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My research aims to understand the mechanisms behind the rapid speciation processes that produce high species richness in specific areas. Combining classical taxonomy with an array of modern molecular techniques, my research focuses in three main, complementary lines: (i) understanding to what extent geological factors drive speciation using islands as models, (ii) characterizing the morphological variation associated with rapid diversifications, and (iii) studying how whole genome duplication facilitates adaptation to different environments
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Current research
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Subgenome evolution in Geum triflorumWhole genome duplication or polyploidy is a common process in plants, but what happens to the genes after duplication? This project tries to answer this question by studying the allohexaploid Geum triflorum (Rosaceae) and assess if its subgenomes are differentially expressed accross different environments.
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Current Affilitation: Post-doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University
