MEMBERS OF THE GROUP (Active in 2018)
Postdoctoral Researchers Gabriel Rech, Sara Guirao-Rico, Lain Guio, Judit Salces, Llewellyn Green
Predoctoral Researchers Miriam Merenciano, Vivien Hórvath, María Bogaerts-Márquez
Research Technician Carlos Vargas
Laboratory Technician Laura Aguilera
Undergraduate Student Marcela Celis
Visiting student Marta Ruszkiewicz
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018
We have contributed to the discovery of a new An gambiae complex species. We have spearheaded the analysis of the most comprehensive European Drosophila melanogaster genomic dataset and described a new longitudinal pattern in genetic variation. Lab members have received multiple fellowships and awards, such as an EMBO fellowship. We have contributed to 12 conferences and seminars. We have communicated our research to the general public in several outreach events. We have expanded our citizen science project to new schools in Spain, and our science and society project to new interested parties.
2018 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Guio, Lain; Vieira, Cristina; González, Josefa. Stress affects the epigenetic marks added by natural transposable element insertions in Drosophila melanogaster. Scientific Reports, 8 , pp. 12197, 2018.
Mateo, L; Rech, G; Gonzalez, J. Genome-wide patterns of local adaptation in Western European Drosophila melanogaster natural populations. Scientific Reports, 8 , pp. 16143, 2018.
Kapun, M; Barrón, MG; Staubach, F; Vieira, J; Obbard, D; et al. Genomic analysis of European Drosophila populations reveals longitudinal structure and continent-wide selection. bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/313759v3
2018 FUNDED PROJECTS
Research Projects
2016-2020
New approaches to long-standing questions: adaptation in
Drosophila (H2020-ERC-2014-CoG-647900). P.I. Josefa González. European Commission.
2018-2020
Beyond Drosophila: the role of transposable elements in adaptation in Drosophila and humans (BFU2017-82937-P). P.I. Josefa González. MINECO/AEI/FEDER, EU.
2016-2018
Origin and evolution of sylvatic populations of Anopheles
gambiae. International Program for Scientific Cooperation
(CNRS-CSIC). co-P.I.: Josefa González and Diego Ayala
Networking Projects
2018-2022
Building on scientific literacy in evolution towards scientifically responsible Europeans. Co-IP. Josefa González. COST Action (CA17127).
2018-2020
Red temática en genómica de la adaptación (CGL2017-90681-REDT). co-P.I. Josefa González. MINECO.
2016-2021
Drosophila population genomics network. ESEB Special Topic Network. ESEB.co-P.I.: Josefa González
2017-2019
Comparative Evolutionary Genomics (2017 SGR 880)
co-PI: Josefa González. Generalitat de Catalunya.
Science Outreach Projects
2018
Ciència i convivència: compendre el nostre entorn per sobreviure en una societat canviant (18S00555-006). Ajuntament de Barcelona.
2018
Tracking the genetic footprints of malaria mosquitoes ESEB Outreach Initiative Funds.
2018
AdaptNation, the European Drosophila community (FCT-17- 12810). FECYT
FIGURE CAPTION
Research at the Gonzalez Lab combines -omics approaches with mechanistic and functional analysis mainly in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster.