Population Genomics of Adaptation
The POPADAPT project aims to understand how shifts in habitats, caused by human-induced global warming or past selective events, impact the genomes of humans, Drosophila, and Vibrio. The researchers will develop statistical tools to detect bursts of adaptation from genomic data and create PopLife, an open reference genome browser in Population Genomics for various species. They will combine experimental evolution, bioinformatics, and statistical analysis to study past and current adaptations and predict future adaptations to environmental changes and emerging diseases. The project will focus on natural selection, hybridization, and infectious diseases and aims to create a valuable resource for studying population genomics.