Slotte Lab

The Slotte lab is part of the Dept. of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University.

We use genomic tools to test predictions of evolutionary theory. We are broadly interested in how variation in the effective recombination rate and mating strategies affect the efficacy of selection, and in the nature of adaptive genetic variation. To address these general questions we study evolutionary transitions in pollination mode and mating system in flowering plants, and the evolution of mating system supergenes.

Our work often involves analyses and simulations of large-scale population genomic and gene expression data sets, but we also use classical genetic mapping techniques to dissect the genetic basis of reproductive trait variation, conduct experimental plant work and functional characterization. We also develop methods for targeted sequencing of complex loci of great evolutionary importance.