Biology

Mirjana Brockett, Academic Professional

Ph.D., Evolutionary Genetics, University of Belgrade, 1987

Phone: 404-385-6885
Fax: 404-894-0519
Office: A114 Cherry Emerson

Biography

Dr. Brockett came to Georgia Tech from Athens, GA where she served as an instructor at the University of Georgia and as the head of the science department at Truett-McConnell College.   She earned her doctorate from the University of Belgrade and received research training in Evolutionary Biology and Population Genetics at the University of California, Davis and the University of Georgia.   She currently teaches Genetics, Evolution and Introductory Biology.

Selected Publications

Milosevic Brockett, M. (2004): Genetics and Religion: Language of DNA and Logos. Plenary lecture at the "VI International ontology congress (Logos. From gene to language: the state of art)". San Sebastian, Spain.

Milosevic Brockett, M. (2004). La ensenanza de la evolucion, una perspectiva cristiana.

(Teaching Evolution: a Christian Perspective.) Pasajes, De pensamiento contemporaneo, 14: 45-52

Milosevic Brockett, M. (2002). Relative effects of enzyme variability on fitness in Drosophila. Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Monographs, Vol. VI (The Belgrade School of Evolutionary Biology): 121-128.

Milosevic Brockett, W. Anderson and H. Alavi.   (1994):   The analysis of fertility using mtDNA marker in Drosophila pseudoobscura .   Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Vol 93. 3080-3082.

Milosevic, M., A. Moya, and F.J. Ayala (1991): Fertility and viability at the Sod locus in Drosophila melanogaster : Nonaditive and asymmetric selection.   Genetical Research 57:267-272.

Milosevic, M., A. Moya, and F.J. Ayala (1990):   Overcompensation as a mechanism for maintaining polymorphism: egg-to-adult viability in Drosophila.   Genetica 82:183-187.