Dr. Nagarjun Vijay
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
India
Biography
Assistant Professor (May 2017 onwards), Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India. 2016-2017: Research Scholar, University of Michigan, USA. 2011-2016: Ph.D. Evolutionary Genomics, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, Sweden. 2009-2011: Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Uppsala University, Sweden. 2007-2009: Assistant Systems Engineer, TATA Consultancy Services, Kochi, India. 2003-2007: Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India
Research Interest
We analyze large genomic datasets to understand the patterns of evolution and the processes driving these patterns. To answer questions related to this, we use computational approaches to obtain new insights. How does the accumulation of genetic changes along the genome affect the phenotype? What is the role of changes in gene expression and the regulatory program in evolution? When during evolution did various novelties arise and diversify? Evolution of RNA modifications (like splicing and editing) provide interesting new insights about the genotype-phenotype link. We are very interested in pursuing such questions computationally, including generating new datasets. In addition to this, we are focused on exploring new strategies and tools to analyze large-scale datasets (not necessarily genomic).
Publications
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Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes AD Foote, N Vijay, MC Ãvila-Arcos, RW Baird, JW Durban, M Fumagalli, ... Nature communications 7, 11693
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Convergent evolution of the genomes of marine mammals AD Foote, Y Liu, GWC Thomas, T Vinař, J Alföldi, J Deng, S Dugan, ... Nature genetics 47 (3), 272-275
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Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice ABA Shafer, JBW Wolf, PC Alves, L Bergström, MW Bruford, I Brännström, ... Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30 (2), 78-87
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Challenges and strategies in transcriptome assembly and differential gene expression quantification. A comprehensive in silico assessment of RNAâ€seq experiments N Vijay, JW Poelstra, A Künstner, JBW Wolf Molecular ecology 22 (3), 620-634
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The genomic landscape underlying phenotypic integrity in the face of gene flow in crows JW Poelstra, N Vijay, CM Bossu, H Lantz, B Ryll, I Müller, V Baglione, ... Science 344 (6190), 1410-1414
