NIH Record - National Institutes of Health

‘Recombination Hotspots’ Illuminated

Dr. Molly Przeworski
Dr. Molly Przeworski

Photo:  Ernie Branson

Dr. Molly Przeworski, a professor of systems biology at Columbia University, spoke Nov. 17 in Lipsett Amphitheater on more than a decade of work on how genetic recombination—the merging of parental contributions—functions and how it completes the slow, steady work of evolution. Focusing on mice, men and birds, her talk illuminated the discovery of “recombination hotspots” in the genomes of various species.

“Everyone in this room is related, if you go back far enough in time,” she said.  

The NIH Record

The NIH Record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

Published 25 times each year, it comes out on payday Fridays.

Associate Editor: Dana Talesnik
Dana.Talesnik@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)

Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
Eric.Bock@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)

Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
Amber.Snyder@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)