I am currently a 5th year graduate student in the Rokas lab (http://as.vanderbilt.edu/rokaslab/) of the Biological Sciences Department at Vanderbilt University.

John G Gibbons
Department of Biological Sciences
VU Station B, Box 35-1634
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN, 37235
Email: John.G.Gibbons@Vanderbilt.Edu
Tel: (615) 936-3893

2001 - 2005         B.S., Biology; Keene State College
2007 - present     Ph.D. candidate, Biological Sciences; Vanderbilt University; Advisor Antonis Rokas

I am broadly interested in comparative evolutionary genomics and actively employ both computational and experimental approaches. Specifically, my research interests include:

1. The evolution and function of repetitive DNA
2. The genetic contributors of niche-adaptation in fungi
3. The genomic signatures of microbial domestication

Martínez-Barnetche, J., R. E. Gómez-Barreto, M. Ovilla-Muñoz, J. Téllez-Sosa, D. E. García López, R. R. Dinglasan, C. Ubaida-Mohien, R. M. MacCallum, S. N. Redmond, J. G. Gibbons, A.Rokas, C. A. Machado, F. Cazares-Raga, L. González-Cerón, S. Hernández-Martínez, and M. H. Rodríguez López (2012). Transcriptome of the adult female malaria mosquito vector Anopheles albimanus. BMC Genomics: in press.

Klasseen, CHW*, JG Gibbons*, ND Fedorova, JF Meis and A Rokas. Evidence for genetic differentiation and variable recombination rates among Dutch populations of the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Molecular Ecology 2012, 21:57-70. (*Equal contributors)

Gibbons JG, Beauvais A, Beau R, McGary KL, Latge JP, Rokas A. Global Transcriptome changes underlying colony growth in the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Eukaryotic Cell 2012, 11: 68-78.
*Cover Article  http://ec.asm.org/content/11/1.toc  

Kent, BN, Salichos L, Gibbons JG, Rokas A, Newton ILG, Clark ME and Bordenstein SR. Complete bacteriophage transfer in a bacterial endosymbiont (Wolbachia) determined by targeted genome capture. Genome Biology and Evolution 2011, 3: 209-218.

Gibbons JG, Klich MA, Rokas A: Developing highly conserved microsatellite markers: a case study in the filamentous fungal genus Aspergillus. Molecular Ecology Resources 2010, 10:404-408.

Gibbons JG, Janson EM, Hittinger CT, Johnston M, Abbot P, Rokas A: Benchmarking next-generation transcriptome sequencing for functional and evolutionary genomics. Molecular Biology Evolution 2009, 26(12):2731-2744.

Gibbons JG, Rokas A: Comparative and functional characterization of intragenic tandem repeats in 10 Aspergillus genomes. Molecular Biology Evolution 2009, 26(3):591-602.

Saxena R, Voight BF, Lyssenko V et al (64 co-athors including John G Gibbons): Genome-wide association analysis identifies loci for type 2 diabetes and triglyceride levels. Science 2007, 316(5829):1331-1336

Talks
2011
Gibbons JG. Elucidating Aspergillus fumigatus Pathogenicity via Transcriptional and Evolutionary Approaches. Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA. (Invited speaker)

Gibbons JG, Rokas A, Beau R, Beauvais A and Latgé JP. Characterizing the transcriptional fingerprint of biofilm formation in the opportunistic human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Biofilms in Nosocomial Fungal Infections; Paris, France.

2010
Gibbons JG, Rokas A, Beau R, Beauvais A and Latgé JP. Fungi, Biofilms and Gene Experssion. Shorter University; Rome, GA. (Invited speaker)

Gibbons JG, Rokas A, Beau R, Beauvais A and Latgé JP. Characterizing Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation in the Opportunistic Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. IMC9: The Biology of Fungi; Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Invited speaker)

Gibbons JG, Rokas A, Beau R, Beauvais A and Latgé JP. Pinpointing the Transcriptional Signature of Biofilm Formation in the Opportunistic Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting; Lexington, KY.

2009
Gibbons JG, Janson EM, Hittinger CT, Johnston M, Abbot P, Rokas. Lost and found in transcription: benchmarking next-generation sequencing for functional and evolutionary genomics. Department of Biological Sciences Annual Retreat; VanderbiltUniversity, Nashville, TN.

Gibbons JG, Janson EM, Hittinger CT, Johnston M, Abbot P, Rokas. Next-generation sequencing of non-model species. Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting; BirminghamAL.

Gibbons JG and Rokas AR. Deciphering the functional diversity of intragenic tandem repeats across tenAspergillus genomes. Mycological Society of America Annual Meeting; PennsylvaniaStateUniversity, State College, PA.

Posters
2010
Etienne K, Gibbons JG, Waybrant T, and Balajee SA. Development of a multilocus microsatellite typing scheme for Rhizopus oryzae and its utility in molecular epidemiology. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA.

2008
Gibbons JG and Rokas AR. Deciphering the functional diversity of intragenic tandem repeats across tenAspergillus genomes. Department of Biological Sciences Annual Retreat; VanderbiltUniversity, Nashville, TN.