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Kay Lucek – Principal investigator

Kay is an SNSF Eccellenza Assistent Professor at the University of Neuchâtel. His research aims to advance our understanding on how biodiversity evolves and is maintained. To address this  genomic tools are especially used, ranging from metabarcoding to whole genome sequencing. A key goal is to understand how chromosomes may be reshuffled and what happens when species come into contact again following their range expansions since the last ice age.

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Camille Cornet – PhD student

Project:

The genomic architecture of chromosomal fusion & fission in Erebia butterflies

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Dylan de Aquino – MSc Student

Project:

Landscape genomics of Phengaris teleius

Paula Escuer – PostDoc

Project:

The comparative (epi-)genomic architecture of chromosomal rearrangements in Lepidoptera

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Vanessa Herren – MSc Student

Project:

A genomic resolution to the cryptic species complex Lycaena tityrus tityrus and Lycaena tityrus subalpina

Patrycja Jamelska – PhD student

Project:

The role of allochrony upon secondary contact in Erebia butterflies

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Ashwini Mohan – Postdoc

Project:

The comparative (epi-)genomic architecture of chromosomal rearrangements in Carex

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Nathan Prain – MSc Student

Project:

Resolving the Nebria species complex

In collaboration with InfoFauna

Oriane Servant – MSc Student

Project:

A novel eDNA approach to monitor fish recruitment in a South-Pacific reef

In collaboration with CRIOBE, Moorea, French Polynesia

 

Téo Valentino – MSc Student

Project:

A genomic resolution to the cryptic species complex Euphydryas aurinia aurinia and Euphydryas aurinia debilis

 

Rongrong Zhang – Visiting PhD student

Project:

Genomic Mechanisms that maintain incomplete reproductive isolation of Bostrychus sinensis in the coastal sea of China

Former Lab Members

Hannah Augustijnen (PhD, 2019-2023), currently PostDoc at the University of Fribourg

Elias Trachsel (MSc 2022-2023)

Selim Bouaouina (MSc 2018-2019), currently PhD student at the Swiss TPH

Fanny Gagliardi (Research assistant 2023-2024)