Dr. Sarah Lucas
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email: s.lucas@uni-muenster.de
Tel.: +49-(0)251-83-21633
Room: Hüfferstr.1 100.19
ORCID: 0000-0002-2832-044X
Curriculum Vitae
- 2024 - present: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics Group,
Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Germany - 2019 - 2024: PhD student in the group of Dr. Nathan Clark, University of Utah, USA
Dissertation: Elucidating Genetic Changes in Vision and Gene Family Evolution through a Comparative Genomic Lens - 2017 – 2019: Research stay in groups of Dr. John Mascola and Dr. Nancy Sullivan, National Institutes of Health
- 2013 – 2017: B.Sc. in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, USA
Thesis: Exploring the Use of Bacterial Toxin-Antitoxin Systems in Gene Therapy
Grants and Awards
- Graduate Student Travel Assistance Award
- John H. Weis Memorial Graduate Student Travel Award
Research Interest
- De novo protein evolution
- Genome Evolution
- Comparative Genomics
Publications
- Highly Dynamic Gene Family Evolution Suggests Changing Roles for PON Genes Within Metazoa
S. Lucas, A. Graham, J. Presnell, N. Clark.
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023 - Vaccination with prefusion-stabilized respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein induces genetically and antigenically diverse antibody responses
M. Mukhamedova, D. Wrapp. C. Shen, M. Gilman, T. Ruckwardt, C. Schramm, L. Ault, L. Chang, A. Derrien-Colemyn; S. Lucas, et al.
Immunity, 2021