MGSE PhD student Mohammed Errbii has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled 'Evolutionary Genome Dynamics in Insects: The Interplay Between Recombination, Transposable Elements, and Gene Flow'.

MGSE PhD student Reza Halabian has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled 'In Silico Discovery of DNA Transductions Rendered by Non-LTR Retroelements Across the Human Genomes'.

MGSE PhD student Alitha Edison has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled 'Niche choice and the evolution of insecticide resistance in the Colorado potato beetle'.

MGSE PhD student Matías Rodríguez  has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled 'De novo discovery of transposable elements in non-model organisms - Apicomplexa group case'.

MGSE PhD student Felix Manske has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled 'Biological Data Management Using Relational Database Systems'.

MGSE PhD student Reshma R has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled 'The role of evolutionary capacitance for adaptability in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum'.

From September 9th to 11th, 2024, MGSE summer school took place at Tagungsstätte Loccum. The program featured research presentations by both PhD students and invited speakers, including Dr. Ozan Altan Altinok and Dr. Victor Carranza-Pinedo. Engaging discussion sessions were moderated by Prof. Joachim Kurtz, while practical workshops were offered, such as a Data Visualization Workshop led by Dr. Pete Czuppon and a Writing Workshop facilitated by Prof. Melanie Dammhahn.
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Dossier Evolution: Evolution at work: Featuring MGSE doctoral students’ research.
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MGSE PhD student Özge Sahin has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled "A Bulked Segregation Analysis for An HSP90-Released Reduced Eye Phenotype in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)".
 

MGSE PhD student Margaux Aubel has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Evolution of structural properties and folding in human de novo proteins”.

MGSE PhD student Lars Eicholt has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Structural Analysis of De Novo Emerged Proteins”.

MGSE PhD student Lai Ka Lo has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “The Role of Niche Construction for Evolvability in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum”.

EvoPAD final symposium showcased inspiring talks from alumni and current members, sharing their remarkable scientific journeys & personal reflections!