Mathias Currat

I combine my passions for life science and computer science in my professional endeavors. At the University of Geneva, I teach and lead research on the evolution of genomic diversity in populations. My expertise lies in developing computational methods to investigate how evolutionary forces - such as population dynamics, migration, and admixture - shape molecular diversity.

current

• Leader of a research group conducting projects in computational population genetics and genomics at the Department of Genetics and Evolution (University of Geneva, Switzerland). The two major themes we study are human evolution and interspecific hybridisation, focusing on the influence of demography and natural selection on genetic diversity, using modern and ancient DNA.
• In charge of the courses "Computer skills for biological research: an introduction to GNU/Linux and bash scripting" and "Molecular Population Genetics".
• Lecturer in "Evolution", "Biologie humaine", "Master course in Genetics, Development and Evolution", and "Methodologie de la recherche en biologie".
• Development of eco-evolutionary programs of spatial population genetics: SPLATCHE3 and SELECTOR.
• Supervision of PhD and master students in Life Sciences.
• Direction of the doctoral program in Ecology and Evolution.

past

• Participation to various teaching at the University of Geneva: "Introduction to computer science", "Practical course in population genetics" and "European Prehistory (Neolithic)".
• Participation to various teaching at the University of Bern: "Human genetic history", "Population genetics practical (Statistical data analysis)", "Seminar on Advances in molecular biology" and "General genetics exercises".
• Creation and development of the software SPLATCHE, in collaboration with the CMPG lab at the University of Bern, Switzerland
• Freelance web development and consulting, mainly in collaboration with Cybermedia concepts (Geneva).