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Dr. Sònia Casillas is associate professor at the Department of Genetics and Microbiology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She has 20+ years of research experience in the analysis of genetic diversity. She has stayed at the University of Manchester (2006) and the University of Washington (2011), and she has been responsible for the scientific direction of the UAB Bioinformatics Platform between 2006 and 2010. She is now interested in the study of human genetic adaptation and in the integration of population genomics data with other omics layers. She teaches Genomics and Bioinformatics in diverse BSc and MSc study programs of the UAB, leads teaching innovation and citizen science projects and is vice-dean for Students, Employability and Communication at the Faculty of Biosciences of the UAB.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., PhD in Genetics
Award Date: 22 Feb 2008
University diploma, Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA) in Genetics
Award Date: 17 Nov 2003
Masters, Master in Genetics
Award Date: 30 Sept 2003
University diploma, Diploma of Specialized Superior Studies (DESE) in Genetics
Award Date: 30 Jun 2003
Degree, Degree in Biology
Award Date: 25 Sept 2001
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Melanogaster Catch The Fly: “Time Flies! observando nuestra historia y relación con la biodiversidad”
Torres Miranda, R. (Technician), Buendía Ruíz de Castroviejo, A. J. (Technician), Casillas, S. (Principal Investigator), Merenciano González, M. (Investigator), Travel López, A. (Technician) & Merino, G. (Technician)
Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT)
1/07/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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EUP_AHW: European Partnership Animal health and Welfare
Llonch Obiols, P. (Principal Investigator 2), Marco Sanchez, I. (Investigator), Barbadilla Prados, A. (Investigator), Martinez Urtaza, J. L. (Investigator), Padros Bover, F. (Principal Investigator), Casillas, S. (Investigator), Cortey Marquès, M. (Investigator), Manteca Vilanova, F. J. (Investigator), Soler Membrives, A. (Investigator), Imperial Esteban, T. M. (Investigator), Allepuz Palau, A. (Principal Investigator 2), Darwich Soliva, L. (Principal Investigator 2), Ko ., H. L. (Investigator), Constenla Matalobos, M. (Investigator), Mateu de Antonio, E. M. (Investigator), Cabezon Ponsoda, O. (Principal Investigator 2) & Martin Valls, G. E. (Investigator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/30
Project: International research project
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POPULATION GENOMICS OF ADAPTATION
Barbadilla Prados, A. (Principal Investigator), VEZZULLI, L. (Collaborator), FALUSH, D. (Collaborator), Amor Jimenez, C. (Collaborator), Santos Maroño, M. (Investigator), Casillas, S. (Investigator), Fontdevila Vivanco, A. (Investigator), Murga Moreno, J. (Collaborator), Matos, M. (Collaborator), Gomez Graciani, R. (Collaborator), GONZALEZ-ESCALONA, N. (Collaborator), Colomer Vilaplana, A. (Collaborator), Viera, C. (Collaborator), Simöes, P. (Collaborator), Egea Sanchez, R. (Collaborator), Martinez Urtaza, J. L. (Principal Investigator 2), ENARD, D. (Collaborator), Qanbari , S. (Collaborator) & Garcia Guerreiro, M. D. P. (Investigator)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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PLASTICHEAL: Innovative tools to study the impact and mode of action of micro and nanoplastics on human health: towards a knowledge base for risk assessment
Buffa Dunat, M. N. (Investigator), Banaei, G. (Predoctoral), Rubio Lorente, L. (Investigator), Casillas, S. (Investigator), Martín Pérez, J. (Predoctoral), López Mesas, M. (Principal Investigator 2), Abass, D. (Investigator), Marcos Dauder, R. (Principal Investigator), Hernandez Bonilla, A. (Principal Investigator), Velazquez Henar, M. A. (Investigator), Garcia Rodriguez, A. (Investigator), Perez Gonzalez, G. (Investigator), Villacorta Villacorta, A. (Investigator), Gutierrez Garcia, J. (Predoctoral), Barbadilla Prados, A. (Investigator), Morataya Reyes, H. M. (Predoctoral), Tavakolpournegari ., A. (Predoctoral), Alaraby Abdalaziz Mohamed, M. (Investigator), Hernandez Bonilla, A. (Coordinator), Juan Godoy, B. (Investigator), Valiente Malmagro, M. (Investigator) & Pastor Benito, S. (Investigator)
1/04/21 → 31/03/25
Project: International research project
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Adapnation: melagogaster catch the fly
Casillas, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Germline de novo mutation rates on exons versus introns in humans
Rodriguez-Galindo, M., Casillas Viladerrams, S., Weghorn, D. & Barbadilla Prados, A., 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus) -
Molecular population genetics
Casillas, S. & Barbadilla, A., Mar 2017, In: Genetics. 205, 3, p. 1003-1035 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
Open Access77 Citations (Scopus) -
Purifying selection maintains highly conserved noncoding sequences in Drosophila
Casillas, S., Barbadilla, A. & Bergman, C. M., Oct 2007, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 24, 10, p. 2222-2234 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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PopHuman: The human population genomics browser
Casillas, S., Mulet, R., Villegas-Mirón, P., Hervas, S., Sanz, E., Velasco, D., Bertranpetit, J., Laayouni, H. & Barbadilla, A., 1 Jan 2018, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 46, D1, p. D1003-D1010 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access25 Citations (Scopus) -
PopHumanScan: The online catalog of human genome adaptation
Murga-Moreno, J., Coronado-Zamora, M., Bodelón, A., Barbadilla, A. & Casillas, S., 8 Jan 2019, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 47, D1, p. D1080-D1089Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access24 Citations (Scopus)
Thesis
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Development and application of bioinformatic tools for the representation and analysis of genetic diversity
Casillas Viladerrams, S. (Author), Barbadilla Prados, A. (Director) & Ruiz Panadero, A. (Director), 20 Feb 2008Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Plataforma bioinformàtica per a la representació i anàlisi de la diversitat nucleotídica a drosophila
Casillas Viladerrams, S. (Author), Barbadilla Prados, A. (Director), 17 Sept 2003Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)