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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame (2005)
M.S., Michigan State University (2000)
B.S., University of Michigan (1996)

Recent Courses

Biological Concepts And Methods I I (lab)
Genetics
Genetics ( Lecture )
Genetics Project Lab
Guided Research Genetics Of Lactoferrin
Guided Research In Biology Genetics Of Lactoferrin
Honors Colloquium

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in the study of population variation, evolutionary processes, and organismal biology using the tools of molecular genetics.

My current projects involve lactoferrin, a mammalian protein involved in iron uptake, defense against pathogens, and regulation of inflammatory responses. I am working to characterize the distribution of variants of lactoferrin in human populations, and to determine whether selection has played a role in shaping this distribution. I am also working to describe the patterns of change in the lactoferrin gene that has occurred during the evolution of the mammals.

In past research I have studied the evolution and organismal biology of various insects, including swallowtail butterflies, malaria mosquitoes, and fruit flies.

Recent Articles

Stump, A., Pombi, M., Goeddel, L., Ribeiro, J., Wilder, J., della Torre, A. & Besansky, N. (2007, 12). Genetic exchange in 2La inversion heterokaryotypes of Anopheles gambiae. Insect Molecular Biology, 16, 703-709

Pombi, M., Stump, A., della Torre, A., & Besansky, N. (2006, 11). Variation in recombination rate across the X chromosome of Anopheles gambiae. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75, 901-903

Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C., Collins, F. & Besansky, N. (2005, 11). Centromere-proximal differentiation and speciation in Anopheles gambiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 102, 15930-15935

Stump, A., Shoener, J., Costantini, C., Sagnon, N. & Besansky, N. (2005, 3). Sex-linked differentiation between incipient species of Anopheles gambiae. Genetics, 169, 1509-1519

Stump, A., Atieli, F., Vulule, J. & Besansky, N. (2004, 6). Dynamics of the pyrethroid knockdown resistance allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae in response to insecticide-treated bed net trials. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70, 591-596

Invited Presentations and Lectures

Stump, A. (31 March 2004). Searching for genome regions involved in incipient speciation in the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meeting, Kansas City, MO.

Conference Presentations and Papers

Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C. et al. (13 December 2005). Selection and the origin of incipient species within the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting., Washington DC

Stump, A., Vulule, J., Atieli, F. & Besansky N. (07 December 2003). Dynamics of the kdr allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in response to an insecticide-treated bednet trial. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting., Philadephia, PA

Professional Activities

Manuscript reviewer for The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.