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Fields of study
Evolution of the genetic components of the vomeronasal system.
Research interests
I am interested in vertebrate genome evolution. Specifically I study the evolution of the vomeronasal system by looking at the vomeronasal specific genes, V1Rs, V2Rs, and Trp2. Additionally I work on lineage specific pseudogenes.
Academic background
B.S., Ecology from the University of Georgia; B.S., Chemistry from the University of Georgia.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wgrus/
Advisor
Jianzhi (George) Zhang
Lab Web site
Zhang Lab home page
News
Grus begins postdoc in Seattle
Recent graduate Wendy Grus began a postdoctoral fellowship at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Wash. She is looking at the effects of genetic variation within and between species on olfactory receptor function.
Grus’ YouTube video in the news
The Ann Arbor News featured the funny YouTube video short “Seminarcolepsy” written by Wendy Grus, Ph.D. student.
Recent publications
W.E.Grus and J Zhang. 2004. Rapid turnover and species-specificity of vomeronasal pheromone receptor genes in mice and rats. Gene. 340. 303-312.
W.E. Grus, P. Shi,Y.P. Zhang,and J. Zhang. 2005. Dramatic variation of the vomeronasal pheromone receptor gene repertoire among five orders of placental and marsupial mammals. PNAS.
Wang, X., W.E. Grus, and J. Zhang. 2006. Gene losses during human origins./PLoS Biol./ 4(3) :e52.
Grus, W. E., and J. Zhang. 2006. Origin and evolution of the vertebrate vomeronasal system viewed through system-specific genes, BioEssays, in press.
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