Julien Dutheil

Julien Dutheil is a Professor and Research Group Leader of the Molecular System Evolution group within the Department of Theoretical Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany.

His research employs statistical and bioinformatics methodologies to investigate molecular evolution across genes, genomes, RNA, and proteins. Key focus areas include:

• Population Genomics: Development of novel genome models in populations
• Phylogenetics and Structural Biology: Effects of RNA/protein structures on sequence evolution
• Systems Biology: Evolution of gene expression stochasticity via single-cell transcriptomics
• Phylogenomics: Genomic evolution of fungal pathogens

The group utilizes whole genome sequences, RNA-seq datasets, protein structures, and gene networks across diverse organisms—from primates to fungi—combining theoretical model development with large-scale 'omics' data analysis to advance understanding of molecular evolutionary mechanisms.