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I am a third-year PhD student of biological sciences (evolutionary biology) at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge, UK.
Arif Maulana
'searching for the origin of species in the bustling streets of Indonesia'
We have come far in identifying the genetic makeup of traits that underlie adaptation and speciation in various range of organisms. However, many of these studies primarily focus on cases with a relatively simple genetic basis on easily observable traits, which may not fully reflect the complexity found in nature. As an evolutionary biologist, I am enthusiastic about integrating genomics with ecological and experimental work to dissect the genetic and genomic basis of speciation and adaptive radiation associated with behavioural divergence, and crucially its functional follow-up to obtain a more mechanistic understanding of possible biophysical or developmental constraints that lead to the use of particular mutations or genes in adaptation and speciation. To achieve this, I investigate cases involving recent range expansion and colonisation of phytophagous ladybird beetle species (Henosepilachna diekei) that rapidly and repeatedly adapting to novel habitats/host plants, capturing snapshots of evolution-in-action.
You can also find me on my official Sanger page here. If you would like to ask questions, comments or collaborate, feel free to contact me by email.
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