Adaptation to extreme environments: lessons from Arabidopsis natural populations
Angela Hancock, Max Planck Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Our group is broadly interested in understanding how complex traits evolve. We integrate computational approaches with lab-based experimental work to identify the loci involved in quantitative trait variation and to reconstruct the evolutionary histories of these traits. Work in the lab involves population genetic inference and modeling, trait mapping (GWAS, phylo-GWAS and mapping in recombinant populations), and functional molecular genetics. https://www.mpipz.mpg.de/hancock