Blue Genes and Boots

Fossil Viruses and Genetic Conflicts with Dr. Harmit Malik

May 01, 2024 Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics
Fossil Viruses and Genetic Conflicts with Dr. Harmit Malik
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Blue Genes and Boots
Fossil Viruses and Genetic Conflicts with Dr. Harmit Malik
May 01, 2024
Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics

Welcome to Blue Genes and Boots, everyone!

In this episode, Emmarie and Veronika talk to Dr. Harmit Malik, a professor and associate director of the Basic Science Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. He received his BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Rochester. His lab studies the evolution of genetic conflict in Drosophila, primates, and yeast, with a focus on centromeres, viruses, and mobile elements.

If you want to know more about the research discussed in this episode or about the Genetics program at Texas A&M, please visit the following websites:

Dr. Harmit Malik’s bio: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/malik-harmit.html 

Dr. Malik’s lab website: https://research.fredhutch.org/malik/en.html 

Dr. Malik’s Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=68yAqOQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 

Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu 

Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu 

Show Notes

Welcome to Blue Genes and Boots, everyone!

In this episode, Emmarie and Veronika talk to Dr. Harmit Malik, a professor and associate director of the Basic Science Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. He received his BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Rochester. His lab studies the evolution of genetic conflict in Drosophila, primates, and yeast, with a focus on centromeres, viruses, and mobile elements.

If you want to know more about the research discussed in this episode or about the Genetics program at Texas A&M, please visit the following websites:

Dr. Harmit Malik’s bio: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/malik-harmit.html 

Dr. Malik’s lab website: https://research.fredhutch.org/malik/en.html 

Dr. Malik’s Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=68yAqOQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 

Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu 

Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu