Comparative Genomics & Animal Evolution (CGAE)
Our group does research in the field of comparative genomics and animal evolution. Topics include: Molecular systematics of arthropods and birds, comparative mitochondrial genomics of Bilateria, comparative genomics of vertebrates and arthropods (evolution of gene families, gene order / exon-intron structure), Evolution of parasitic Crustacea. Teaching includes courses in the frame of master programme "Organismic biology, Evolutionary Biology and Palaeontology", e.g. Molecular Phylogenetics, Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics.
Recent publications
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High variation in mitochondrial genomes of Tunicata
Stach, Braband, Podsiadlowski (2010) Mol. Phylogen. Evol -
mt-genome of the freshwater isopod Eophreatoicus sp.
Kilpert & Podsiadlowski (2010) Comp. Biochem Phys D 5:36-44 -
Ribosomal proteins versus mt-genome in Myzostomida
Bleidorn, Podsiadlowski et al. (2009) BMC Evol Biol 9:150 -
Putative homoplasy in mt gene order of Lophotrochozoa
Podsiadlowski, Braband et al. (2009) BMC Genomics 10: 364
News
DZG graduate meeting "Systematics in the age of Genomics", Hamburg 15-16. Sep. 2010
CGAE and Christoph Bleidorn (Universität Leipzig) organize this meeting. More information and registration here
Granted by german science foundation
The project on comparative animal mitochondrial genomics is further supported by a grant from German Science Foundation (DFG) in the course of the third round of the priority programme "Deep Metazoan phylogeny" (10/2009 - 09/2011)
CGAE on German Zoological Conference (DZG 2010, Hamburg)
CGAE group is present on the DZG Meeting Hamburg (Sep 17th-20th 2009)
Contact:
Institut für Evolutionsbiologie & Zoo-Ökologie --Postal adress: An der Immenburg 1; 53121 Bonn Telephone +49-(0)228-735159 (L. Podsiadlowski)
lars(a)cgae.de
