Welcome!! My name is Alex Sotola and I am an Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta, and this is my lab research website.

Our research interests revolve around ecologcial and population genetics, where we strive to answer questions pertaining to genetic divergence and the maintenance, or lack thereof, of species boundaries. By studying closely related species which hybridize, we are able to assess the genetic, ecological, environmental, or behavioral barriers that may maintain those species, despite ongoing gene flow. Thus, out work combines population genetics, ecology, and bioinformatic tools to investigate pre- and post-mating barriers that influence reproductive isolation (speciation).

If you are interested in genetics, evolution, or bioinformatics (or any combination of those), and are looking to do research in those fields, please contact me! I am always looking for folks interested in working with me.

Lab News!

• News article on the SUNY Oneonta BFS, research, and the open house with a highlight of Rowan's research! Link here.
• Ed Rolle (population genetics of hatchery and wild trout) and Nick Nunez (population genetics of variable watermilfoil) are joining the lab as MS students in Fall '26!!