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    Helen Piontkivska

    Helen Piontkivska

    Associate Professor
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    Kent
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    Email:
    opiontki@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-3620
    Fax:
    330-672-3713

    Biography

    Research interests: Comparative and evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, molecular evolution.

    Courses Taught/Teaching

    • Bioinformatics
    • Elements of Genetics
    • Writing In Biological Sciences
    • Medical Genomics
    • Human Biology

     

    Education

    Ph.D., Penn State University

    Expertise

    Molecular evolution of genes and genomes
    large-scale analyses of genomic sequences
    adaptive evolution of host-parasite interactions
    Biological Sciences

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