Introduction
The Genomics, Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Biology Group (GBBE) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) investigates how genomes respond to environmental change, emerging pathogens and developmental constraints. Through the integration of population genomics, evolutionary developmental biology, long-read sequencing and computational modelling, we reveal the mechanisms that link genotype to phenotype and adaptation.
Our research addresses the challenges of knowledge and quality of life by advancing climate–health governance, biodiversity conservation, precision medicine, and open digital research infrastructures.
Key figures (2022–2025)
90+ publications, including papers in leading journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, The Lancet, Nucleic Acids Research, The American Naturalist, Nature, Functional Ecology, Molecular Ecology, The Lancet Planetary Health, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Nature Ecology and Evolution, and the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
5 national research projects
2 Horizon Europe participation
11 PhD theses defended
National high-performance computing integration (PIC–RES)