How do animals cope when oxygen levels suddenly drop? That question is at the center of research led by Sangeet Lamichhaney, Ph.D., associate professor and MA coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences, whose team has assembled the first complete genome of the black redstart, a small mountain bird that regularly travels between high and low elevations. The work, recently published in Nature Scientific Data, provides a foundational resource for studying how species respond genetically to rapid environmental change.
Researchers Map Bird Genome to Study High-Altitude Adaptation
Newly published genome of the black redstart offers insight into short-term adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia
POSTED: Thursday, February 5, 2026 12:09 PM
Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2026 01:17 PM