Genomes Through Time: Introducing the ADNA Group
João Teixeira, BIOPOLIS-CIBIO
November 21, 2025 | 15h30 | Hybrid Seminar (Zoom Link; Passcode: 332211)
In this Welcome Seminar, I will provide an overview of my scientific trajectory and the research vision for the newly established Ancient DNA and Population Genomics (ADNA) group at Biopolis/CIBIO. My work integrates population genetics and ancient DNA to investigate how past populations and ecosystems responded to long-term environmental and demographic changes. I have developed approaches that combine genomic data from ancient and modern populations with archaeological and palaeoenvironmental evidence to reconstruct key evolutionary processes, including the deep human past, the role of natural selection in shaping the evolution of natural populations, or the importance (or lack thereof) of genetic diversity in conservation. I will also present the research program of the ADNA group, which will integrate evolutionary theory, empirical data analysis and interdisciplinary collaboration to study human population history, reconstruct ancient ecosystems, investigate domestication and human–faunal interactions, and leverage temporal data to inform conservation genomics.
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