Evolution and Impact of Transposable Elements and Viruses
Résumé
Since my early career, I have been fascinated by the evolution of Selfish Genetic Elements (SGEs - including viruses and transposable elements) and their impact on the evolution of the genomes and epigenomes of their host organisms. By integrating host genomes repeatedly in a stochastic manner, SGEs can profoundly influence the biology of their hosts. They represent a predominant part of most eukaryotic genomes and constitute a major source of genetic and epigenetic changes. Friends or foes? The integration of SGEs in genomes causes deleterious mutations most of the time, but it occasionally mediates key evolutionary adaptations. My goal in research is to help elucidate the modes and consequences of these evolutionary tradeoffs, especially in plants and algae.
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