Dr. Jessica Abbott
Biological and related sciences, Evolutionary biology, Evolutionary genetics
PhD Josefa González
Nominated by
- European Research Council (ERC)
- AcademiaNet member since 21.01.2016
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Field
Biological and related sciences
Area of specialisation
Genetics
Research interests
Evolutionary Biology, Adaptation Genomics, Transposable Elements
Distinctions and Awards
Marie Curie Fellow, IBE, Barcelona. Spain, 2011 – 2015
Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, CA. USA, 2006 – 2008
Interested in
- Lectures, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship, Refereeing
Languages
Catalan, English, Spanish
Doctorate
- 2002: Genetics
PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation
- 2008: Population Genetics
Short CV/Education and training
- Since 2017CSIC Tenured Scientist
- 2011 – 2017Ramón y Cajal Researcher. Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF). Spain
- 2008 – 2011Research Associate. Stanford University. U.S.
- 2005 – 2008Postdoctoral Fellow. Stanford University. U.S.
- 2002 – 2005Postdoctoral Fellow. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Spain
- 1999 – 1999Visiting PhD student. University of Cambridge. U.K.
- 1997 – 2002PhD in Biology. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Spain
Selected publications
Bogaerts-Márquez, María; Guirao-Rico, Sara; Gautier, Mathieu; González, Josefa. Temperature, rainfall and wind variables underlie environmental adaptation in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Molecular Ecology, 30 (4), pp. 938–954, 2021.
Kapun, M., Barrón MG, et al Genomic analysis of European Drosophila populations reveals major longitudinal structure, continent-wide selection, and unknown DNA viruses. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37 (9), pp. 2661-2678, 2020.
Villanueva-Cañas J.L., Horvath Aguilera;L. V; González, J. Diverse families of transposable elements affect the transcriptional regulation of stress-response genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Nucleic Acids Research, 2019.
Complete list of publications
Selected projects
New approaches to long standing questions: adaptation in Drosophila (H2020-ERC-2014-CoG)
Beyond Drosophila: the role of transposable elements in adaptation in Anopheles and humans (BFU2017-82937-P)
Membership in scientific bodies/juries
Chair of the ESEB Outreach Fund Committee, since 2020
Council member of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), 2017 – 2025
Council member of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE), 2021 – 2023
Additional qualifications
Master in Genetics, 1997
Soft Skills/Other activities and achievements
Soft Skills
Training in leadership skills and communication skills
Other activities and achievements/family
Science outreach
www.lacienciaalteumon.cat
www.melanogaster.eu
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