University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Mary 'Molly' Rorick

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
Pascual Lab

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    2041 Kraus Natural Science Building
    830 North University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
  • Phone: (734) 615-9805
  • Fax: (734) 763-0544
  • Email: rorick@umich.edu

Fields of study

Evolution, genetics

Academic background

Ph.D., Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2011

Research interests

I will be studying the evolution of malaria var genes in the context of the parasite's transmission dynamics. The aim is to understand the forces and constraints that determine var gene diversity (which is extensive and complex), since this could substantially improve the design of surveillance methods, vaccines and interventions.

Mentor

Mercedes Pascual

UM affiliation

  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Research feature

Modeling of parasite diversity could help eliminate malaria
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