Arild Husby

Arild Husby is an Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in the Department of Ecology and Genetics at Uppsala University, Sweden, with a distinguished academic career spanning multiple European institutions. His research bridges ecological and genetic approaches to investigate how populations adapt to changing environmental conditions through both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms.

Husby's research interests include:

• Ecological genetics and genomics
• Impact of environmental change on genetic variation
• Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive responses
• DNA methylation and epigenetic regulation
• Wing polyphenism in water striders
• Quantitative genetics of adaptive traits

Husby employs an integrative approach combining sequencing techniques with experimental work across diverse vertebrate and invertebrate study systems. His recent work has increasingly focused on epigenetic mechanisms as mediators of rapid environmental adaptation, examining how DNA methylation patterns change in response to environmental cues and influence phenotypic outcomes. His research spans multiple model systems including house sparrows, great tits, water striders, and butterfly metapopulations.

Husby's publication record demonstrates growing interest in the intersection of genomics, epigenetics, and ecological adaptation, with significant contributions to understanding the genetic basis of dispersal, the role of epigenetic variation in natural populations, and the genomic architecture of adaptive traits. His work appears in leading journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Ecology & Evolution, and Molecular Ecology.

Methodologically, Husby has contributed important advances in applying genomic tools to non-model organisms and in understanding the limitations and applications of epigenetic measurements in ecological contexts. His collaborative work spans multiple countries and institutions, reflecting the international nature of modern ecological and evolutionary research.