Dr. Christian Parisod

Biography

Christian Parisod's research interests focus on couple genome evolution and the ecological responses of plants. His work has followed a natural intellectual arc involving the molecular processes that generate adaptive diversity sorted at local biogeographic scales. Holding a PhD from the University of Lausanne, he decided to concentrate on Buckler Mustards (Biscutella laevigata), a textbook example of species that successfully radiated into various ecological niches in the Alps, especially following whole genome duplication. Subsequent postdoctoral stays in France, Norway, and Switzerland expanded his expertise in the molecular drivers that influence genome evolution in species. He is now launching his own research group to study transposable elements (TEs) and speciation, focusing primarily on the Poaceae and Brassicaceae families. Over the years, he has assembled biological and genomic resources to assess genomic variations and the impact of transcriptional plasticity on the successful expansion of diploid and polyploid Buckler Mustards in the Alps. His overarching objective is to understand the interactions between genome dynamics and adaptive processes driven by environmental factors.

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