POST-DOCS
Claudia Bank – (2012-2016) Following graduate work in Vienna advised by Joachim Hermisson and Christian Schlötterer, Claudia’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on theory development surrounding Fisher’s Geometric model and applications to experimental evolution data. Claudia is currently a faculty member at the University of Berne. website googlescholar pubmed
Greg Ewing – (2013-2016) Following graduate work at the University of Auckland advised by Alen Rodrigo and Geoff Nicholls, followed by postdocs in Vienna with Arndt von Haeseler and Joachim Hermisson, Greg’s postdoc work in the Jensen lab was focused on the development of novel simulation algorithms in population genetics. Greg currently works in industry in Australia. pubmed
Anna Ferrer-Admetlla – (2013-2015) Following graduate work at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, followed by a postdoc with Rasmus Nielsen at UC Berkeley, Anna’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on developing novel ABC methodology for inferring selection from multi-timepoint datasets. Anna currently works in industry in Spain. pubmed
Matthieu Foll – (2012-2014) Following graduate work at the University of Grenoble I advised by Oscar Gaggiotti, followed by a postdoc at the University of Berne with Laurent Excoffier, Matthieu’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on developing ABC methods for the joint estimation of selection and demography. Matthieu is currently a Research Scientist and Group Leader at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Lyon. website googlescholar pubmed
Rebecca Harris – (2017-2019) Following graduate work at the University of Washington advised by Adam Leaché, Rebecca’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on population genetic method development related to the multiple merger coalescent, with applications to the evolution of cryptic coloration. Rebecca currently works in industry in the USA. googlescholar
Parul Johri – (2018-2023) Following graduate work at Indiana University advised by Mike Lynch, Parul’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on population genetic method development, with a particular interest in the role of non-adaptive forces in shaping patterns of genomic variation. Parul is currently a faculty member at UNC – Chapel Hill. googlescholar website
Matt Jones – (2019-2020) Following graduate work at the University of Montana advised by Jeff Good, Matt’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on time-sampled statistical inference with applications to long-term ecological datasets. Matt is currently a Research Biologist at USGS, working in conservation/population genomics. googlescholar
Stefan Laurent – (2014-2017) Following graduate work at Munich (LMU) advised by Wolfgang Stephan, Stefan’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on understanding the evolution of cryptic coloration in wild Peromyscus populations, in collaboration with the Hoekstra (Harvard) and Excoffier (Berne) Labs. Stefan is currently a Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne. website googlescholar pubmed
Lisha Mathew – (2012-2013) Following graduate work at Munich (LMU) advised by Dirk Metzler, Lisha’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on the population genetics of human ZFPs. Lisha currently works in industry in Germany. googlescholar pubmed
Sebastian Matuszewski – (2015-2017) Following graduate work work at the University of Vienna advised by Michael Kopp and Joachim Hermisson, Sebastian’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on population genetic theory development, applied to the analysis of experimentally evolved populations. Sebastian currently works in industry in Austria. googlescholar pubmed
Valeria Montano – (2015-2016) Following graduate work in human population genetics at Sapienza University in Rome, Valeria’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab (funded by an EMBO fellowship) was focused on understanding the adaptive and demographic history of Helicobacter. Valeria is currently a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of St. Andrews. pubmed
Ana Morales-Arce – (2018-2020) Following graduate work at the University of Calgary, Ana’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab (funded by a Center for Evolution & Medicine Research Fellowship) was focused on the population genetics of time-sampled pathogen data. Ana is currently a postdoc at the University of Berne. website
Yu-Ping Poh – (2010-2014) Following graduate work at National Tsing Hua University advised by Chau Ti Ting, additionally spending two years as a visiting student at UC Davis in Chuck Langley’s lab, Yu-Ping’s work in the Jensen Lab was focused on data analysis related to the evolution of cryptic coat color in wild mouse populations and the evolution of drug resistance in influenza virus. Yu-Ping is currently a staff member in the Center for Mechanisms of Evolution at ASU. googlescholar pubmed
Cornelia Pokalyuk – (2013-2014) Following graduate work at the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg advised by Peter Pfaffelhuber, Cornelia’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on models of selection in sub-divided populations, with a particular focus on HCMV as a model system. Cornelia is currently a Group Leader at Goethe University in Frankfurt. website pubmed
Nicholas Renzette – (2011-2016) Following graduate work at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst advised by Steven Sandler, Nick’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab (co-advised by Tim Kowalik) was focused on the within-host demographic and selective dynamics of HCMV and influenza virus. Nick is currently a Research Scientist at the Jackson Laboratory (JAX). googlescholar pubmed
Susanna Sabin – (2019-2021) Following graduate work at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History advised by Kirsten Bos and Johannes Krause, Susanna’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab (funded by a Center for Evolution & Medicine Research Fellowship) was focused on the population genetics of TB. Susanna is currently a Research Scientist at the CDC. googlescholar pubmed
Andrew Sackman – (2017-2019) Following graduate work at Florida State University advised by Darin Rokyta, Andrew’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab was focused on population genetic method development related to the multiple merger coalescent. Andrew is currently a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University. website googlescholar pubmed
Severine Vuilleumier – (2015-2017) Following graduate work at EPFL, and postdoctoral research at the University of Queensland in the Possingham Lab and at the EAWAG in Luzern in the Lande and Seehausen Labs, Severine’s work in the Jensen Lab (funded by an FNS Marie Heim-Vogtlin Fellowship) was focused on HIV evolution. Severine is currently a faculty member at the University of Applied Sciences – Western Switzerland. website googlescholar pubmed
Daniel Wegmann – (2012-2013) Following graduate work at the University of Berne advised by Laurent Excoffier, and a postdoc at UCLA in the lab of John Novembre, Dan’s postdoc work in the Jensen Lab (funded by an FNS Ambizione award) was focused on the development of novel ABC methodology for the joint inference of selection and demography. Dan is currently a faculty member at the University of Fribourg. website googlescholar pubmed
Ph.D. STUDENTS
Jessica Crisci – (2009-2013) Following a BS/MS in Biology from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell, Jessica’s PhD work in the Jensen Lab was focused around extinct hominin genomics and the effects of positive selection in primates. Jess did a postdoc at USC, co-advised by Matt Dean and Peter Ralph, and currently works in industry in the USA. googlescholar pubmed
Adamandia Kapopoulou – (2013-2018) Following a BA in Cellular Biology and MA in Genetics and Bioinformatics from Bordeaux University, and time as a database curator at the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, Mado’s PhD work in the Jensen Lab was focused on the processes governing the evolution of transcription factors, as well as Drosophila population genomics. Mado is currently a Bioinformatician at the University of Berne. googlescholar pubmed
Louise Ormond – (2012-2017) Following a BA/MA from Cambridge in Physics, and an MSc in the Immunology of Infectious Diseases studying malarial infection, Louise’s PhD work in the Jensen Lab was focused on population genetic inference using time-sampled data, and the modeling of infectious disease. Louise is currently a postdoc at the UCL Genetics Institute, advised by Garrett Hellenthal. pubmed
Alfred Simkin – (2009-2014) Following a BS in Biology at Earlham College, Alfred’s PhD work in the Jensen Lab was focused on using approaches from population genetics and molecular evolution to quantify the evolutionary history of miRNAs. Alfred did a postdoc in the Grimson Lab at Cornell University, and is currently a research faculty member at Brown University. pubmed
M.S. STUDENTS
Marcel Hildebrandt – (2016-2017) Marcel worked in collaboration with lab postdoc Sebastian Matuszewski in order to study statistical aspects of mutational scanning experiments, as well as theoretical aspects of multiple merger coalescent models. pubmed
Hyunjin Shim – (2012-2014) Hyunjin worked in collaboration with lab postdoc Matthieu Foll in order to study influenza drug resistance evolution and to develop time-sampled inference approaches. pubmed
Priyanka Sinha – (2011-2013) Priyanka worked in collaboration with lab postdoc Yu-Ping Poh in order to study the statistical power of commonly used population genetic inference approaches. pubmed
STAFF
Kristen Irwin – (2014-2017) Kristen earned a PhD in the School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University, and then worked in the Jensen Lab focused upon technical writing as well as the editing and production of lab manuscripts and presentations. Kristen is currently the Head of International Funding in the EPFL Research Office. pubmed
Shivani Mahajan – (2012-2013) Shivani earned a BS/MS in Bioinformatics at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, and then worked in the Jensen Lab as a staff bioinformatician. Shivani went on to earn a PhD in Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley advised by Doris Bachtrog, and currently works in industry in the USA. pubmed
Kellen Riall – (2019-2021) Kellen earned a BS in Biological Sciences and a BS in Biophysics from ASU, and then worked in the Jensen Lab as a research intern focused upon statistical inference related to demography. Kellen is currently a PhD student in population genetics at the University of Chicago. pubmed
VISITING SCIENTISTS
Dan Bolon – (2012) Dan is a faculty member in Biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, studying the molecular mechanisms of adaptation in biology and disease, and more specifically has developed novel technological approaches for exploring fitness landscapes. Dan joined us on an FNS sabbatic grant, in order to continue our collaborations characterizing the distribution of fitness effects in yeast. website
Matt Jones – (2016) Matt spent a semester abroad with us funded by a Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, while a PhD student in the Good Lab at the University of Montana, studying the evolution of seasonal camouflage in snowshoe hares. googlescholar
Derek Setter – (2014) Derek spent a semester abroad with us, while a PhD student in Vienna with Joachim Hermisson, working to identify the footprint of adaptive introgression in polymorphism data. pubmed
Semester Project Students
Emma Howell (2020), Kellen Riall (2019), Dariush Mollet (2015), Stefano Tartini (2015), Anna Dussuet (2015), Laura Cetre (2015), Anais Haget (2014), Tamara Rossy (2014), Marie Malier (2014), Pauline Reiff (2014), Gaëlle Thurre (2013), Luc Aeberli (2013), Christopher Finelli (2013), Fabrice Philippe (2013), Laurent Alter (2012), Mathieu Quinodoz (2012), Florian Widmer (2012), Roger Küng (2012), Daniel Virgil (2011), Guang Xu (2011), Aslihan Dincer (2011), Hsiuyi Chen (2010)