Thomas Bataillon’s research centers on understanding the mechanisms and dynamics of evolution, particularly in relation to genetic variation and adaptation. His work explores how natural selection shapes genomes over time, using both theoretical models and empirical data. He is especially interested in learning the rate and distribution of beneficial mutations, the role of epistasis, and the predictability of evolutionary outcomes.
Bataillon’s group frequently employs experimental evolution, population genomics, and statistical modeling to investigate evolutionary processes in microbial, plant, human, and non-human primate systems. His collaborations span across disciplines, integrating evolutionary theory with cutting-edge genomic technologies. A significant portion of his work also addresses how evolutionary forces operate under varying environmental conditions. Research is funded by NNF, DFF-FNU, and ERC.
Eamon Winship – working on using genomics and bioinformatics to track the evolutionary dynamics in bacterial lineages evolving across environmental gradients.
Janek Sendrowski – mathematical and software methods development for making inferences from population genomics data.
Anders Poulsen Charmouh – working on methods for inferring mutation and recombination rates and processes from long-read genomic sequences.
Genis Garcia Erill – working on both genomic data analysis and method development for studying ecological genomics of adaptation in varying environments.
