I’m an evolutionary genomics researcher interested in how genomic variation relates to biological traits. During my PhD, I studied osteoderm variation—bony plates that form within the skin—in the Cape cliff lizard (Hemicordylus capensis), and built chromosome-level reference genomes for this and other species.

Alongside my PhD, I worked with the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), a European collaboration to build reference genomes for biodiversity. I led its Antwerp sequencing hub, carrying out Omni-C and Illumina library preparation and sequencing QC while coordinating work across 17 genome projects.

I’m also interested in sex chromosomes and how they evolve. More broadly, I enjoy using genomic data to study evolutionary questions in non-model species.

Publications

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