Εκπαίδευση:

Imperial College London, UK; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Ph.D. 2010

Imperial College London, UK; Taxonomy and Biodiversity; MSc. 2003

Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστημιο Αθηνών; Πτυχίο Βιολογίας 2001

Μεταδιδακτορική έρευνα και ακαδημαϊκές θέσεις:

2017-σήμερα: Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Βιολογικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Λευκωσία

2015-2017: Research Fellow, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Σεβίλλη, Ισπανία

2013-2015: Postdoctoral Fellow, EEB Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ΗΠΑ

2011-2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Βαρκελώνη

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ιστοσελίδα εργαστηρίου

 Εργαστήριο Μοριακής Οικολογίας και Εξέλιξης 

Το εργαστήριο Μοριακής Οικολογίας και Εξέλιξης εφαρμόζει σύγχρονες μοριακές τεχνικές για την απάντηση οικολογικών ερωτημάτων, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη μελέτη των νησιωτικών βιοκοινοτήτων. Συγκεκριμένα, χρησιμοποιούμε μοριακούς δείκτες και γενωμικά δεδομένα για τη μελέτη της φυλογένεσης, φυλογεωγραφίας και γενετικής πληθυσμών νησιωτικών οργανισμών καθώς και για την ανάλυση προτύπων βιοποικιλότητας νησιωτικών οικοσυστημάτων, με στόχο την κατανόηση των οικολογικών και εξελικτικών διεργασιών που διαμορφώνουν τους νησιωτικούς βιοκόσμους.

Αυτά είναι κάποια από τα θέματα στα οποία εστιάζεται η έρευνα του εργαστηρίου:

1. Συγκριτική φυλογεωγραφία και γενωμική πληθυσμών για την κατανόηση του ρόλου των οικολογικών χαρακτηριστικών των νησιωτικών ειδών στην τάση τους για διασπορά και στην εξελικτική τους διαφοροποίηση.

2. Μελέτη της επίδρασης των κλιματικών αλλαγών και της κυμαινόμενης στάθμης της θάλασσας κατά τη διάρκεια του Τεταρτογενούς στη δημογραφική ιστορία και τη διαφοροποίηση των νησιωτικών οργανισμών.

3. Ανάπτυξη και εφαρμογή μοριακών εργαλείων για την ταυτοποίηση και οριοθέτηση ειδών, εκτίμηση της βιοποικιλότητας και καταγραφής της δίαιτας ταξινομικών ομάδων που δεν έχουν μελετηθεί επαρκώς.

Για τους σκοπούς αυτούς, συνδυάζουμε εργασία πεδίου με εργαστηριακή δουλειά και βιοπληροφορικές αναλύσεις μοριακών και γονιδιωματικών δεδομένων.

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL (2017). Linking micro- and macroevolutionary perspectives to evaluate the role of Quaternary sea-level oscillations in island diversification. Evolution 71: 2901–2917

Papadopoulou A, Knowles LL. (2016) Towards a paradigm shift in comparative phylogeography driven by trait-based hypotheses. Proc. Natl. Academy Sci. USA 113:8018-8024

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL. (2015) Species-specific responses to island connectivity cycles: refined models for testing phylogeographic concordance across a Mediterranean Pleistocene Aggregate Island complex. Molecular Ecology 24: 4252-4268

Papadopoulou, A, Taberlet, P, Zinger, L. (2015) Metagenome skimming for phylogenetic community ecology: a new era in biodiversity research. Molecular Ecology 24: 3515-3517

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL. (2015) Genomic tests of the species-pump hypothesis: recent island connectivity cycles drive population divergence but not speciation in Caribbean crickets across the Virgin Islands. Evolution 69: 1501–1517

Papadopoulou, A, Chesters, D, Coronado, I, De la Cadena, G, Cardoso, A, Reyes, JC, Maes, J-M, Ricardo M. Rueda, RM, Gómez-Zurita J (2015). Automated DNA-based plant identification for large-scale biodiversity assessment. Molecular Ecology Resources 15: 136-152

Papadopoulou, A, Cardoso, A, Gómez-Zurita, J (2013). Diversity and diversification of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 473-495

Papadopoulou A, Anastasiou I, Spagopoulou F, Stalimerou M, Terzopoulou S, Legakis A, Vogler AP (2011). Testing the species-genetic diversity correlation in the Aegean archipelago: toward a haplotype-based macroecology? American Naturalist 178: 241-255

Papadopoulou, A, Anastasiou, I, Vogler, AP (2010). Revisiting the insect mitochondrial molecular clock: the mid-Aegean trench calibration. Molecular Biology & Evolution 27: 1659-1672

Papadopoulou, A, Jones, AG, Hammond PM, Vogler, AP (2009). DNA taxonomy and phylogeography of beetles of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 53: 935 – 947

Papadopoulou, A, Monaghan, MT, Barraclough, TG, Vogler, AP (2009). Sampling Error Does Not Invalidate the Yule-Coalescent Model for Species Delimitation. A Response to Lohse. Systematic Biology 58: 442 – 444

Papadopoulou, A, Anastasiou, I, Keskin, B, Vogler, AP (2009). Comparative phylogeography of tenebrionid beetles in the Aegean archipelago: the effect of dispersal ability and habitat preference. Molecular Ecology 18: 2503 – 2517

Papadopoulou, A, Bergsten, J, Fujisawa, T, Monaghan, MT, Barraclough, TG, Vogler, AP (2008). Speciation and DNA barcodes: testing the effects of dispersal on the formation of discrete sequence clusters. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 363: 2987 – 2996

Hunt, T, Bergsten, J, Levkanicova, Z, Papadopoulou, A, John, OS, Wild, R, Hammond, PM, Ahrens, D, Balke, M, Caterino, MS, Gomez-Zurita, J, Ribera, I, Barraclough, TG, Bocakova, M, Bocak, L, Vogler, AP (2007). A comprehensive phylogeny of beetles reveals the evolutionary origins of a superradiation. Science 318: 1913 – 1916

Education:

Imperial College London, UK; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Ph.D. 2010

Imperial College London, UK; Taxonomy and Biodiversity; MSc. 2003

University of Athens, Greece; Biology; BSc. 2001

Postdoctoral and Academic Positions:

2017-today: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia

2015-2017 Research Fellow, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain

2013-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, EEB Department, University of Michigan, USA

2011-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Barcelona

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Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab

The Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab applies molecular genetics and genomic tools to address ecological questions, with a special focus on the study of island communities. Specifically, we use molecular markers and genomic data to study the phylogeny, phylogeography and population genetics of island taxa, while we also apply DNA-based methodologies to the analysis of biodiversity patterns. Overall, we aim to understand the ecological and evolutionary processes that generate and maintain biodiversity in island systems.

Research topics in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab include:

1. Comparative phylogeography and population genomics to understand the role of ecological traits in the dispersal propensity and diversification of island taxa.

2. Studying the effects of Quaternary climatic change and sea-level oscillations on the demographic history and diversification of island taxa.

3. Developing and applying DNA-based methodologies for species delimitation, large-scale biodiversity assessment and diet inference of poorly known taxonomic groups.

For these purposes, we combine fieldwork with labwork and bioinformatic analysis of molecular and genomic data.

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL (2017). Linking micro- and macroevolutionary perspectives to evaluate the role of Quaternary sea-level oscillations in island diversification. Evolution 71: 2901–2917

Papadopoulou A, Knowles LL. (2016) Towards a paradigm shift in comparative phylogeography driven by trait-based hypotheses. Proc. Natl. Academy Sci. USA 113:8018-8024

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL. (2015) Species-specific responses to island connectivity cycles: refined models for testing phylogeographic concordance across a Mediterranean Pleistocene Aggregate Island complex. Molecular Ecology 24: 4252-4268

Papadopoulou, A, Taberlet, P, Zinger, L. (2015) Metagenome skimming for phylogenetic community ecology: a new era in biodiversity research. Molecular Ecology 24: 3515-3517

Papadopoulou, A, Knowles LL. (2015) Genomic tests of the species-pump hypothesis: recent island connectivity cycles drive population divergence but not speciation in Caribbean crickets across the Virgin Islands. Evolution 69: 1501–1517

Papadopoulou, A, Chesters, D, Coronado, I, De la Cadena, G, Cardoso, A, Reyes, JC, Maes, J-M, Ricardo M. Rueda, RM, Gómez-Zurita J (2015). Automated DNA-based plant identification for large-scale biodiversity assessment. Molecular Ecology Resources 15: 136-152

Papadopoulou, A, Cardoso, A, Gómez-Zurita, J (2013). Diversity and diversification of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 473-495

Papadopoulou A, Anastasiou I, Spagopoulou F, Stalimerou M, Terzopoulou S, Legakis A, Vogler AP (2011). Testing the species-genetic diversity correlation in the Aegean archipelago: toward a haplotype-based macroecology? American Naturalist 178: 241-255

Papadopoulou, A, Anastasiou, I, Vogler, AP (2010). Revisiting the insect mitochondrial molecular clock: the mid-Aegean trench calibration. Molecular Biology & Evolution 27: 1659-1672

Papadopoulou, A, Jones, AG, Hammond PM, Vogler, AP (2009). DNA taxonomy and phylogeography of beetles of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 53: 935 – 947

Papadopoulou, A, Monaghan, MT, Barraclough, TG, Vogler, AP (2009). Sampling Error Does Not Invalidate the Yule-Coalescent Model for Species Delimitation. A Response to Lohse. Systematic Biology 58: 442 – 444

Papadopoulou, A, Anastasiou, I, Keskin, B, Vogler, AP (2009). Comparative phylogeography of tenebrionid beetles in the Aegean archipelago: the effect of dispersal ability and habitat preference. Molecular Ecology 18: 2503 – 2517

Papadopoulou, A, Bergsten, J, Fujisawa, T, Monaghan, MT, Barraclough, TG, Vogler, AP (2008). Speciation and DNA barcodes: testing the effects of dispersal on the formation of discrete sequence clusters. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 363: 2987 – 2996

Hunt, T, Bergsten, J, Levkanicova, Z, Papadopoulou, A, John, OS, Wild, R, Hammond, PM, Ahrens, D, Balke, M, Caterino, MS, Gomez-Zurita, J, Ribera, I, Barraclough, TG, Bocakova, M, Bocak, L, Vogler, AP (2007). A comprehensive phylogeny of beetles reveals the evolutionary origins of a superradiation. Science 318: 1913 – 1916