Email:s.guindon * at * auckland.ac.nz | guindon * at * lirmm.fr
Address : University of Auckland, 38, Princes street, Auckland 1010.
Department page here
Summary
Testing hypotheses about the evolution of biological sequences in a probabilistic framework is the core of my research projects. For this purpose, I am designing algorithms and probabilistic models of molecular evolution. Most notably, I am developing the software package PhyML (for Phylogenetics through Maximum Likelihood) which I use to implement my research outputs. My background is in biology but I am currently working in the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland. I am also a CNRS researcher in France and I am affiliated to the computer science department of the LIRMM in Montpellier.
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Academic record & appointments
| 2010 - | CNRS tenured research position, ‘chargé de recherches’, 1st class. |
| 2009- | Senior Lecturer in the Department of Statistics (University of Auckland) |
| 2007-2009 - | Lecturer in the Department of Statistics (University of Auckland, New Zealand). |
| 2006-2010 - | CNRS tenured research position, ‘chargé de recherches’, 2nd class. |
| 2003-2005: | Postdoc. Supervisor: Allen Rodrigo Title: Molecular evolution of the HIV-1 genome |
| 1999-2003: | PhD student in Biology. Supervisor: Olivier Gascuel Title: Approche statistique pour la reconstruction de phylogénies moléculaires (Statistical approach for building molecular phylogenies) A copy of my thesis can be found here. |
| 1998-1999: | Master Thesis in Biology. Supervisors: Guy Perrière and Manolo Gouy Title: Les transferts horizontaux de matériel génétique chez les procaryotes (Horizontal transfers between procaryote genomes |
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Current Students
| 2009 | Helen Shearman, PhD, “Statistical methods for measuring biodiversity” |
| 2011 | Yi Lu, Masters, “Comparison of methods for detecting natural selection in coding sequences” |
| 2011 | Louis Ranjard, postdoc, “Developing new methods in statistical phylogeography” |
| 2012 | Marie Paturel, 6 month internship, “Testing new methods in statistical phylogeography” |
Past Students
| 2008 | Lin Ying Wee, PgDip, “Hepatitis B virus evolution: positive selection and substitution rates” |
| 2008 | Sandunie Dineika Chandrananda, “A Phylogenomic analysis of the Yeast genome” |
| 2009 | Maha Ahmed Baker, 6 month internship, “Graph algorithms applied to phylogenetics” |
| 2010 | Lin Ying Wee, Masters, “Detecting differences in the rates of evolution after gene duplication“ |
| 2010 | Naveen Joshi, 6 month internship, “Deciphering the patterns of variations of evolutionary rates along yeast genomes” |
| 2010 | Samuel Pichot, 6 month internship, “Graph algorithms to untangle phylogenetic trees: application to phylogeography“ |
| 2011 | Eric Frichot, 6 month internship, “Stochastic models of the evolution of protein lengths” |