Consensus tree and supertree inference methods synthesize collections of gene phylogenetic trees into comprehensive trees that preserve main topological features present in the input gene trees and include all taxa present in them.
The increasing diversity of environmental chemicals in the environment, some of which may be developmental toxicants, is a public health concern.
Horizontal gene transfer and recombination are widespread reticulate evolutionary processes contributing to the diversity of bacteria and viruses, allowing them to overcome selective pressure and to adapt to new environments.
The genetic and demographic phenomena, in particular the phenomena of speciation, which have led to the distribution and the current geographic structuring of populations, involving paleography, is particularly promising for making predictions on emerging viral pathogens.
Developing new tools is often necessary to address new questions. Our team develops statistical and mathematical approaches, implements them and releases them as open-source software to ensure reproducibility and reliability of analyses.