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.
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
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
Ashwini Mohan – Postdoc
Project:
The comparative (epi-)genomic architecture of chromosomal rearrangements in Carex
Nathan Prain – MSc Student
Project:
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)