My lab is part of the University of Hull Evolutionary Biology Group and investigates problems in evolutionary genetics using DNA and bioinformatic technologies. I’m interested in comparative genomics, large scale phylogenetics and molecular evolution. I’m particularly interested in the way in which the evolutionary forces of recombination, selection, mutation and drift influence genomic content. We also work on projects using phylogenetics and DNA barcoding to better understand biodiversity and the speciation process.
Postdoctoral position available:
DNA barcoding and ecological networks. A 2-year postdoc is available co-supervised by myself and Dr Darren Evans. This project will be to use modern DNA techniques to investigate agricultural food webs, focussing especially on the interaction of parasitoid wasps with aphids and leaf miners. For a description of the project please visit the Research Openings page.
Some projects currently underway in my laboratory:
- Gene copy number variation and cichlid adaptive radiations
- The genomics of asexual reproduction in nematodes
- Comparative genomics and the evolution of genome content
- Bioinformatic pipelines, phylogenetics, and SGS data
- Phylogeny and phylogeography of East African Tilapia
- DNA barcoding and environmental sequencing of agriculturally important species
Evolutionary Biology Group July 2011. From left to right: Jo Baker, Carla Olmo, Abdul Hamza, Marta Maccari, Chris Venditti, Africa Gomez, Lori Lawson Handley, Lesley Morrell, Steve Moss, Marlene Jahnke, Dave Lunt, Tom Mathers, Paul Nichols, Domino Joyce, Bernd Hanfling, Mark Culling, Dan Jeffries, Andrea Simon.
Like any group photo several people are missing of course. Details of other academics’ research labs and projects can be found at the Department of Biological Sciences website.
Evolutionary Biology Group July 2010:
From left to right: Tom Mathers, Mahir Korkmaz, Paul Nichols, Domino Joyce, Africa Gomez, Alan Smith, Dave Lunt, Violaine Llaurens, Steve Moss, Cathleen Thomas, Lori Lawson Handley, Cock van Oosterhout, Mark McMullan, Dan Jeffries, Marta Maccari, Andrea Simon, Mark Culling, Jennie Brigham
Evolutionary Biology Group (July 2009)
From Left to Right: Cock van Oosterhout, Mike Orchard, Duncan Coston, John Adams, Paul Nichols, Domino Joyce, Richard Gill, Isabel Santos Magalhaes, Bill Hutchinson, Alan Smith, Rob Hammond, Africa Gomez, Bernd Hanfling, Hastings Zidana, Dave Lunt, Mark McMullan, Andrea Simon, Dalitso Kafumbata, Eraqi Khannoon.
