Alexandre P. Fernandes
PhD Student · University of Cambridge · Cambridge, UK
I am a theoretical biologist interested in the evolution of biological complexity.
Life exists in different levels of organisation, and my current research aims to understand how transitions between these levels happen — i.e., how molecules organise to form cells, how cells organise to form organisms, how organisms organise to form populations, and so on.
Projects
- cellula-rsA fast and extensible implementation of the Cellular Potts Model in Rust.
- colorirA python package for creation and management of color palettes.
Recent writing
Selected publications
- Patterns of evolution of TRIM genes highlight the evolutionary plasticity of antiviral effectors in mammalsGenome Biology and Evolution, 2023