Research

The Weghorn Lab is part of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain. Our research focuses on analyzing evolving systems, particularly cancer tumors and the human population. We analyze sequencing and other biological datasets and develop mathematical and computational approaches to estimate selection. An important aspect of this effort is to investigate mutational processes and the heterogeneity of the mutation rate. Ultimately, the information we are able to glean about the impact of genetic changes could aid in the description of genome function and the treatment of disease.

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Lab news

January 2023	We welcome Théotime and Raúl to the lab.
October 2021	Miguel C. joins the lab as a PhD student.
October 2020	We welcome Hossam, Claudia S. and Nicola, joining the group as PhD students.
September 2020	Verónica joins the group as a postdoc to work on mathematical modeling.
July 2020	Our paper on human de novo mutation rates in exonic vs intronic DNA sequences is out.
October 2019	Michel joins the group as a postdoc with an FWF Erwin Schrödinger fellowship and initiates our first experiments.
October 2019	We congratulate Miguel R. on his 'la Caixa' INPhINIT PhD fellowship.
February 2019	Claudia G. becomes a member of the group.
February 2019	We welcome David to the group, joining as a postdoc.
October 2018	Welcome to Miguel R.