Hello

Hello,

I’m Vitor Sudbrack, a Brazilian theoretical biologist and modeller. I recently completed my PhD at the University of Lausanne, where I worked in the Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology Lab with Charles Mullon.

My research is in theoretical population genetics and evolutionary genetics. I study how complex traits, which are usually controlled by many loci, evolve under different ecological scenarios. In particular, I focused on how factors such as limited dispersal, mating systems or resource variation leave detectable signatures in genomes and shape the genetic architecture of traits during my PhD. To address these questions, I use analytical frameworks from population dynamics, population genetics, and quantitative genetics, and individual-based simulations using SLiM.

More broadly, I am interested in how complex polymorphic traits emerge and persist in natural populations, and how such diversity of forms is encoded in DNA (e.g. using structural variants). Using a combination of modelling and simulation, I aim to connect ecological processes to evolutionary outcomes by identifying the mechanisms linking genomic variation to the rich variety of forms and organisms we observe in nature.

Off-science me: accordion, coffee, hikes & orchids

Aside from science, I’ve been really enjoying playing the accordion and reading about music theory lately. I find the symmetries of the button accordion perfect for connecting to theory. I’m also a huge barista wannabe. I’m always eager to learn new things about coffee and practise my skills with V60 extraction, French press, and espressos (and the best coffee in the world is Brazilian, of course!). I’ve recently developed a fascination with orchids, and now I have a dozen of different species at home. On weekends, I love going on hikes in the Swiss mountains, exploring new trails and enjoying the scenery.

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