FORMER PROJECTS
Local adaptation to high altitude habitats in the Eastern Honey bee: One of the key challenges in evolutionary biology is to understand the genetic basis of adaptation. The Eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) has a wide distribution across Asia and is adapted to many climatic conditions. Here we investigated whether genetic differences between highland and lowland populations may be linked to adaptation. We performed whole genome-sequencing on a number of samples from Yunnan province, China. Using a series of population genomic analyses, we identified regions of the genome that are extremely differentiated between highland and lowland bees. Watch me explaining this project:
Amphibian diversification through genomics: Phylogenetic analyses are contributing to the characterization of new species of Neotropical amphibians. However, their contribution to the understanding of their evolutionary history is limited. In this project we will use genomics approaches to study the demographic and evolutionary history of a poorly known genus of Neotropical frogs in the absence of a genome of reference. Watch me explaining this project:
MY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
During the past few years of my early career as a scientist, I have been lucky enough to use both molecular lab-work and bioinformatics tools to answer evolutionary questions. Therefore, I gained experience in topics such as:
- DNA extraction and PCR amplification
- Processing genomic data, assembly and annotation (trimmomatic, samtools, bwa, bowtie, trinity, GATK, BLAST, ...)
- Programming (UNIX, Perl, Python, R, AWK, ...)
- Phylogenetic reconstructions (RAxML, BEAST, ...)
- Population genomics (FST scans, population diversity, detecting selection, ...)
MY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:
I enjoy learning and I want to keep doing science in the future. If you need assistance with any of the bioinformatic tools mentioned above or used in any of my PUBLICATIONS, I can help you. I am always happy to explore interesting questions and/or establishing new collaborations with scientists around the world. Feel free to contact me. ☺