Comparative Genomics, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alumni

Portrait of Tara Baxter

Tara Baxter

Lab Worker

Undergraduate Researcher

tbaxter2@illinois.edu
Animal Sciences

Education

    In progress: B.S. – Animal Sciences Science, Biotechnology, and Pre-Veterinary Medicine (2009)

Professional interests

My work, “Suiforme Classification and Evolutionary Analysis,” looks at the evolution and contributions of the craniofacial gene Runt Related Transcription Factor 2 in porcine and suiforme snout length and dorsolateral flare.

Honors

  • University of Illinois James Scholar 2006, 2007, 2008
  • University of Illinois Dean’s List 2006