Biodiversity, Evolution & Bioinformatics

Our research explores the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of natural and domesticated populations using comparative genomics, population genetics and phylogenomics. We investigate patterns of genetic variation, adaptation and evolutionary processes across a wide range of organisms, contributing to biodiversity conservation and evolutionary research. Bioinformatics forms an integral component of all research activities within the group, supporting the analysis of next-generation sequencing data, genome-wide association studies, comparative genomics and multi-omics datasets through advanced computational methodologies.

Research in Action
Explore selected projects and publications that highlight our research activities and contributions in this field.

1. Conservation Actions for the Pure Population of the Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus ssp. dorcas). Role: Principal Investigator / Scientific Coordinator (Prof. Zissis Mamuris). Funding / Collaborating Organization: Management Body of the National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades / Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency (NECCA – O.FY.PE.K.A.).

2. Kyrgiafini, M. A., Giannoulis, T., Moutou, K. A., & Mamuris, Z. (2022). Investigating the Impact of a Curse: Diseases, Population Isolation, Evolution and the Mother's Curse. Genes, 13(11), 2151. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13112151

3. Giannoulis, T., Dutrillaux, A.-M., Sarri, C., Mamuris, Z., & Dutrillaux, B. (2020). Phylogenetic relationships between genera Dorcadion, Lamia, Morimus, Herophila and some other Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) based on chromosome and CO1 gene sequence comparison. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 110(3), 321–327. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485319000737

4. Stefanović, M., Djan, M., Veličković, N., Beuković, D., Lavadinović, V., Zhelev, C. D., Demirbaş, Y., Paule, L., Gedeon, C. I., Mamuris, Z., Posautz, A., Beiglböck, C., Kübber-Heiss, A., & Suchentrunk, F. (2019). Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) under a phylogeographic perspective. PLOS ONE, 14(11), e0224902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224902

5. Giannoulis, T., Plageras, D., Stamatis, C., Chatzivagia, E., Tsipourlianos, A., Birtsas, P., Billinis, C., Suchentrunk, F., & Mamuris, Z. (2019). Islands and hybrid zones: Combining the knowledge from “Natural Laboratories” to explain phylogeographic patterns of the European brown hare. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 19, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1354-y