Lanfear Group - Mutation, molecular evolution and phylogenetics
Our work is motivated by the desire to understand molecular evolution, from the origin of mutations in individuals to their fixation in evolving lineages. To achieve this, we combine genome sequencing, phylogenetics, comparative methods, evolutionary theory, and bioinformatics.
For more information, please take a look at our lab website.
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Genomics software a weapon of choice in war against COVID-19

Rob Lanfear
The thing I enjoy the most about teaching is that it makes learning new things a key part of my job.

E&E PhD Exit Seminar: The treelikeness assumption: Investigating conflicting signal in the animal tree of life

RSB Director's Seminar: Models and truth in phylogenomics

E&E PhD Exit Webinar: Systematic bias in phylogenetic inference: Implications, Assessment, and Reduction

E&E Joint Webinar: Some benefits of blue sky and open phylogenetics research for understanding SARS-CoV-2

E&E Joint Webinar: Walking in Wallacea: Expanding the species inventory on Buton Island, Sulawesi

IQ-TREE: Novel methods for phylogenetic inference
In this talk I will present three new computational methods for phylogenetics: (i) a fast and accurate model selection approach (ModelFinder), (ii)