Arne Jacobs

Dr. Arne Jacobs is a Research Fellow in the Department of Evolution & Diversity at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on evolutionary genomics, with a particular emphasis on understanding adaptive processes in natural populations. Key areas of study include genomic mechanisms underlying phenotypic adaptation, gene regulation in response to environmental changes, and the interplay between genetic variation and ecological pressures.

• Research interests: Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Ecological Genetics, Population Genomics, and Urban Adaptation.
• Grants include projects on climate change impacts on aquatic species, genomic variation in life-history traits, and stickleback diversity in Lake Constance.
• Supervises students exploring topics like molecular mechanisms of adaptive divergence and urban landscape effects on animal dispersal.

His work bridges experimental and computational approaches, leveraging genomic data to uncover evolutionary dynamics in species such as zebra finches, Atlantic silversides, and Arctic charr. Recent studies highlight the role of alternative splicing and transcriptomic changes in adaptation, alongside structural genomic variation driving ecological resilience.