Biography

Hello, my name is Alejandro Gil-Gomez and I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University, where I work as a member of the Rest Lab.

My research focuses on several aspects related to molecular, genome and network evolution. In particular, I am researching the patterns and mechanisms of gene clustering evolution in antibiotic producing bacteria.

I am evaluating the Co-Regulatory and the Selfish Operon Models and their relation to the evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). I work also on phylogenetic reconciliation of BGCs as a strategy to estimate the origin of different classes of natural antibiotics.

Furthermore, my work focuses on how selection caused by antibiotics affects target and network evolution.

I also work on a metagenomics project with the aim of detecting the natural reservoir of the pathogenic fungi Candida auris.

Interests

  • Genome Evolution
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Phylogenetics
  • Network Biology
  • Antibiotic Biosynthesis and Resistance

Education

  • PhD in Ecology and Evolution, ~2023

    Stony Brook University

  • BSc in Biology, 2016

    Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

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Skills

R

since 2016

Python

since 2017

Bash

Shel Scripting

Git

since 2018

AWS Cloud Computing

since 2018

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant at Rest Lab

Stony Brook University

Aug 2018 – Present Stony Brook, NY

Responsibilities include:

  • Evaluating the genetic variation on drug-drug interaction response by different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • Developing an Opentron-OT2 robotic pipetting protocol for microplates.
  • Train and supervise undergraduate students on lab safety and microbiology techniques.
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Rest Lab

Stony Brook University

Sep 2016 – May 2018 Stony Brook, NY

Responsibilities include:

  • Data Analysis in R using the tidyverse
  • Developed colorimetric assays and flow cytometry protocols to determine cell viability
  • Train and supervise undergraduate students
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Assistant at Reguera Lab

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Sep 2015 – May 2016 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

Responsibilities include:

  • Data Analysis in R and SPSS
  • Assist on field experiment measurements on yield of quinoa plants in Teruel, Spain
  • Quantify morphological metrics of quinoa seeds using the program ImageJ
  • Generating publication-quality figures in Adobe Illustrator
 
 
 
 
 

Internship and Research Assistant

Fundacion LAIR

Jun 2015 – Jul 2015 Madrid, Spain

Responsibilities include:

  • Sorting chronic lymphocytic T8 cells from the blood of hospital patients and animal models using Flow Cytometry.
  • Generating Flow Cytometry reports using Flow Jo and Flowing Software for the diagnosis of patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

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