Bradley Olson
Department Chair
Bradley Olson
Department Chair
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Administration
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Biological Sciences
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Other Duties
Department Chair, Biological Sciences
- BROLSON@augusta.edu
- GE 1030
Education
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Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Bio Michigan State University, 2008
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BS, Biochemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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BIOL 6990
Biological Research
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BIOL 3200
Genetics
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BIOL 6980
Research Proposal Development
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BIOL 4990
Undergrad Research
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BIOL 1107
Principles of Biology I
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BIOL 2990
Undergrad Research
Teaching Interests
My instructional interests match my research expertise in genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, data science and Artificial Intelligence in Biology. My primary course I teach is Genetics or BIOL3200.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Transcriptome analysis reveals temporally regulated genetic networks duringDrosophilaborder cell collective migration, 2023
Other - Gene loss during a transition to multicellularity, 2021
Other - Small RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals miRNA Expression Dynamics Across Tissues in the Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae, 2019
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Co-option during the evolution of multicellular and developmental complexity in the volvocine green algae, 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Assays for Determination of Protein Concentration, 2016
Other
Research Interests
My long term research interest is in evolutionary transitions. Currently, my lab focuses on determining the molecular basis for how multicellular organisms evolve. My lab primarily uses the volvocine algae as a model for multicellular evolution where we use approaches such as comparative genomics, genetics, evolutionary cell biology and artificial evolution to understand how multicellular organisms evolve.
Because multicellular organisms must evolve cooperation, we have found the tumor suppressors are important for multicellular evolution. Thus, the lab also focuses on the evolution of tumor suppression to understand the origins of cancer.