- Mammals domestication
- Neoteny
- Promoters
- Genomics of domestication
- Drug Delivery
The genomic basis for mammal's domestication
The evolutionary process of animal and plant domestication was the driving force for the human transition from the ancient hunting and gathering lifestyle to the settled agricultural and cultural one. The overall goal of our research is to search for the key genetic events responsible for the vast changes that occur upon the shift from a wild to a domesticated animal. Our research focuses on comparing regulatory sequences (i.e., promoters) of wild animals and their domesticated counterparts.
Agrigenomic innovations
Genomic tools are the most significant and widely used tools in agriculture for the purpose of breeding, tracing and improving traits in plants and animal alike. The field of Agrigenomics is vastly growing thanks to the improvements in high throughput sequencing technologies like next generation sequencing (NGS) with specific protocols designed for plant/animal genomes such as genotyping by sequencing (GBS). These genetic tools assist farmers, breeders and law enforcement authorities in many aspects of cultivation, analysis of offspring and traits and for forensic purposes and are also used for 'Farm to fork' endeavors.