Dr. Elizabeth Morton, PHD

(She/Her/Hers)

Assistant Professor

(585) 395-5759
emorton@brockport.edu
Office: Lennon Hall 215
Office Hours:

Spring 2026:

Tuesday 1:00-2:00pm

Wednesday 10:10am-12:10pm

Thursday 2:00-3:00pm

Presidential Teaching Excellence Award Winner

Education

Postdoctoral fellowship - University of Washington - Genome Sciences Department

Ph.D. - University of Pennsylvania - Cell and Molecular Biology graduate program, concentration in Genetics and Gene Regulation 2013

B.A. - University of Montana - Biology, concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology 2007

Courses Taught

Current courses: Genetics w/ lab (BIO302), Recombinant DNA Lab (BIO417), DNA Cloning Lab (BIO623)

Research Interests

Exploring consequences of gene copy number variation at the critical ribosomal RNA-encoding locus in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans

Morton, E. A., Hall, A. N., Cuperus, J. T., Queitsch, C. 2023. Substantial rDNA copy number reductions alter timing of development and produce variable tissue-specific phenotypes in C. elegans. Genetics. 224(1).

Hall, A. N., Morton, E. A., Queitsch, C. 2022. First discovered, long out of sight, finally visible: ribosomal DNA. Trends in Genetics. 38(6): 587-597.

Morton, E. A., Hall, A. N., Kwan, E. X., Mok, C., Queitsch, K., Nandakumar, V., Stamatoyannopoulos, J., Brewer, B. J., Waterston, R., Queitsch, C. 2020. Challenges and Approaches to Genotyping Repetitive DNA. Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 10(1): 417-430.

Dr. Elizabeth Morton, PHD

Education

Courses Taught

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