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Alejandro Berrio Escobar is a Research Scientist in the Department of Biology at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on evolution of gene regulation, transcriptomics, genomics, and coronavirus evolution.
Berrio Escobar investigates fundamental biological processes using genomics and transcriptomics approaches. His work spans evolutionary developmental biology in model organisms like sea urchins and butterflies, as well as coronavirus genomics through projects like the CORVASEQ Surveillance Network. He applies single-cell transcriptomics to understand cell fate specification and developmental evolution.
Recent publications demonstrate his focus on developmental mechanisms across species, with trends showing increasing application of single-cell approaches to study evolutionary reconfiguration of developmental processes.
Awards & Honors:
- Hargitt Fellowship (2016)
As part of the Wray Lab, he collaborates on transcriptional regulation research and has contributed to Duke's COVID-19 response through viral genome sequencing and policy guidance.
