Aram D. Stump | Faculty Profiles

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D., University of Notre Dame (2005)

M.S., Michigan State University (2000)

B.S., University of Michigan (1996)

Recent Courses

Genetics

Guided Research Caenorhabditis Elegans Neurobiology

Guided Research Molecular Genetics

Organic Evolution

Research Project Lab

Special Research Problems Molecular Genetics

Thesis Research Molecular Genetics

Specialization/Interests

Genetics, Genomics, Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in the study of population variation, evolutionary processes, and organismal biology using the tools of molecular genetics.

Recent and current projects have investigated the evolution of a number of different genes, as well as the population genetics of a number of different species.

In past research I have studied the evolution and organismal biology of various insects, including swallowtail butterflies, malaria mosquitoes, and fruit flies.

Articles

Stump, A., Dillon-White, M., & Gu, S. (2013), Molecular evolution of the moonlighting protein SMN in metazoans. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 8, 220-230.

Stump, A. & Ostrozhynska, K. (2013), Selective constraint and the evolution of the RNA Polymerase II C-terminal domain. Transcription, 4, 77-86.

Stump, A., Jablonski, S., Bouton, L., & Wilder, J. (2011), Distribution and mechanism of alpha-amanitin tolerance in mycophagous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Environmental Entomology, 40, 1604-1612.

Stump, A., Pombi, M., Goeddel, L., Ribeiro, J., Wilder, J., della Torre, A. & Besansky, N. (2007), Genetic exchange in 2La inversion heterokaryotypes of Anopheles gambiae. Insect Molecular Biology, 16, 703-709.

Pombi, M., Stump, A., della Torre, A., & Besansky, N. (2006), Variation in recombination rate across the X chromosome of Anopheles gambiae. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 75, 901-903.

Stump, A. & Scriber, J. (2006), Sperm precedence in experimental interspecific multiple matings of hybridizing North American swallowtail butterfly species (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 60, 65-78.

Kayondo, J., Mukwaya, L., Stump, A., Michel, A., Coulibaly, M., Besansky, N., & Collins, F. (2005), Genetic structure of Anopheles gambiae populations on islands in northwestern Lake Victoria, Uganda. Malaria Journal, 4, 59.

Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C., Collins, F. & Besansky, N. (2005), Centromere-proximal differentiation and speciation in Anopheles gambiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 102, 15930-15935.

Stump, A., Shoener, J., Costantini, C., Sagnon, N. & Besansky, N. (2005), Sex-linked differentiation between incipient species of Anopheles gambiae. Genetics, 169, 1509-1519.

Stump, A., Atieli, F., Vulule, J. & Besansky, N. (2004), Dynamics of the pyrethroid knockdown resistance allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae in response to insecticide-treated bed net trials. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70, 591-596.

Stump, A., Sperling, F., Crim, A., & Scriber, J. (2003), Gene flow between Great Lakes region populations of the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio canadensis, near the hybrid zone with P. glaucus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Great Lakes Entomologist, 36, 41-53.

Conference Presentations

Stump, A., Dillon-White, M, & Gu, S. (2013). Molecular evolution of the moonlighting protein SMN in the metazoans. In Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Stump, A. & Murtaza, S. (2012). Gene duplication and loss in intelectin evolution. In 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Lall, D. & Stump, A. (2012). Different rates of evolutionary change in mammal transferrin paralogs. In National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Ogden, UT.

John, S. & Stump, A. (2012). Evolution of the delta-lactoferrin isoform in the primates. In National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Ogden, UT.

Stump, A. & Malyshev, Y. (2010). Evolution of the transferrin protein superfamily in mammals. In Society for the Study of Evolution, Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.

Stump, A., Bouton, L. & Wilder, J. (2009). Patterns of variation in the large subunit of RNA Polymerase II between Drosophila species. In Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Annual Meeting. Iowa City, IA.

Stump, A., Fitzpatrick, M., Lobo, N., Traore, S., Sagnon, N., Costantini, C. et al. (2005). Selection and the origin of incipient species within the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. In American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting. Washington DC.

Stump, A., Vulule, J., Atieli, F. & Besansky N. (2003). Dynamics of the kdr allele in western Kenyan populations of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in response to an insecticide-treated bednet trial. In American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Annual Meeting. Philadephia, PA.

Stump, A. & Scriber, J. (2000). Introgression of mitochondrial and nuclear Papilio glaucus genes into P. canadensis populations. In Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Montreal, QC, Canada.

Stump, A. & Scriber, J. (1999). Mating success and sperm precedence in hybridizing Papilio species (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). In Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

Stump, A. & Scriber, J. (1998). Sperm precedence in multiply-mating Papilio species (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). In Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.

Invited Presentations

Stump, A. (2004, March). Searching for genome regions involved in incipient speciation in the African Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Entomological Society of America, North Central Branch Meeting, Kansas City, MO..

Professional Activities

Manuscript reviewer for The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, and Evolutionary Applications.