Jacob is currently a Lecturer in Plant Biology teaching phylogenetics and handling big data in an evolutionary context, as well as a Research Associate in the Specht lab and Doyle lab. His interests are primarily at the intersection of evolutionary genomics, phylogenomics, and population genomics. Many of the projects in the lab involve generating reference genomes for nonmodel systems, using either Oxford Nanopore or PacBio HiFi. Jacob has been instrumental in optimizing sequencing approaches for both DNA and RNA for a variety of monocot species.
Jacob’s main projects include comparative genomics of Costus associated with transitions between insect and bird pollination, comparative genomics of Calochortus species associated with different floral syndromes, and characterizing the genetic diversity of the perennial Glycine germplasm.
You can find more about his work on his website: https://jacoblandis.com/