I'm an evolutionary biologist interested in how genomic variation shapes phenotypic diversity and adaptation.
My work combines comparative genomics, phylogenomics, and computational image analysis to explore the molecular basis of evolutionary change — especially in spiders (Salticidae).
- Evolutionary genomics and adaptive radiation
- Color pattern evolution and sensory ecology
- Phylogenetic inference and comparative methods
- Bioinformatics pipelines for large-scale genomic data
I'm currently working on:
- Comparative genomics of Jumping spiders
- Evolutionary mechanisms of color diversification in Siler species
- Developing image-based pipelines for quantitative color analysis
- Programming: Python, R, Bash
- Bioinformatics: UCE pipeline, genome assembly, orthology inference
- Visualization: ggplot2, matplotlib, jcvi, pavo
- Other: Hugo (for lab websites), Git/GitHub for reproducible workflows