Welcome to the Evolutionary Genomics & Bioinformatics Researh space J. Rozas, A. Sánchez-Gracia & S. Guirao-Rico groups


Dr. Julio Rozas

 Full Professor of Genetics Catedrático de Genética Group Leader

 Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona Diagonal 643 Barcelona 08028 Spain

 jrozas@ub.edu Julio Rozas --Web page
Julio Rozas --Dept Genètica Web
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Dr. Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia

 Associate Professor of Genetics Professor Agregat Group Leader

 Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona Diagonal 643 Barcelona 08028 Spain

 elsanchez@ub.edu Alejandro Sánchez-Gracia Web page
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Dr. Sara Guirao-Rico

 Assistant Professor of Genetics Professor Lector Group Leader

 Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística Facultat de Biologia Universitat de Barcelona Diagonal 643 Barcelona 08028 Spain

 sguirao@ub.edu Sara Guirao-Rico --UB Web page
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Research Interests

Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics

Our main research interests are understanding the mechanisms underlying molecular adaptation. We combine theoretical, analytical, and experimental approaches, some of them developed in our group, to determine the relative role of the principal evolutionary forces in driving species diversification and in promoting genetic innovations. For that, we analyze both DNA sequence data generated in our lab (NGS data) and genomic data retrieved from databases, always under the framework of comparative and population genomics, and applying bioinformatics tools. An important part of our work focuses on the origin and molecular evolution of chemosensory-related multigene families in invertebrates, the genomic determinants of rapid diversification, the genomic architecture of local adaptation, and the role of adaptation and constraints in molecular evolutionary convergence. We also actively develop and/or maintain software for the analysis of genetic and genomic variation in different contexts. Publications of the EGB group

Current Group Members

Faculty
Graduate, Master and Undergraduate Students
  • Silvia García --PhD student
  • Marta Olivé --PhD student
  • Vadim Pisarenco --PhD student
  • Carlos Tinedo --PhD student
  • Andrea Barrio --Msc student

Master & Graduate Courses

Software developed in our research group

DnaSP DnaSP, DNA Sequence Polymorphism     DOMINO DOMINO, Development Informative Markers in Non-Model Organisms DOMINO BadiRate, Gene Birth and Death Rates     DOMINO VariScan, Genome-Wide DNA Variation Analyses

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