Duke University, United States
Jason Somarelli is a molecular biologist, who received his doctoral degree from Florida International University in Miami, FL and was an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow at Duke University. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. Somarelli serves as the Director of Research for the Duke Cancer Institute Comparative Oncology Group and is the Director of the Duke University Marine Laboratory Scholars in Marine Medicine Program. Dr. Somarelli’s research uses evolutionary and ecology paradigms to understand molecular adaptations to extreme environments. His work spans diverse topics, such as the evolutionary pressures faced by cancer cells during drug treatment and metastatic spread, the molecular adaptations of whales and other marine mammals to low oxygen conditions, and the evolution of microbes to use plastic as a nutrient source.
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Friday, October 10, 2025
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