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Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull

Dave Lunt
December 10, 2013

Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull

A brief introduction to the Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics research group at Hull University

Dave Lunt

December 10, 2013
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  1. Evolutionary and
    Environmental Genomics @Hull
    evohull.org/environmental-genomics
    Dr Dave Lunt

    [email protected]

    10th December 2013

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  2. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Research Areas
    Dr Africa Gómez Dr Bernd Hänfling
    Dr Domino Joyce
    Dr Darren Evans Dr Dave Lunt
    Dr Lori Lawson Handley
    Bioinformatics, Next Gen
    sequencing, DNA
    metabarcoding,
    phylogenomics,
    Ecological networks,
    conservation biology
    Invasive species,
    population genetics,
    phylogeography,
    conservation biology
    Speciation, adaptive
    radiations, hybridisation,
    behavioural biology
    Invasive species, ladybirds,
    dispersal and colonisation
    Phylogeography,
    dispersal and gene flow,
    cryptic species, sexual
    systems

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  3. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Facilities
    Facilities for Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics
    • Molecular genetics laboratories
    • Ancient DNA facility
    • Bioinformatics laboratory
    • Sample preparation and
    archiving facility
    • Excellent microscopy labs
    • Tropical and temperate aquaria
    • Growth rooms

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  4. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Ancient DNA
    Species identification, population structure, taxonomy
    • Specialist clean-room ancient
    DNA facility
    • Museum specimens
    • Sub-fossil remains
    • DNA extraction from formalin
    preserved specimens

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  5. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Invasive Species
    Next generation approaches to detection, identification and
    monitoring
    • Environmental DNA
    • Metabarcoding of
    massively pooled samples
    • Diagnostic probes
    Dr Africa Gómez
    Dr Bernd Hänfling
    Dr Darren Evans
    Dr Lori Lawson Handley

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  6. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Invasive Species
    Population genomics of crucian carp
    • Are crucian carp native or introduced?
    • To what extent are they hybridising
    with native carp?
    • Can next-generation genome
    sequencing identify genes of adaptive
    significance?
    RADseq and genomics
    bioinformatics
    Dr Bernd Hänfling

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  7. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Agricultural Evolutionary Genomics
    Comparative genomics of root knot nematodes
    • Cause 5% loss in world agriculture/ yr
    • Hybrid origins of major pathogenic
    species
    • How does genome content reflect
    plant parasitic range?
    Dr Dave Lunt
    Comparative genomics of 20 species
    underway
    Identification of origins
    Investigation of genomic basis of
    parasitism

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  8. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    DNA barcoding
    Species identification, biodiversity and population structure

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  9. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    DNA metabarcoding
    Mesofauna of organic and conventional farm soils
    • What mesofaunal species are typical
    in UK farm soils?
    • Are soil communities affected by
    farming method?
    • Over what scale does variation occur?
    Dr Darren Evans
    Dr Dave Lunt
    Dr Lori Lawson Handley

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  10. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    DNA metabarcoding
    Mesofauna of organic and conventional farm soils
    • Collembola and nematodes are hyper-
    diverse
    • Approximately 500 species per 500cm3
    soil
    • Micro-heterogeneity: every sample is
    different!
    Dr Darren Evans
    Dr Lori Lawson Handley
    Dr Dave Lunt

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  11. Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics @Hull
    Bioinformatics
    Metabarcoding, genome diversity, adaptive evolution,
    population genomics
    • Bioinformatics laboratory
    • Computational grid
    • Group bioinformatician
    • Undergraduate courses
    • Phylogenomics
    Bioinformatics is likely to be the limiting
    resource for Environmental Genomics

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  12. Evolutionary and
    Environmental Genomics @Hull
    evohull.org/environmental-genomics
    Dr Dave Lunt

    [email protected]

    10th December 2013

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