Welcome to the home page for the lab of Xyrus Maurer-Alcalá. Our group explores various aspects of eukaryotic evolution and diversity, incorporating diverse approaches from the bench to bioinformatic analyses. We are located at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Highlights
Our Research
We are passionate about the origins, evolution, and diversification of eukaryotes and their genomes. We combine dry and wet lab, spanning from experimental evolution, life history studies, genomics, phylogenetics and lots of bioinformatics.
Our Publications
A great way to learn about our work is to see what we’ve published. Browse or search our full list of publications here.
Our Team
Our team is made up of undergraduate students and graduate students. We come from backgrounds ranging from experimental biology to computer science to bioinformatics. Meet the team!