My main research themes deal with the evolution of genetic diversity in populations. I specialize in the development of computational methods to study the combined effects of various evolutionary forces on molecular diversity, such as the occurrence of new mutations, natural selection, demographic variation and migration.
2019-2023: Paleogenomic investigation of the Evolution of European populations using computational simulations. SWISS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FNRS)
2015-2018: Reconstructing Europeans' genetic evolution through computer simulations and heterochronous molecular data. SWISS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (FNRS)
2012-2016: Assessing the transition to agriculture in Western Anatolia and the Balkans using a spatially-explicit computer simulation approach. EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ERC) - Grant Marie Curie Actions ITN, Call FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN
2011-2016: Biodiversity loss by interspecific hybridization and invasive species. CENTER FOR ADVANCED MODELING SCIENCES (CADMOS)
2019 Currat M, Arenas M, Quilodran CS, Excoffier L, Ray N. SPLATCHE 3 Simulation of serial genetic data under spatially explicit evolutionary scenarios.
2015 Currat M, Gerbault P, Di D, Nunes JM and Sanchez-Mazas A. SELECTOR - Forward-in-Time, Spatially Explicit Modeling Software to Simulate Genetic Lineages Under Selection.
2010 Ray N, Currat M, Foll M & Excoffier L. SPLATCHE 2 - SPatiaL And Temporal Coalescent in a Heterogeneous Environment.
2004 Currat M, Ray N & Excoffier L. SPLATCHE - A program to simulate genetic diversity taking into account environmental heterogeneity.
