About
Mission: CGCG harnesses the power of genomics to benefit sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation in a changing world.
Research
Engage in foundational research projects in natural resource conservation and ecological genomics.
Applications
Work with conservation and management practitioners to apply genomics research to guide resource management and sustainable production in a variety of aquatic and terrestrial systems.
Training
Mentor students and other research trainees at UI in the field of global change genomics. Provide training through outreach and workshops, and host visiting researchers at UI.
Collaboration
Serve as a regional hub for academic, government, tribal and private partners conducting research, education and outreach in global change genomics.
Who We Are
Leadership Team
Lisette Waits
Co-director
Distinguished Professor
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Paul Hohenlohe
Co-director
Professor
Biological Sciences
Chris Caudill
Professor
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
UI Internal Steering Committee
Chris Caudill
Professor
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Shirley Luckhart
Co-Director, Institute for Heatlth in the Human Ecosystem Professor
Biological Sciences and Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
JT Van Leuven
Assistant Professor
Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
Jack Sullivan
Professor
Biological Sciences
Pedro de Oliveira Viadanna
Assistant Professor
Aquaculture and Fish Health
Participating Faculty and Research Staff
Jennifer Adams
Research Scientist
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Courtney Conway
Director
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Chris Hamilton
Associate Professor
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
Shirley Luckhart
Co-Director, Institute for Heatlth in the Human Ecosystem Professor
Biological Sciences and Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
Janet Rachlow
Professor
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Brian Small
Director
Aquaculture Research Institute
Jack Sullivan
Professor
Biological Sciences
JT Van Leuven
Assistant Professor
Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences
David Ausband
Assistant Unit Leader
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Matt Falcy
Assistant Unit Leader
Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Jacob Bledsoe
Assistant Professor
Extension Specialist in Aquaculture
Pedro de Oliveira Viadanna
Assistant Professor
Aquaculture and Fish Health
Christine Parent
Professor
Evolutionary Biology
Trainees
Elise Stacy
Postdoc
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Manuel Santiago
PhD Student
Fish and Wildlife Sciences
Leah Samuels
PhD Student
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Ilaria Bacchiocchi
PhD Student
Natural Resources
Jake Bowman
PhD Student
Biology
Joe Hirsch
PhD Student
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Craig Wells
PhD Student
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Matt Dunning
MS Student
Natural Resources
Garrison Gerrone
PhD Student
Natural Resources
Jon Massingale
PhD Student
Natural Resources
Jack Stafford
BS Student
Fisheries
Advisory Board
Marty Kardos
Colorado State University
Rebekah Kading
Colorado State University
Mariah Meek
The Wilderness Society and
Michigan State University
Shawn Narum
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission
Kristen Ruegg
Colorado State University
Brad Shaffer
University of California Los Angeles
Elizabeth Allan
University of Washington