Concetta Burgarella

Concetta Burgarella is a Researcher at the Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden, affiliated with the Human Evolution Program and the Schlebusch lab, focusing on evolutionary genetics of human and plant systems.

Her research employs population genetics to investigate how demographic history, mating systems, and selective pressures shape genetic diversity in wild and domesticated species. Funded by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship, her current work examines co-evolution between human populations and African cereals.

Recent publications (2020-2025) reveal interdisciplinary expertise across human population history (Bantu expansion), plant evolution (wheat, yam, millet), and genomic methodologies, highlighting adaptation patterns, domestication processes, and diversification mechanisms.

Scientific Awards:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship

Her primary active grant is the Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship supporting human-cereal co-evolution research. While no advisees are documented, she collaborates with international teams on population genomics projects.

As a core member of the Schlebusch lab, she contributes to human evolutionary genomics research while advancing parallel studies on plant domestication and adaptation through cross-institutional partnerships.