David Alejandro Duchene Garzon
  • Øster Farimagsgade 5

    1353 København K

20132024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Short presentation

Originally trained as an evolutionary biologist, my research traverses various fields including phylogenetic modelling, comparative analysis, biogeography, epidemiology (phylodynamics), and most recently machine learning in public health. My past work has largely focused on explaining how and why molecules evolve (these molecules being the genes of animals or pathogens), using a broad diversity of statistical approaches. In collaboration with multiple genome-sequencing consortia, my work connects processes at the 'macro' scale (macroevolution, macroecology, phylogeography) with those at the 'micro' scale (molecular evolution). One broad question being: how and why does novel living beings and pathogens emerge?

I am now embarking on the exciting challenge of identifying infection in livestock and wildlife using techniques from computer vision. The link between animal movement (neuroscience), infection (epidemiology), and genomics is an exciting budding field that will requre a truly interdisciplinary team. 

Education/Academic qualification

Molecular Evolution, PhD, Australian National University

Award Date: 12 Jul 2017

Marine Biology, Bachelor of Science with Honours, James Cook University

Award Date: 14 Apr 2012

External positions

DECRA Research Fellow, Australian National University

1 Jan 201931 Aug 2020

Postdoctoral Associate, University of Sydney

1 Jan 201631 Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
  • Molecular evolution
  • Phylogenetics
  • Phylodynamics
  • Molecular epidemiology
  • Molecular clocks
  • Comparative analysis

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or