{"id":172,"date":"2009-05-25T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T11:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/inici\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:22:42","slug":"inici","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Our mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cNothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution\u201d (Theodosius Dobhzansky)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding how genomes are organized is fundamental to the dynamics of genome composition, evolutionary relationships between species and, in the long run, speciation, providing insights to how biodiversity originates and is maintained. It is our goal to provide a unified and encompassing view of how genomes are organized, regulated and transmitted to the offspring in both vertebrates and invertebrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-2048x1541.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-1200x903.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/evolgenom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/284\/2026\/08\/March_2026-1980x1490.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">June 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aurora Ruiz-Herrera Moreno<\/strong>&#8211; Principal Investigator, ICREA Acad\u00e8mia <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marina Bras\u00f3-Vives<\/strong> &#8211; MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aina Vera&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nuria Plaza&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yuan Chen<\/strong> &#8211; PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gala Pujol&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laura Gonz\u00e1lez&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M\u00f3nica Cremades<\/strong> &#8211; PhD student (co-supervised, Eugin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Berta Gayete<\/strong> &#8211; PhD student (co-supervised, Eugin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rosella Damiano\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; MSc\u00a0student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jhon Alex Dziechciarz Vidal<\/strong> &#8211; Visiting PhD student, Universidade Federal de S\u00e3o Carlos (Brazil)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visiting researchers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025&nbsp;&#8211; Thomas Decroly \u2013 PhD student, University of Edinburgh (UK)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 &#8211; Catherine Brekke \u2013 Postdoc, Norwegian University (Norway)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 &#8211; Ashwini V. Mohan \u2013 Postdoc, University of Neuch\u00e2tel (Switzerland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 &#8211; Riccardo Fabio Basta &#8211; MSc student, Universit\u00e1 di Pavia (Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025&nbsp;&#8211; A\/Prof Anne-Marie Dion-C\u00f4t\u00e9 &#8211; Universit\u00e9 de Moncton (Canada)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024\/25 &#8211; Agda Bernegossi \u2013 PhD student, UNESP (Brazil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024\/25&nbsp;&#8211; Ezgi Unal \u2013 PhD student, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeob.iastate.edu\/people\/nicole-valenzuela\">Prof. Nicole Valenzuela \u2013 &nbsp;Visiting Professor, Iowa State University (USA)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023&nbsp;&#8211; Camila do Nascimento Moreira \u2013 PostDoc. Universidade Paulista (Brazil)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022\/23&nbsp;&#8211; Prof. Nicole Valenzuela \u2013 Iowa State University (USA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021&nbsp;&#8211; Arturo El\u00edas Llumbet \u2013 PhD student. University Groningen (Holland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019&nbsp;&#8211; Prof. Terence J. Robinson \u2013 University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018&nbsp;&#8211; Marina Bambi \u2013 MSc student,  Universit\u00e1 di Pavia (Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 &#8211; Prof. Terence J. Robinson \u2013 University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 &#8211; Claudia Biadale \u2013 PhD student. Universit\u00e1 di Pavia (Italy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014<strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Natalia Gablo \u2013 MSc student.&nbsp; Rzeszowski University (Poland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 &#8211; Mar\u00eda Isabel Vel\u00e1squez V\u00e9lez \u2013 PhD student. Univ. de los Andes (Colombia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012&nbsp;&#8211; Prof. Terence J. Robinson \u2013 University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2012&nbsp;&#8211; Dr. Marcelo B. Cioffi \u2013 Universidad de San Carlos (Brazil)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postdocs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Laia Mar\u00edn Gual<\/strong> (2025-2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luc\u00eda \u00c1lvarez Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Javier Lanillos <\/strong>(2024-2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anna Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rosa Ana S\u00e1nchez-Guill\u00e9n<\/strong> (2013-2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cristina Carbajales<\/strong> (2009-2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PhDs students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cristina Mar\u00edn Garc\u00eda<\/strong> (2020-2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laia Mar\u00edn Gual<\/strong> (2019-2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luc\u00eda \u00c1lvarez Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> (2018-2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Covadonga Vara<\/strong> (2015-2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andreu Paytuv\u00ed<\/strong> (2015-2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laia Capilla<\/strong> (2010-2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rita Reig<\/strong> (2009-2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marta Farr\u00e9<\/strong> (2008-2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MSc students<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marta Fabregat<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2025-2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ver\u00f3nica L\u00f3pez<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2025-2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joel Begu\u00e9<\/strong>,  MSc&nbsp;student (2025-2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laura Yuan Stoma<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2025-2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mohammad Shwerdi<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2024-2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fleur Coppen<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2023-2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clara Romero<\/strong>, MSc&nbsp;student (2023-2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laia Capilla<\/strong>, MSc student (2009-2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rita Reig,<\/strong> MSc student (2009-2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Irene Alfonso<\/strong>, MSc student (2022-2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Albert Gubern<\/strong>, MSc student (2021-2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keren E. Yam Duarte<\/strong>, MSc student (2021-2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gala Pujol<\/strong>, MSc student (2020-2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Judit Pic\u00f3n<\/strong>, MSc student (2020-2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laura Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, MSc student (2019-2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laia Mar\u00edn<\/strong>, MSc student (2018-2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ainoa Justicia<\/strong>, MSc student (2018-2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dale Abrahams<\/strong>, MSc student (2016-2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beatriu Florit<\/strong>, MSc student (2017-2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Judit Salv\u00e0<\/strong>, MSc student (2017-2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Judith Bello<\/strong>, MSc student (2016-2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adri\u00e0 Hern\u00e1ndez,<\/strong> MSc student (2014-2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ver\u00f3nica Olmos<\/strong>, MSc student (2014-2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marta Andres,<\/strong> MSc student (2013-2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jonathan Fern\u00e1ndez,<\/strong> MSc student (2013-2014)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marta Vila<\/strong>, MSc student (2012-2013), Research internship (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joana Segura<\/strong>, MSc student (2011-2012), Research internship (2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anna Ullastres<\/strong>, MSc student (2011-2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lidia Anguiano<\/strong>, MSc student (2011-2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarai Pacheco<\/strong>, MSc student (2009-2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rita Reig-Viader<\/strong>, MSc student (2009-2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laia Capilla<\/strong>, MSc student (2009-2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research Internships<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mar Alonso, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mireia Salvador, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laia Cuenca, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luc\u00eda Suarez, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mireia Salvador, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mireia Granero, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catalina Kay, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mariona R\u00edsquez, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carlota Mesas, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristina Rosi\u00f1ol, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marina Guardia, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar de Castro, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carme Peirau, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Carreras, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Quiroga, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sara Cuesta, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clara G\u00e1mez, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luis Osorio, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Esquerda, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rub\u00e9n D\u00edaz, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Magdalena Ramis, 2021 &amp; 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carolina Buzza, 2021 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberto Carrasco, 2021 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanvi Navarro, 2021  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laia Montes, 2020 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dafne Cruz, 2020 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Bernardinelli, 2020 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberto Lozano, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luc\u00eda Barbadilla, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blanca Lucas, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Xing Luo, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olatz Arnold, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candela Rosado, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillermo Albert, 2018 &amp; 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marta Pla, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cinta Maci\u00e0, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Palacios, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carla Roca, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marta&nbsp; Mar\u00edn, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iv\u00e1n Mart\u00ednez , 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ariadna Cortina, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillermo Grijalba, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cristina Pardo, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gisela Serrano, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillem Borr\u00e0s, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sara Corella, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Mart\u00ednez, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meritxell Saperas, 2012<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillem Parrado, 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marta Vila, 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adri\u00e0 Voltes, 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marta Vila, 2010<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joana Segura, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution\u201d (Theodosius Dobhzansky) Understanding how genomes are organized is fundamental to the dynamics of genome composition, evolutionary relationships between species and, in the long run, speciation, providing insights to how biodiversity originates and is maintained. 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