Genomic diversity across the scales of life: From incipient speciation to gene duplications to phylogenomic sound

SémIdeev
 10/06/2025
 12:00:00
 Rob Kulathinal (Temple University)
 IDEEV - Salle Rachel Carlson

In this talk, I will discuss genomic diversity across both evolutionary and analytical scales, highlighting three research foci from my lab. In the first part, I present results from a population genomic analysis that attempts to identify genes that differentiate two reproductively isolated populations of Drosophila melanogaster, with the goal to shed light on the molecular origins of incipient speciation. The second part studies the evolutionary fate and functional divergence of duplicate genes in eight species of Drosophila, highlighting how gene duplication events contribute to the richness of genome content and function. Lastly, I introduce a framework that translates multiple sequence alignments into sound, enabling auditory detection of coding regions as defined by the universal genetic code, offering a fresh, sensory perspective on phylogenomic interpretation.“Interactions among hosts, microorganisms and parasitoids”