Rylee Hackley, Ph.D.

Rylee Hackley, Ph.D. is a microbiologist and genomicist currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Indiana University Bloomington.12 Her research interests are broad, focusing on understanding how natural variation at the genetic and transcriptional levels contributes to biological processes.1

Educational Background

Dr. Hackley completed her Ph.D. at Duke University.2 Prior to that, she earned her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Research Experience

Current Position:: As of January 2024, Rylee Hackley began her postdoctoral research fellowship in the Biology department at Indiana University Bloomington.3 In this role, she is working with Steve Bell to study chromosome structure in hyperthermophilic archaea.4

Previous Work:: Before her current position, Dr. Hackley was involved in research at The Ohio State University. Her project there focused on comparative analysis of gene regulatory networks across species of halophilic archaea, aiming to understand how these networks evolve.5

Research Interests

Dr. Hackley's research spans several areas within microbiology and genomics:

1. Chromosome structure in hyperthermophilic archaea
2. Gene regulatory networks in halophilic archaea
3. Global transcriptional programs in archaea

Her work has contributed to understanding how archaea share features with the eukaryotic environmental stress response.7

Teaching Aspirations

In addition to her research, Dr. Hackley has expressed interest in teaching at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her goal is to introduce students to wet-lab biology through laboratory courses and mentoring undergraduate researchers.6

Professional Network

Rylee Hackley maintains an active professional presence on LinkedIn under the username "rhackley," where she has 478 connections.2 She is also registered on ORCID with the identifier 0000-0003-3972-1537.3