Vitor Pavinato

Vitor Pavinato is Assistant Professor of Research in Temple University's Department of Biology. His research investigates how evolutionary forces—including selection, drift, gene flow, recombination, and mutation—shape genetic diversity across organisms.

Pavinato develops computational approaches to study population demography and adaptation, with recent focus on quantifying selection pressure on synonymous mutations. His work provides insights into human evolution, pathogen dynamics, and species responses to climate change.

Methodological innovations include temporal population genomic analysis and approximate Bayesian computation techniques applied to evolutionary questions. Research organisms range from Antarctic insects to agricultural pests.