Britta Meyer

Britta Meyer is a computational and evolutionary biologist at the University of Hamburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences and the Department of Biology. Her work focuses on evolutionary immunogenomics, integrating bioinformatics and molecular ecology to study epigenetic and genomic mechanisms in natural populations.

Her research interests span peptidomics, immunogenomics, phylogenomics, and epigenetic aging, with particular emphasis on copy number variation, environmental adaptation, and gene regulation. Recent studies include

• epigenetic analysis of sedentary behavior in king penguins
• DNA methylation patterns in aging terns
• functional genomics of reproductive timing

In publications like Nature and Molecular Ecology Resources, she explores intersections of genetic diversity and environmental stressors. She actively participates in the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics and maintains a strong presence in collaborative genomic projects.