Introduction
👋 Hi, I'm Santi — an evolutionary biologist interested in the molecular basis of 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. In my research, I combine bioinformatics and genomics to explore how species adapt and diversify. My goal is to understand the mechanisms that shape evolution across the animal kingdom.
Examining a three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) specimen at the Institute of Zoology, CAS.
Academia
Postdoctoral Researcher
2021-Present | Fish Evolution and Genomics Group (PI: Baocheng Guo), Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 🇨🇳
Ph.D. Researcher
2015-2020 | Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics Group (PI: Carles Vilà ), Doñana Biological Station, Spanish National Research Council, Seville 🇪🇸 / Webster Lab, Uppsala University 🇸🇪
M.Sc. in Biodiversity
2013-2014 | University of Barcelona 🇪🇸 / MSc Thesis: Group of Systematics, Biogeography and Evolution of Reptiles and Amphibians (PI: Salvador Carranza), Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Spanish National Research Council, Barcelona 🇪🇸
B.Sc. in Biology
2009-2013 | University of Girona 🇪🇸 / BSc Thesis: Laska Lab, Linköping University 🇸🇪
The Fish Evolution and Genomics Group at the Institute of Zoology, CAS (January 2023).
Annual meeting of the Fish Evolution and Genomics Group (January 2025).
Funding
My research is currently supported by the Foreign Young Talent Program from the China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Previously, my work was funded by the Research Fund for International Young Scientists (RFIS-I) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for Visiting Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). My doctoral research was additionally supported through international research mobility grants from the Spanish Government.
