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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

Other Duties

Department Chair, Biological Sciences

  • BROLSON@augusta.edu
  • GE 1030

Education

  • Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Bio Michigan State University, 2008

  • BS, Biochemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • BIOL 6990

    Biological Research

  • BIOL 3200

    Genetics

  • BIOL 6980

    Research Proposal Development

  • BIOL 4990

    Undergrad Research

  • BIOL 1107

    Principles of Biology I

  • 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.