UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

M O L E C U L A R & C O M P U TAT I O NA L B I O LO G Y
COLLOQUIUM SERIES

Filipe Alberto, PhD

Associate Professor
from
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
will present on

"Using genetics to unravel the

ecology and economic potential
of the giant kelp Macrocystis
pyrifera”

Abstract: The giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, is a fast

Friday, April 5, 2019
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Ray R. Irani Hall
1050 Childs Way, RRI 101
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910
For additional information,
contact:
Sergey Nuzhdin, PhD
snuzhdin@usc.edu
Jen Nelson
jmbrewer@usc.edu
growing brown algae of enormous ecological and
economic interest that forms luxurious submerged
forests in many parts of world. Following decades of
exciting giant kelp ecological research in California, in
the last ten years population genetics analysis has tackled
giant kelp life history secrets. Genetic analysis extended
our knowledge in many areas from gene-flow and meta-
population dynamics; biogeography; mating system and
inbreeding depression to inter individual heterogeneity
and clonality. In this presentation I will synthesize our
findings in the aforementioned areas and discuss how this
background knowledge contributed to first genomic
selection program targeting this important kelp.