Navarro Arcadi

Arcadi Navarro is a Full Professor of Genetics at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain, and an ICREA Research Professor (currently on leave). He leads the Evolutionary Genomics group within the Evolutionary Biology Unit of UPF's Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, and previously directed the department (2013-2015) and the Population Genomics Node of the Spanish National Institute for Bioinformatics (INB).

• Education: PhD in Biology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (completed after postdoctoral work at University of Edinburgh)
• Research Focus: Combines genome evolution, computational genomics, and evolutionary medicine to study human genome diversity and complex trait architecture

Recent Work Trends: His 2010-2017 publications span evolutionary medicine applications in GWAS analysis, ancient DNA studies, EBV genomics, and structural variation in great apes. Articles highlight interdisciplinary approaches integrating machine learning and bioinformatics with evolutionary theory.

• Awards: Currently serves as Secretary of State for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge in Catalonia

Leadership: Coordinates the Barcelona Knowledge Hub and European Genome-phenome Archive (EGA) collaboration with EBI. Mentors postdoctoral and doctoral researchers while maintaining teaching responsibilities.