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Begoña Dobon

Postdoctoral researcher

University of Zurich

Biography

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Human Evolutionary Ecology group led by Dr. Andrea Migliano. My research interests include human population genetics, natural selection and network theory.

In my current project I study what factors affect the transmission of the oral microbiome in hunter-gatherer societies. This project is done in collaboration with the Evolutionary Systems Biology lab.

Interests

  • Data science / statistics
  • Data visualization
  • Network theory
  • Human population genetics

Education

  • PhD in Evolutionary Biology (Bioinformatics), 2018

    Pompeu Fabra University

  • MSc Bioinformatics for Health Sciences, 2014

    Pompeu Fabra University

  • BSc in Biology, 2011

    University of Alicante

Skills

R

90%

Python

80%

Statistics

100%

Genetic data analysis

80%

Microbiome data analysis

70%

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral researcher

University of Zurich

Jan 2020 – Present Zurich, Switzerland
Responsibilities include:

  • Analysing oral microbiome data
  • Analysing next-generation sequencing/genotyping data
  • Demographic inference
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral researcher

Pompeu Fabra University

May 2019 – Dec 2019 Barcelona, Spain
Responsibilities include:

  • Analysing oral microbiome data
  • Analysing next-generation sequencing/genotyping data
  • Demographic inference
 
 
 
 
 

Predoctoral researcher

Pompeu Fabra University

Aug 2013 – Apr 2019 Barcelona, Spain
Responsibilities included:

  • Analysing next-generation sequencing/genotyping data
  • Identifying signals of positive selection in human genetic data
  • Teaching human genetics & statistics with R

Projects

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Internal Project

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Topological and Evolutionary Analysis of a Metabolic Network

Topological and evolutionary analysis of a metabolic network (old workflow).

Recent Publications

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Gene connectivity and enzyme evolution in the human metabolic network

Determining the factors involved in the likelihood of a gene being under adaptive selection is still a challenging goal in Evolutionary …

Is there adaptation in the human genome for taste perception and phase I biotransformation?

During the modern human expansion, new environmental pressures may have driven adaptation, especially in genes related to the …

Influence of pathway topology and functional class on the molecular evolution of human metabolic genes

Metabolic networks comprise thousands of enzymatic reactions functioning in a controlled manner and have been shaped by natural …

Contact

  • Universität Zürich, Campus Irchel, Zürich, 8057, Switzerland
  • Building Y42, level K, office 76.
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