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Advances and challenges in understanding evolution through genome comparison: meeting report of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) lecture course "Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics".

Athina Gavriilidou, Alexandros Stamatakis, Anne Kupczok, Iliana Bista, Chris D Jiggins, Rosa Fernández, Eirini Skourtanioti, Grigoris Amoutzias, Daniela Delneri, Nikos Kyrpides and 4 more

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Athina GavriilidouDepartment of Computational Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6805-3868
Alexandros StamatakisBiodiversity Computing Group, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete GR-70013, Greece.
Anne KupczokBioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-1899
Iliana BistaSenckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt 60325, Germany.
Chris D JigginsDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7809-062X
Rosa FernándezMetazoa Phylogenomics Lab, Institute for Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF), Barcelona 08003, Spain.
Eirini SkourtaniotiDepartment of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig 04103, Germany.
Grigoris AmoutziasBioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa GR-41334, Greece.
Daniela DelneriManchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8070-411X
Nikos KyrpidesDOE Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-0462
Christoforos NikolaouInstitute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Centre "Alexander Fleming", Vari 16672, Greece.
Alexandros A PittisInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion GR-70013, Greece.
Tereza ManousakiInstitute of Marine Biology Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Crete, Heraklion 70014, Greece.
Nikolaos VakirlisHellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens GR-11521, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7606-6987

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Abstract

This perspective outlines emerging trends, key challenges, and future opportunities in evolutionary and comparative genomics. Our starting point are the topics presented at the 2024 EMBO Early Career Lecture Course "Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics", which highlighted recent conceptual and methodological advances in areas ranging from microbial pangenomes, protein evolution, hybrid speciation, novel gene origination and transposon dynamics. Here, we emphasize the role of computational and molecular approaches, providing a forward-looking view on where the field is headed and how it is being reshaped by new technologies and approaches.

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