Research
We are interested in revealing the biological basis and evolutionary histories of various unique and interesting species by using genomics, bioinformatics and biostatistics.
1. Genomic Diversity and Evolution
We are interested in investigating the evolutionary history of species and populations such as adaptation and demographic history by comparing population-scale genomes.
key words: population genetics, comparative genomics, natural selection, demographic history.
2. Connect Genome to Phenotype
We are interested in investigating how the genetic variants contributes to the phenotypic diversity in the view of evolution. We use functional genomics toolsets, such as RNA-sequencing and genome-wide association study to investigate this question.
key words: functional genomics, transcriptome, eQTL, polygenic score, genome-wide association study.
Funded Project: SalmoSV (8M NOK, 2021-2024, Researcher Project for Young Talents (FRIPRO) grant from the Research Council of Norway)
We are investigating how the genomic variants of salmonids contribute to their evolution and diversity. Salmonids are particularly interesting in the view of evolutionary genomics because of their recent “whole-genome duplication” event. Specifically, we are investigating genomic variants in wild and farmed populations and trying to identify adaptive and/or function-altering genetic variants by developing bioinformatics methods through collaboration with laboratory-based researchers.
