Diplomas/DegreesPh.D., University of Notre Dame (2005)
M.S., Michigan State University (2000)
B.S., University of Michigan (1996)
Recent CoursesGenetics
Genetics Project Lab
Guided Research Comparative Genomics
Guided Research Molecular Genetics
Guided Research Population Genetics
Guided Research In Biology Evolutionary Genetics
Guided Research: Capstone Experience Comparative Genomics
Special Research Problems Biotechnology Internship
Special Research Problems Internship Biotech
Teaching Specializations/InterestsGenetics, Genomics, Population and Evolutionary Genetics
Research InterestsI 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.
Refereed ArticlesStump, A., Pombi, M., Goeddel, L., Ribeiro, J., Wilder, J., della Torre, A. & Besansky, N. (2007), 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), Variation in recombination rate across the X chromosome of Anopheles gambiae. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75, 901-903.
Stump, A. & Scriber, J. (2006), Sperm precedence in experimental interspecific multiple matings of hybridizing North American swallowtail butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 60, 65-78.
Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C., Collins, F. & Besansky, N. (2005), 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), Sex-linked differentiation between incipient species of Anopheles gambiae. Genetics, 169, 1509-1519.
Stump, A., Atieli, F., Vulule, J. & Besansky, N. (2004), 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 Presentation/LectureStump, A. (2004, March). 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/PapersStump, A. & Malyshev, Y. (2010). Evolution of the transferrin protein superfamily in mammals. In Society for the Study of Evolution, Annual Meeting.. Portland, OR.
Stump, A., Bouton, L. & Wilder, J. (2009). Patterns of variation in the large subunit of RNA Polymerase II between Drosophila species. In Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Annual Meeting.. Iowa City, IA.
Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C. et al. (2005). Selection and the origin of incipient species within the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. In American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting.. Washington DC.
Stump, A., Vulule, J., Atieli, F. & Besansky N. (2003). Dynamics of the kdr allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in response to an insecticide-treated bednet trial. In American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting.. Philadephia, PA.
Professional ActivitiesManuscript reviewer for The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, BMC Evolutionary Biology, and Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
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