Evolutionary genetics

My lab addresses fundamental questions in evolutionary biology using cutting edge technological approaches. We have broad research interests, from transposable element suppression to RNA modification, always united by question focused and data driven research.

News

2025 Prakash and Dr. Signor have just returned from a research trip to the Smithsonian!

2024 We have a new paper out on bioRix - three new transposon invasion in D. melanogaster in the last thirty years!! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.25.591091v1

2024 - Our new paper on the invasion of Spoink in D. melanogaster was published in PLoS Genetics! https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011201

2024 - The whole lab adventured to Washington D.C for #TAGC!

2023 - Our latest paper on the evolution of the flamenco locus in the simulans clade is out at PLoS Genetics!

2023 - George Boateng-Sarfo welcomed his son Reuben to the world!