Melissa Wilson
Adjunct Faculty,
Biosocial Complexity Initiative
Other ASU affiliations
Assoc Professor,
Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution
Health Solutions Ambassador,
College of Health Solutions
Core Faculty,
Center for Evolution and Medicine
Lincoln Center Affiliated Faculty,
Lincoln Center Applied Ethics
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Phone: 480-727-6366
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Long Bio
Melissa Wilson is a computational evolutionary biologist whose main research interests include sex-biased biology. She studies the evolution of sex chromosomes (X and Y in mammals), why mutation rates differ between males and females, and how changes in population history affect the sex chromosomes differently than the non-sex chromosomes. Generally she studies mammals, but is also curious about the sex-biased biology of flies, worms and plants.
Professor Wilson is also active in public science engagement and outreach. She routinely teaches in K-12 classrooms, and regularly engages the public in discussions about the difference between sex and gender, the importance (or not) of genetic inheritance, and understanding evolution.
She teaches evolution and computational biology.
Education
- Ph.D. Integrative Biology - Bioinformatics and Genomics, Pennsylvania State University
- B.Math. Medical Mathematics, Creighton University
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Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
Sex chromosome evolution and sex-biased mutation; Evolution; Comparative Genomics; Bioinformatics; Pregnancy; Spermatogenesis; Oogenesis.
Research Activity
- Wilson Sayres,Melissa A*. Characterizing Sex-Biased Gene Expression in the Green Anole (ASUF 30006438). ASU FDN(1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015).
- Wilson Sayres,Melissa A*. Patterns of Evolution Across Vertebrate Sex Determining Genes (ASUF 30006439). ASU FDN(1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015).
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BMI 482 | Capstone I |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BCH 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BCH 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| CHM 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| CHM 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BCH 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| CHM 392 | Intro to Research Techniques |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| BIO 593 | Applied Project |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BMI 482 | Capstone I |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 593 | Applied Project |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BMI 482 | Capstone I |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |
| BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BMI 482 | Capstone I |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BMI 482 | Capstone I |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 539 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 439 | Computing for Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |