Mathias Currat

Scientist based in Geneva (Switzerland), I am merging my passions for Biology and Computer science in my professional activities! Specialized in population genetics, I am teaching and leading a research on Human settlement history and evolution at the University of Geneva. I also used to work as a freelance web developer and expert.

current

• Various research projects in population genetics focusing on the influence of demography and natural selection on the genetic diversity.
• Development of simulation softwares for population genetics research, such as SPLATCHE2 and SELECTOR.
• Lecturer in "Evolution" and "Biologie humaine".
• In charge (with J. Nunes) of the workshop "Computer skills for biological research".
• Co-organization of the workshops "Methodologie de la recherche en biologie" and "Molecular Population Genetics".
• Supervision of PhD and master students in Biology.

past

• Web development and consulting, mainly for Cybermedia concepts (Geneva).
• Creation and development of the software SPLATCHE, in collaboration with the CMPG lab at the University of Bern, Switzerland
• 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".