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Clara Rehmann

Ph.D. Candidate
Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon
crehmann@uoregon.edu
clararehmann.github.io
github.com/clararehmann

Education

Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology September 2021 - present

University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon

Bachelor of Science Biology June 2020

University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon September 2018 - June 2020

University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California September 2017 - June 2018

Research experience

Spatial dynamics of selective sweeps September 2022 - present

Advisor: Dr. Andrew Kern, University of Oregon

Simulation-based research for PhD dissertation investigating the effects of spatial population structure on selective sweeps.

Machine learning inference of location from genetic data June 2020 - present

Advisor: Dr. Andrew Kern, University of Oregon

Simulation-based research investigating the impact of spatially-biased training data on machine learning inference of location from genetic data.

Cross-species analysis of transcription expression March 2022 - June 2022

Advisor: Dr. William Cresko, University of Oregon

Rotation project assessing the effects of cross-species scRNA-seq integration methods on analysis outcomes.

Modeling high-order epistasis in populations September 2021 - December 2021

Advisor: Dr. Michael Harms, University of Oregon

Rotation project simulating population-level evolutionary trajectories across fitness landscapes.

Bacterial-host evolutionary conflict April 2020 - June 2021

Advisor: Dr. Matthew Barber, University of Oregon

Computational and experimental work investigating coevolutionary dynamics between the primate immune system and bacteria.

Fitness effects of inaccurate translation September 2017 - June 2018

Advisor: Dr. Beth Lazazzera, University of California, Los Angeles

Experimental work investigating impacts of the loss of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase editing on E. coli fitness

Teaching Experience

Evolutionary Genetics Journal Club Fall 2024

Instructor Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Organized and facilitated weekly meetings about current publications.

Evolutionary Biology Fall 2023

Guest Lecturer Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Lectured on integrating evolutionary forces.

Computational Genetics Spring 2023

Guest Lecturer Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Lectured on principal component analysis and data visualization.

Evolutionary Biology Fall 2022

Guest Lecturer Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Lectured on genotypic and phenotypic variation.

General Biology IV: Mechanisms Spring 2022

Graduate Employee Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Lead and instructed students during wet and dry lab activities, graded assignments and assisted in curriculum development.

Immunology and Infectious Disease Winter 2022

Graduate Employee Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Developed discussion material, lead and instructed students during discussions, and graded assignments.

Evolutionary Biology Fall 2021

Graduate Employee Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Lead student discussions of publications in evolutionary biology, and graded assignments.

Marine Biology Winter 2020

Biology Undergraduate Lab Assistant Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Assisted in instruction of students during wet lab activities.

General Biology IV: Mechanisms Summer 2019

Biology Tutor for Undergraduates Department of Biology, University of Oregon

Assisted in instruction of students during lectures and wet and dry lab activities

Conferences and Meetings

Genetic Epidemiology of Malaria September 2024

Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom

Poster: In space no one can hear you sweep: A novel signal of selective sweeps in continuous geographic space

SMBE July 2024

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Talk: In space no one can hear you sweep: A novel signal of selective sweeps in continuous geographic space

The Allied Genomics Conference March 2024

Genetics Society of America, National Harbor, Maryland, USA

Poster: In space no one can hear you sweep: Dynamics and outcomes of selective sweeps in continuous geographic space

SMBE July 2023

Society for Moleculary Biology and Evolution, Ferrara, Italy

Poster: Location, location, location: Evaluating evidence for co-geography in the Anopheles Plasmodium host-parasite system

EVO-WIBO April 2023

American Society of Naturalists, Port Townsend, Washington, USA

Poster: Location, location, location: Dissecting errors in machine learning prediction of geography

Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics June 2022

Genetics Society of America, Asilomar, California, USA

Poster: Location, location, location: Dissecting errors in machine learning prediction of geography

Probabilistic Modeling in Genomics April 2021

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, virtual

Poster: Location, location, location: Dissecting errors in machine learning prediction of geography

Publications

Rehmann CR, Ralph PL, Kern AD. Evaluating evidence for co-geography in the Anopheles Plasmodium host-parasite system. G3 Genes—Genomes—Genetics, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2024, jkae008, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae008

Preprints:

Chevy E, Miseon J, Caudill V, Champer S, Haller B, Rehmann CR, Smith CS, Tittes S, Messer P, Kern AD, Ramachandran S, Ralph PL. Population genetics meets ecology: a guide to simulations in continuous geography. DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.24.604988

In prep:

Rehmann CR, Ralph PL, Kern AD. A novel signal of selective sweeps in continuous geographic space.

Outreach and Community Involvement

Women in Graduate Science Fall 2021 - present

President Academic Year 2024 - 2025

Conducting and aiding in organization of WGS meetings and events; collaborating with the Graduate School, UO Foundation, and Associated Students of the UO; promoting the mission of WGS.

Public Relations Chair Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Communicating with WGS members about upcoming events, opportunities, and gatherings; advertising WGS events to the on- and off-campus community.

Social Co-chair Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Planning and organizing social events for WGS members and the local community.

Mad Duck Outreach Winter 2023 - present

Helping to facilitate on-campus science activities for middle school students on furlough days.

Graduate Evolutionary Biology and Ecology Students Fall 2021 - present

SPECIE2S chair Academic year 2023 - 2024

Organizing and facilitating weekly writing groups and peer feedback sessions for graduate students.

Seminar committee Academic Year 2022 - 2023; 2023 - 2024

Helping plan and organize an annual free public seminar on current topics in biology.

Genetics Society of America Member Winter 2022 - present

American Society of Naturalists Winter 2023 - present

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Spring 2023 - present

Invited talks

Malaria Genomics Journal Club 24 September 2024

Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network, virtual

Location, location, location: Evaluating evidence for co-geography in the Anopheles Plasmodium host-parasite system

Lighthouse Lightning Talks 2 February 2024

Verena Viral Emergence Research Institute, virtual

Location, location, location: Evaluating evidence for co-geography in the Anopheles Plasmodium host-parasite system