Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Helsinki
December 2023 - present
Forest genomics
- Population genetics analysis and modeling of European Union forest genetic conservation units for the FORGENIUS project
- Spatial transcriptomics analyses and other bioinformatics for GENEOPIN, a study on the mechanics and evolution of polyembryony in Pinus sylvestris funded by the Academy of Finland.
Conservation Genomics Postdoctoral Scientist
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
July 2022 - November 2023
Conservation genomics of Gaviota tarplant (Deinandra increscens subsp. villosa; Asteraceae)
- Genome assembly and gene annotation of two Asteraceae: Gaviota tarplant and Dittrichia graveolens
- Sample collection for RNA-Seq and coordination of population-scale DNA resequencing of Gaviota tarplant
Graduate Research Assistant
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
August 2018 – July 2022
Dissertation: Application of Emerging Computational and Genomic Approaches to Examine Challenges to Forest Health. Conducted plant computational genomics and transcriptomics, specializing in biotic and abiotic stress response in broadleaf and conifer forest tree species.
- Reference genome assembly and annotation
- Comparative genomics and methylomics
- Structural and single nucleotide variant analysis
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
January – December 2019
Instructor for Principles of Biology II laboratory section
Bioinformatician - Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University, Forests, Ecosystems & Society Department
March 2017 - July 2018
Transcriptome assembly and variant calling related to white pine blister rust resistance. Assisted with creation of a SNP genotyping array for Douglas-fir. Assisted with bioinformatic coding using in R, Perl, C#, and Java.
Software Developer - Faculty Research Assistant
University of Oregon, Center on Teaching & Learning
April 2014 - March 2017
In collaboration with education faculty, designed and developed web applications and tablet-based instruction tools for the purpose of assessing and tracking student learning and the effectiveness of curricular programs.
Library Web Manager - Analyst Programmer 3
Oregon State University, University Libraries & Press
August 2009 - April 2014
Responsible for the web presence of OSU Libraries and Press, including web applications related to resource discovery and access, library instruction, digital collection creation, and supplementary sites for OSU Press books.
Publications
McEvoy, S. L., Meyer, R. S., Hasenstab-Lehman, K. E., & Guilliams, C. M. (2024). The reference genome of an endangered Asteraceae, Deinandra increscens subsp. villosa, endemic to the Central Coast of California. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, jkae117.
McEvoy, S. L., Grady, P. G. S., Pauloski, N., O’Neill, R Wegrzyn, J., (2024). Profiling genome-wide methylation in two maples: Fine-scale approaches to detection with nanopore technology. Evolutionary Applications, 17(4), e13669.
McEvoy, S. L., Lustenhouwer, N., Melen, M. K., Nguyen, O., Marimuthu, M. P., Chumchim, N., Beraut, E., Parker, I. M. & Meyer, R. S. (2023). Chromosome-level reference genome of stinkwort, Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter: A resource for studies on invasion, range expansion, and evolutionary adaptation under global change. Journal of Heredity, 114(5), 561-569.
Vuruputoor, V. S., Monyak, D., Fetter, K. C., Webster, C., Zaman, S., Bhattarai, A., Bennett, J., McEvoy, S. L., Shrestha, B., Caballero, M., & Wegrzyn, J. (2023). Welcome to the big leaves: best practices for improving genome annotation in non-model plant genomes. Applications in Plant Sciences, 11(4), e11533.
McEvoy, S. L., Sezen, U. U., Trouern-Trend, A., McMahon, S. M., Schaberg, P. G., Yang, J., Wegrzyn, J., & Swenson, N. G. (2021). Strategies of tolerance reflected in two North American maple genomes. The Plant Journal, 109(6), 1591-1613.
Caballero, M., Lauer, E., Bennett, J., Zaman, S., McEvoy, S., Acosta, J., Jackson, C., Townsend, L., Eckert, A., Whetten, R.W. and Loopstra, C., Holliday, J., Mandal, M., Wegrzyn, J., & Isik, F. (2021). Toward genomic selection in Pinus taeda: Integrating resources to support array design in a complex conifer genome. Applications in plant sciences.
Howe, G. T., Jayawickrama, K., Kolpak, S. E., Kling, J., Trappe, M., Hipkins, V., Ye, T., Guida, S. Cronn, R., Cushman, S., & McEvoy, S. (2020). An Axiom SNP genotyping array for Douglas-fir. BMC genomics, 21(1), 1-17.
Presentations
Conservation genomics of an endangered Asteraceae native to the Central Coast of California.” Botany, Boise, ID, USA, July 2023
Investigating beech bark disease resistance: variation and assembly error in two Fagus grandifolia genomes Plant Genomes Online, April 2022.
Genomic characterization and comparison of two maples highlights genes involved in the stress response to acidic soils Botanical Society of America, virtual, July 2021.
Genomic characterization of two maples highlights genes involved in the stress response to acidic soils across seasons Forest Genetics Student and Postdoc Symposium, virtual, May 2021.
Genomic characterization and comparison of two maples highlights genes involved in the stress response to acidic soils Botanical Society of America, virtual, July 2020.
Sweet Genomes: Assembling, Annotating and Comparing Three Maples Plant & Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, January 2020.
