Academic Profile

Dr. Jeffrey Marcus Position: Associate Professor   Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Phylogenomics Department: Biological Sciences Office: 530 Buller building Phone: (204) 474-6019 Fax: (204) 474-7604 Email: marcus@cc.umanitoba.ca

Education:

2002    Duke University - Ph.D. (Zoology)
1996    Cambridge University - M.Phil. (Genetics)
1995    Cornell University - B.A. (Honors Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)


Research Interests:

My research interests focus on the evolution of developmental mechanisms. My laboratory studies the genetic and developmental basis of phenotypic variation, primarily using colour pattern formation in butterflies and moths as a model system. We employ a variety of approaches in our experiments including genomics, molecular phylogenetics, transgenics, immunohistochemistry, and computational biology.

Selected Publications:

Marcus, J.M., T. M. Hughes, D. M. McElroy, and R. E. Wyatt. 2010. Engaging First Year Undergraduates in Hands-On Research Experiences: The Upper Green River Barcode of Life Project. Journal of College Science Teaching 39 (3): 39-45. UGRBP Barcode of Life

Covell, C. V., Jr., B. D. Marcus, and J. M. Marcus. 2009. KY Butterfly Net: An Interactive Web Database to facilitate Lepidoptera research and education in Kentucky. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 63 (4) : 209-213.

Marcus, J. M. and T. M. Hughes. 2009. Transposon Insertions as Unknowns for Structured Inquiry Recombination Mapping Exercises in an Undergraduate Genetics Course. Genetics 182 (1): 1-6. doi:10.1534/genetics.109.101774. Link PDF

Marcus, J.M., D. B. Bell, A. N. Bryant, E. C. Burden, M. E. Carter, T. J. Cataldo, K. R. Clark, H. E. Compton, L. S. DeJarnette, V. B. Faulkner, R. W. Gregory, J. R. Hall, L. N. Houchin, M. E. Hudson, P. F. Jenkins III, J. M. Jordan, B. K. Logan, N. R. Long, H. F. Maupin, S. R. McIntyre, J. K. Mitchell, J. K. Mobley, A. N. Nehus, B. N. Potts, C. R. Read, K. N. Slinker, C. E. Thompson, T. M. Hughes, D. M. McElroy, and R. E. Wyatt. 2009. The Upper Green River Barcode of Life Project. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 70 (1): 75-83.

Marcus, J. M. and T. M. Evans. 2008. A Simulation Study of Mutations in the Genetic Regulatory Hierarchy for Butterfly Eyespot Focus Determination. BioSystems 93: 250-255. Link Simulations

Marcus, J. M. 2007. Strange Bedfellows: Report of a Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) mating with an Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma). News of the Lepidopterists' Society 49(4): 129, 136. PDF

Marcus, J. M., B. D. Marcus, and C. V. Covell. 2007. KY Butterfly Net: An Interactive Web Database to facilitate Lepidoptera research and education in Kentucky. http://www.kybutterfly.net

Evans, T. M. and J. M. Marcus. 2006. A Simulation Study of the Genetic Regulatory Hierarchy for Butterfly Eyespot Focus Determination. Evolution & Development 8 (3): 273-283. Link PDF Simulations

Marcus, J. M. 2005. A Partial Solution to the C-Value Paradox. Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics 3678: 97-105. Link PDF Online Supplement

Marcus, J. M. 2005. Point of View: Students, Butterflies, and Cancer. Journal of College Science Teaching 35 (3): 8-10. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M. 2005. Jumping Genes and AFLP Maps: Transforming Lepidopteran Color Pattern Genetics. Evolution & Development 7 (2): 108-114. Link PDF

Hughes, T. M. and J. M. Marcus. 2004. Recombination mapping of P[lacW] transposons. Drosophila Information Service 87: 49-52. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M., D. M. Ramos, A. Monteiro. 2004. Transformation of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (Supplement: Biology Letters) 27 (S5): 263-265. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M. 2003. Recombination mapping of P-element transposon inserts: A new set of laboratory exercises for an undergraduate genetics course. Drosophila Information Service 86: 168-171. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M. 2003. Female site-specific transposase-induced recombination (FaSSTIR): A high-efficiency method for fine-mapping mutations on the X-chromosome in Drosophila. Genetics 163 (2): 591-597. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M. 2001. The development and evolution of crossveins in insect wings. Journal of Anatomy 199 (1&2): 211-216. Link PDF

Marcus, J. M. 2001. A Teaching Statement. Chronicle for Higher Education Career Network. Link

Marcus, J. M. and J. E. Seiff. 2000. Why don't creationists use private schools? Nature 407 (6805): 671. Link

Marcus, J. M. and A.R. McCune. 1999. Ontogeny and phylogeny in the northern swordtail clade of the genus Xiphophorus. Systematic Biology 48 (3): 491-522. Link PDF

Links:

Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists