Nic Kooyers

Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology, 2013
Washington University, St. Louis, MO

B.S. in  Biology and Chemistry (Magna Cum Laude), 2007
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

• Plant ecological genetics and genomics
• Adaptation
• Plant evolutionary ecology
• Global change biology

• Kooyers, N.J. 2019. Are drought resistance strategies associated with life history strategy? Annals 
  of Botany 124(1):vi-viii. 
• Lowry, D.B., J.M. Sobel, A.L. Angert, T.L Ashman, R.L. Baker, B.K. Blackman, Y. Brandvain, 
  K.J.R.P. Byers, A.M. Cooley, J.M. Coughlan, M.R. Dudash, C.B. Fenster, K.G. Ferris, L. Fishman, 
  J. Friedman, D.L. Grossenbacher, L.M. Holeski, C.T. Ivey, K.M. Kay, V.A. Koelling, N.J. 
  Kooyers, M. Vallejo-Marín, C.J. Murren, M.L. Peterson, J.R. Puzey, M.C. Rotter, J.R. Seemann, 
  J.P. Sexton , S.N. Sheth, M.A. Streisfeld, A.L. Sweigart, A.D. Twyford, J.H. Willis, C.A. Wu, Y.W 
  Yuan. 2019. The case for the continued use of the genus name Mimulus for all monkeyflowers. 
  Taxon. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12122 
• Kooyers, N.J., J.M Colicchio, A.B. Greenlee, E. Patterson, N.T. Handloser, B.K. Blackman. 2019. Lagging adaptation to climate change supersedes local adaptation to herbivory in an annual monkeyflower. American Naturalist.194(4): 541-557
• Kooyers, N.J., B.H. Bakken, M.C. Ungerer, K.M. Olsen. 2018. Freeze-induced cyanide toxicity does not maintain the cyanogenesis polymorphism in white clover (Trifolium repens). American Journal of Botany 105(7): 1-8
• Kooyers, N.J., B. James, B.K. Blackman. 2017. Competition drives trait evolution and character 
  displacement between Mimulus species along an environmental gradient. Evolution 71(5): 1425
  1427 
  Featured: K.E. Eisen. 2017. Digest: Trait variation in Mimulus provides new evidence for the 
  joint action of ecological sorting and character displacement. Evolution 71(5): 1425-1427 

• NSF OIA-1920858: “RII Track-2 FEC: Consortium for Plant Invasion Genomics,
  (CPING): Combining Big Data and Plant Collections to Understand Invasiveness” 
  (8/1/2019-7/31/2023; Lead PI, $3,835,497), 2019
• University of South Florida New Researcher Grant: “Investigating the role of pleiotropy 
  in plant adaptation using next generation sequencing” (5/1/2017-4/30/2018; PI; $9,937), 2017
• American Genetics Association Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservation Genomics 
  Research Grant: “Investigating the role of pleiotropy in the adaptive divergence of plant 
  defense arsenals” (4/6/2017-10/15/18; PI; $9,862), 2017
• Southeastern Population Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Meeting (SEPEEG) Best 
  Postdoctoral Researcher Talk, 2016
• NSF IOS-1558035: “Mechanisms of malleability and resilience of flowering responses 
  to current and future variability in seasonal cues in a geographically-widespread 
  species” (5/1/16-4/30/20; Co-PI, PI: Ben Blackman; $1,072,974), 2016
• Donald Danforth Fall Symposium Best Poster Contest Award, 2015
• NSF DEB-1110588: “Dissertation Research: Determining the mechanisms of recurrent 
  cline evolution in white clover (Trifolium repens)” (6/1/2011-5/31/2013; Co-PI, PI: 
  Kenneth Olsen; $13,539), 2011
• Midwest Consortium of Sciences Travel Grant: Lawrence University ($580), 2011
• Penn State Plant Biology Symposium Travel Grant ($350), 2011
• Washington University: GAANN fellowship, 2010-2012
• Washington University: Conservation Genetics Workshop Aid Grant ($3,000), 2008
• American Genetics Association Tuition Aid Grant ($300), 2008
• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship, 2007
• Lumina Award for Outstanding Scholarship (Valparaiso University), 2006
• Kooyers, N. Valparaiso University: Undergraduate Research Grant ($500), 2005
• College of Arts and Science Achievement Award, 2003-2006