Claudia Solis-Lemus
Assistant Professor
Phone: 608-263-3615
Email: solislemus@wisc.edu
Russell Labs Office:
476 Russell Labs
1630 Linden Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
WID Office:
3164 Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
33 North Orchard Street
Madison, WI 53715
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Education
- PhD Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MA Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research
My research involves the development of statistical models to answer biological questions, balancing biological interpretability, theoretical guarantees, and computational tractability. In particular, my research deals with modern big data which are highly interconnected through graphical structures. Examples of my research involve the inference of phylogenetic networks to study reticulate evolution, comparative methods on networks to study the evolution of traits on hybrids, new sampling schemes to improve on Bayesian MCMC tools, as well as the application of such new tools to real-life datasets such as cultivated potato and carrot, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, human endogenous retroviruses, among others.
Courses Taught
- Pl Path 875: Special Topics
- Bot 563: Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Data