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Rafael Zardoya is a Research Professor at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN, Madrid, Spain). He holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1994) and has held positions including Senior Researcher (2005), Research Associate (1999), and Postdoctoral Fellowships at MNCN and Stony Brook University (1995). His research focuses on evolutionary patterns, phylogenetics, and molecular evolution, with emphasis on gastropod systematics and mitochondrial genomics. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. theses, including those of Samuel Abalde (2019), Juan Esteban Uribe (2016), and David Osca (2015).
Zardoya's editorial roles include Associate Editorships at Journal of Molecular Evolution, Mitochondrial DNA, and BMC Evolutionary Biology. He secured regular funding from the Spanish NSF since 2001, averaging €150,000 per project. He served on panels such as the ERC (2010–2018) and as President of the Spanish National Committee of the International Union of Biological Sciences (2004–2009).
His research interests include comparative genomics, phylogeography, and molecular evolution of gene families. He leads the Zardoya Lab, advancing studies on biodiversity mechanisms and phylogenetic methodologies.
