I am interested in the genomic signatures in evolution.  

My PhD project at the computational-systems-biology lab focuses on the role of epigenetics in hybrid formation and lineage differentiation using great tit (Parus major) as the model species. I am investigating how the genome and epigenome involves in lineages divergence and hybridization. 

I am also investigating the nuclear gene fragments originated from mitochondrial genes. To check how the genomes are affected by horizontal gene transfer. 

My main research interests are evolutionary genetics and phenotypic plasticity specifically in relation to the changing climate and environment. 

For my PhD project, I study the genetic, epigenetic, and ecological drivers of urbanization in songbirds. The project is based in the TU Dortmund campus, which serves as a field site consisting of ~100 nest boxes. Using modern monitoring methods, the aim is to measure different environmental factors at nest site level to provide a fine-scale estimate of urbanization, and to see how these different urban factors affect avian habitat choice and fitness. In addition, the goal is to understand the genetic and epigenetic drivers of short-term environmental adaptation.