Carl Hjelmen

Faculty Member

Dr. Carl Hjelmen

Biography

I joined the Department of Biology at UVU in 2021. While originally from a small town in South Dakota, I spent 8 years in Texas at Texas A&M University completing my PhD and two postdoctoral research positions. In my first postdoctoral position with Dr. Aaron Tarone, I investigated miRNA and protein makers of immature development in forensically relevant flies. In my second postdoctoral position with Dr. Heath Blackmon, I continued to investigate genome size evolution in insects, as well as whole genome sequencing of a variety of insect species. I received my PhD in Entomology in 2017 at Texas A&M University with J. Spencer Johnston investigating genome size evolution in Drosophila species utilizing comparative phylogenetic methods.

For more information, check out my website at https://cehjelmen.github.io

Education

Ph D, Texas A&M University, 2017

Major: Entomology

BA, Augustana College, 2013

Major: Biology

Teaching

BIOL 4600

Bioinformatics Capstone, Spring 2024

BIOL 1011

Introduction to Bioinformatics BB, Spring 2024

BIOL 1011

Introduction to Bioinformatics BB, Spring 2024

BIOL 4550

Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics WE, Spring 2024

BIOL 4500

Principles of Evolution WE, Spring 2024

Presentations

Ogden, Heath (Presenter & Author), Laney, Alma (Co-Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Co-Author), Pacific Branch of Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, "Involving undergraduates in entomological research_ A pathway to entomology", Entomological Society of America, Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii. (April 15, 2024)
Motte, Remington (Presenter & Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Author Only), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024 Meeting, "Accelerated Rates of Evolution in hymenopteran DSCAM genes", Utah Valley University. (February 16, 2024)
Jetton, Barbara (Presenter & Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Author Only), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024 Meeting, "Creating a universal framework for reconstructing phylogenies_ Building trees at your fingertips using R", Utah Valley University. (February 16, 2024)
Frary, Olivia (Presenter & Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Author Only), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024 Meeting, "Do the differences in size between heteromorphic sex chromosomes influence organism longevity? ", Utah Valley University. (February 16, 2024)
Curnow, Samantha (Presenter & Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Author Only), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024 Meeting, "Investigating the relationship between natural environment and drosophilid genome size", Utah Valley University. (February 16, 2024)
Beck, Haylee (Presenter & Author), Hjelmen, Carl (Author Only), Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024 Meeting, "Survey of Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Species Across Utah and Salt Lake Counties ", Utah Valley University. (February 16, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Hjelmen, Carl , Yuan, Ye , Parrott, Jonathan J, McGuane, Alexander S, Srivastav, Satyam P, Purcell, Amanda C, Pimsler, Meaghan L, Sze, Sing-Hoi , Tarone, Aaron M, (2022) "Identification and Characterization of Small RNA Markers of Age in the Blow Fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius)(Diptera: Calliphoridae) " (vol. 13). Insects.
Morelli, Magnolia W, Blackmon, Heath , Hjelmen, Carl , (2022) "Diptera and Drosophila Karyotype Databases_ A useful dataset to guide evolutionary and genomic studies." (vol. 10). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Johnston, J. Spencer, Hjelmen, Carl , (2021) "Special Issue_ Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Variation in Drosophila and Other Insects" (Issue: 8, vol. 12). Genes. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/8/1212
Pimsler, M L, Hjelmen, Carl E, Jonika, M M, Sharma, A , Fu, S , Bala, M , Sze, S , Tomberlin, J K, Tarone, A M, (2021) "Sexual dimorphism in growth rate and gene expression throughout immature development in wild type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae Macquart)" (Issue: 9). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.696638
Tvedte, Eric S, Gasser, Mark , Sparklin, Benjamin C, Michalski, Jane , Hjelmen, Carl , Johnston, J Spencer, Zhao, Xuechu , Bromley, Robin , Tallon, Luke J, Sadzewicz, Lisa , Rasko, David A, Dunning Hotopp, Julie C, (2021) "Comparison of long-read sequencing technologies in interrogating bacteria and fly genomes" (Issue: 6, vol. 11). G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab083
Anderson, Nathan W., Hjelmen, Carl , Blackmon, Heath , (2020) "The probability of fusions joining sex chromosomes and autosomes" (Issue: 11, vol. 16). BIOLOGY LETTERS. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0648