The others: our biased perspective of eukaryotic genomes

Abstract

Understanding the origin and evolution of the eukaryotic cell and the full diversity of eukaryotes is one of the major challenges in biology. Culture-independent molecular surveys have revealed large amounts of uncharacterized eukaryotic diversity - the so-called ‘dark matter’ of eukaryotic life. We argue that a thorough investigation of the genomic and cellular biology of these organisms is crucial for understanding eukaryotic evolution.

Javier del Campo

Group Leader

My research aims at understanding the global diversity and distribution of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes employing curated phylogenetic frameworks focusing on novel environmental taxa.