) Determining the contribution of different processes, from gene duplication<\/a> to de novo gene<\/a> formation, to the \u00a0evolution of new genes; and (2) Establishing the biological function of new genes.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

2. Molecular basis of convergent evolution<\/strong>. Complex phenotypes may evolve independently along multiple\u00a0lineages that experience similar selective regimes, resulting in convergent adaptations. We are currently interested in studying genetic changes underpinning convergent evolution in C4 plants<\/a> and beetles.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"3. Genetic basis of drought resistance in loblolly pine.<\/strong>\u00a0One of our goals is to better understand the genetic basis of drought resistance in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda<\/em> L.), the most widely planted forest trees in Southeastern U.S. A multi-lab effort is ongoing\u00a0 to integrate physiological measurements,\u00a0 gene expression information<\/a> and genotyping data to identify genetic variants associated to drought resistance in loblolly pine.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our overarching goal is to identify genomic variation between species and populations and to determine their role in adaptation and evolutionary innovation. We are currently carrying out research in three… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1414,"featured_media":345,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat we do - Casola Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What we do - Casola Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our overarching goal is to identify genomic variation between species and populations and to determine their role in adaptation and evolutionary innovation. We are currently carrying out research in three... Read More →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casola Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-02T18:35:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/files\/2014\/10\/Presentation3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"3262\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"3894\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/\",\"name\":\"What we do - Casola Lab\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/files\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Presentation3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-29T14:35:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-02T18:35:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/files\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Presentation3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/files\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Presentation3.jpg\",\"width\":3262,\"height\":3894},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What we do\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/\",\"name\":\"Casola Lab\",\"description\":\"Gene evolution, convergent evolution, comparative genomics\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/agrilife.org\\\/casolalab\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What we do - Casola Lab","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What we do - Casola Lab","og_description":"Our overarching goal is to identify genomic variation between species and populations and to determine their role in adaptation and evolutionary innovation. We are currently carrying out research in three... Read More →","og_url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","og_site_name":"Casola Lab","article_modified_time":"2022-09-02T18:35:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":3262,"height":3894,"url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/files\/2014\/10\/Presentation3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","name":"What we do - Casola Lab","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/files\/2014\/10\/Presentation3.jpg","datePublished":"2012-05-29T14:35:38+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-02T18:35:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/files\/2014\/10\/Presentation3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/files\/2014\/10\/Presentation3.jpg","width":3262,"height":3894},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What we do"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/#website","url":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/","name":"Casola Lab","description":"Gene evolution, convergent evolution, comparative genomics","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/casolalab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}