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Present	Assistant Professor, Loyola University Chicago ‐ Department of Biology
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My research covers a broad range of topics related to evolution and genetics, primarily using birds as the subject. To date, these subjects include molecular evolution, phylogenetics, biogeography, diversification, patterns of diversity, and conservation. In terms of evolutionary genetics, my research scope includes divergences within species groups to the entire class Aves, utilizing both genomic-scale data and ancient/historical DNA techniques. My two main research programs involve deciphering the deep branches of the avian tree of life and using genetic data to examine species-limits and diversification across tropical Asia. Additional interests focus on issues of biogeography, particularly the geography of speciation, and biodiversity conservation. In my lab, we use DNA sequence data to reconstruct evolutionary history. We also compare the genetic signal to other aspects such as morphological characters to examine the correlation of genotype and phenotype as well as species ranges to examine gene flow, distributional patterns, and the potential impact of the various geological and climatic changes on diversification.

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Morphometric and genetic evidence for four species of gentoo penguin.

Ecology and Evolution (2020)

Joshua Tyler, Matthew T. Bonfitto, Gemma V. Clucas, Sushma Reddy, et al.

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Evolution: Brainier Birds.

Current Biology (2020)

Peter J. Makovicky and Sushma Reddy

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Tribute to a Black professor lost to COVID-19.

Nature (2020)

Sushma Reddy, Ylanda Wilhite and Matt Von Konrat

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Diversification of a cryptic radiation, a closer look at Madagascar ...

bioRxiv (2019)

Jane L. Younger, Jane L. Younger, Nicholas L. Block, Marie J. Raherilalao, et al.

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Phylogeography of the Rufous Vanga and the role of bioclimatic ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2019)

Jane L. Younger, Jane L. Younger, Phoenix Dempster, Árpád S. Nyári, et al.

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Colonization and diversification of the white-browed shortwing (Aves: Muscicapidae: Brachypteryx ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2018)

Christopher C. Kyriazis, Bushra Alam, Mark Wjodyla, Shannon Hackett, et al.

Molecular phylogenetic approaches have greatly improved our knowledge of the pattern and process of biological diversification across the globe; however, ...

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Prediction of vegetation dynamics using NDVI time series data and ...

Modeling Earth Systems and Environment (2018)

D. Sushma Reddy and P. Rama Chandra Prasad

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The Critically Endangered Forest Owlet Heteroglaux Blewitti is Nested Within ...

PLOS One (2018)

Pankaj Koparde, Prachi Mehta, Sushma Reddy, Uma Ramakrishnan, et al.

Range-restricted species generally have specific niche requirements and may often have unique evolutionary histories. Unfortunately, many of these species severely ...

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Hidden diversity of forest birds in Madagascar revealed using integrative ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2018)

Jane L. Younger, Lynika Strozier, J. Dylan Maddox, J. Dylan Maddox, et al.

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Automation of NBA Activities for Higher Education Institutes

Software Engineering and Technology (2018)

N. Sowparnika Shree, A. Sushma Reddy and R. T. Rohini

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Colonization and diversification of the white-browed shortwing (Aves: Muscicapidae: Brachypteryx ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2018)

Christopher C. Kyriazis, Bushra Alam, Mark Wjodyla, Shannon Hackett, et al.

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Why Do Phylogenomic Data Sets Yield Conflicting Trees? Data Type ...

Systematic Biology (2017)

Sushma Reddy, Rebecca T. Kimball, Akanksha Pandey, Peter A. Hosner, et al.

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Perioperative Management of Puberty Menorrhagia in a 14year Old Girl ...

ISACON KARNATAKA 2017 33rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA), Karnataka State Chapter (2017)

Sushma Reddy and C. S. Sanikop

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Non-sister Sri Lankan White-eyes (genus Zosterops) are a Result of ...

PLoS One (2017)

Sushma Reddy, Nelum Wickramasinghe, V. V. Robin, Uma Ramakrishnan, et al.

Co-occurrence of closely related taxa on islands could be attributed to sympatric speciation or multiple colonization. Sympatric speciation is considered ...

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Cyclodextrin Complexes of Reduced Bromonoscapine in Guar Gum Microspheres Enhance ...

Biology Faculty Publications (2014)

Jitender Madan, Sushma R. Gundala, Bharat Baruah, Mulpuri Nagaraju, et al.

Here, we report improved solubility and enhanced colonic delivery of reduced bromonoscapine (Red-Br-Nos), a cyclic ether brominated analogue of noscapine, ...

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A Well-tested Set of Primers to Amplify Regions Spread Across ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2009)

Rebecca T. Kimball, Edward L. Braun, F. Keith Barker, Rauri C.K. Bowie, et al.

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A well-tested set of primers to amplify regions spread across ...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2009)

Rebecca T. Kimball, Edward L. Braun, F. Keith Barker, Rauri C. K. Bowie, et al.

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Finding Function in the Unknown

Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) (2015)

Kelly Boyd, Emma Highland, Amanda Misch, Amber Hu, et al.

Through high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNAseq), transcriptomes for a single cell, tissue, or organism(s) can be ascertained at a high resolution. ...

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Unveiling the Impact of Human Influence on Species Distributions in ...

Tropical Conservation Scienc (2014)

Laurel R Yohe, Johnathan Flanders, Hoang Minh Duc, Long Vu, et al.

As developing countries give priority to economic growth, the effects of development threaten natural habitats and species distributions. Over the ...

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Comparative phyloclimatic analysis and evolution of ecological niches in the ...

PLOS One (2013)

Arpad S Nyari and Sushma Reddy

We present the first extensive and integrative analysis of niche evolution based on climatic variables and a dated molecular phylogeny ...

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Parsimony and Model-Based Analyses of Indels in Avian Nuclear Genes ...

Biology (2013)

Tamaki Yuri, Rebecca T. Kimball, John Harshman, Rauri C.K. Bowie, et al.

Insertion/deletion (indel) mutations, which are represented by gaps in multiple sequence alignments, have been used to examine phylogenetic hypotheses for ...

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Homoplastic microinversions and the avian tree of life

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship (2011)

Edward L Braun, Rebecca T Kimball, Kin-Lan Han, Naomi R Iuhasz-Velez, et al.

Abstract Background Microinversions are cytologically undetectable inversions of DNA sequences that accumulate slowly in genomes. Like many other rare genomic ...

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A New Species of Boubou (Malaconotidae: Laniarius) from the Albertine ...

The Auk (2010)

Gary Voelker, Robert K Outlaw, Sushma Reddy, Michael Tobler, et al.

We describe Laniarius willardi, a new species of boubou shrike (Malaconotidae) from the Albertine Rift of Africa. The most conspicuous, ...

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Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds

Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences of the United States of America (2008)

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