Introduction

👋 Hi, I'm Santi — an evolutionary biologist fascinated by the genomic blueprints behind life's incredible diversity. I'm a Postdoc at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, where I work with the Fish Evolution and Genomics Group. My research blends bioinformatics and genomics to explore how species adapt and diversify, uncovering the mechanisms that shape evolution across the animal kingdom.

Research

My current work focuses on fish evolutionary genomics, where I use bioinformatics tools to analyze genomic data and tackle big evolutionary questions. Some highlights of my past research include studying high-altitude adaptation in honey bees, uncovering diversification patterns in Neotropical frogs from the Andes, and revealing hidden diversity in the reptiles of the Socotra Archipelago.

Academia

Funding

My research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) through a grant for international young scientists. Previously, I was fortunate to receive a prestigious PIFI fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).