Biodiversification genomics

In our group we seek to understand the genomic evolution of some species. We use Drosophila Drosophila species as a model of research. In addition, we take advantage of the adaptation of these species as a model of metabolic studies to understand public health problems such as diabetes and obesity.

Research lines:

• Speciation and adaptation to new environments.
• Evolution of reproductive systems of Drosophila.
• Evolutionary genomics of Drosophila.
• Using Drosophila as a model of human disease.
• Genetics and genomics of monarch butterfly in Mexico.

Recent projects:

• “Taking advantage of the biodiversity of endemic Drosophilas eof Mexico to discover new genes involved in metabolic diseases.” CONACYT Fc-2016 No. 2604 (2017-2020)..
• "Drosophila species stock center". National Science Foundation (2015).

Most relevant publications:

• 1. Cryptic species of Drosophila aldrichi: Early events in speciation. Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.2843, 2017.
• 2. Exploring Effects Of Strain, Sex, And Diet On Head Gene Expression In Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Genomics. 5:128-13, 2017.
• 3. Lipidomic profiles of Drosophila melanogaster and cactophilic fly species: models of human metabolic diseases. Integrative Biology. 9:885-891, 2017.
• 4. A distinctive and host-restricted gut microbiota in populations of a cactophilic Drosophila species. Applied and Experimental Microbiology. 16;83(23):e01551-17, 2017.
• 5. Transcriptional responses of ecologically diverse Drosophila species to larval diets differing in relative sugar and protein ratios. PLoS ONE. 12(8):e0183007, 2017.

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