Jack Kamerer


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  • Master's Student

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Biography

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Katya Mack

Research Interests: Gene regulatory evolution, genomics, adaptation, mammalogy

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Education

B.S. in Biology, University of Washington, 2024

Selected Presentations

Kamerer, J.J., Guerra, E., Carney, E., Santana, S. Arboreal activity, canopy cover and body mass shape pelage patters in squirrels. January 2026. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Poster presentation. 

Coesel, S.N., Graff-van Creveld, S., Kamerer, J.J., Armbrust, E.V. Improving molecular reference data through new diatom isolates from the North Pacific open ocean. June 2025. Molecular Life of Diatoms.

Kamerer, J.J., Guerra, E., Carney, E., Santana, S. Habitat and locomotion affect pelage coloration in squirrels. April 2025. EVO-WIBO. Poster presentation.