We study speciation, natural selection, and recombination using genomes from wild populations of insects via the development and implementation of novel computational methods.
October 2026: we are hiring a 3 year postdoc to lead a a NERC-funded project work on adaptive introgression. Get in touch if you are interested!
September 2026 - our preprint on ARGs under the SMC_k is out!
August 2025 - Huge congrats to Bruna Cama for winning a special mention for her poster on the Melanargia hybrid zone at this year's ESEB congress.
September 2024 - Huge congrats to Alex Mackintosh for winning the International Birnstiel Award for his PhD on chromosome rearrangements and speciation in Brenthis fritillaries.
Institute of Ecology and Evolution
University of Edinburgh
Ashworth Labs, Charlotte Auerbach Rd
Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, UK