Dr. Brigette Williams

Department

Biology
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield

Postal mail

Missouri State University
Biology
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

Details

Education

  • PhD, Biology-Plant Epigenomics, 2021, Saint Louis University
  • MS, Plant Science-Breeding and Genetics, 2016, Missouri State University
  • BS, Biology/Psychology, 2011, Drury University

Teaching

  • BIO 235 Genetics
  • BIO 236 Genetics Laboratory

Research and professional interests

My lab seeks to understand the epigenome as a compensatory mechanism in evolution and its relevance in plant resilience, plasticity, and adaptive capacity, including its role in the "phenotype-first" model of evolution. My research integrates genomic, epigenomic, and phenotypic approaches in experimental studies to understand how organisms contend with low genetic diversity and to characterize organismal responses to different environmental conditions with a special interest in rare and at-risk plant taxa. 

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