Axl S. Cepeda
In January 2021, I started my Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Ananias A. Escalante at Temple University. Research at the Escalante's Lab focuses on the ecology, epidemiology and evolution of infectious diseases. I am interested in establishing bridges among population genetics, ecological, and evolutionary biology perspectives by interpreting genomic patterns from pathogens (mainly in Plasmodium spp.) and integrating them with environmental or epidemiologic information.
Escalante's Lab 👨🏼🔬👨🏽💻
Department of Biology, iGEM 📊👩🏻⚕️
Temple University 🏫🇺🇸
My Research at Temple University
1. Genome Characterization and Population Genetics in Plasmodium spp.
I'm currently characterizing one nuclear genome of Plasmodium genus to perform comparative genomics, phylogenomics, and timing analyses within the genus Plasmodium, from an evolutionary perspective of the genus.
On the other hand, I'm also looking for evolutionary signatures in P. vivax and P. falciparum populations, with the perspective of expanding the epidemiological analysis of malaria in humans.
