Obbard Lab
Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh
Darren J Obbard
Principal Investigator
Oumie Kuyateh
Paul McNeil
Yiguan Wang
Research interests:
We are interested in the role of ‘arms race’ evolutionary conflict in driving molecular evolution. As a model, we study the evolutionary genetics of RNA- interference pathways and nucleic-acid parasites, such as viruses and transposable elements. We use Drosophila and other invertebrates as a model system.
Research organisms:
Drosophilidae, viruses.
Expertise:
Sequence evolution
Population genetics
Phylogenetics
Metagenomics
