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Axel Barlow

Axel Barlow

Dr

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-9458

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20092026

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Research

I am a zoologist utilising genomics methods. I develop two major research themes:

- Evolutionary genomics of mammals. In particular I use palaeogenomics methods to study extinct species and ancient populations. Current study species include cave bears, mammoths, cave hyenas, brown bears, wolverines, big cats, etc.

- Conservation genomics. I use genomics methods to assess genetic health and make recommendations for conservation management. My current focus is on native UK species, including adders, grass snakes, common lizards, sand lizards, hedgehogs, etc.

 

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I run an active research group and I am always keen to recruit postgrads interested in developing PhD or MRes projects with us. Examples of projects I can currently offer are:

- Palaeogenomics of cave bears, brown bears, mammoths, hyena, big cats, etc.

- Conservation genomics of UK species, including adders, common lizards, grass snakes, sand lizards, hedgehogs, etc.

Please get in touch to discuss ideas and potential funding options.

 

Teaching and Supervision

I currently teach on the following modules: ENS-1004 Principles of Life; BNS-2002 Genes, development, and evolution; BSX-2021 Bioscience skills; BSX-2032 India fieldcourse; BSX-3070 Dissertation projects; BSX-3139 Molecular ecology and evolution; BSX-3158 Advances in herpetology.

I also run an annual "Bioinformatics Bootcamp" for PGRs including Unix-like systems, HPCs, bash, slurm, Illumina data processing, and basic population genomics analyses. Contact me for further info.

 

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  • Paleogenomic sex inference of mammoth remains sheds light on the anthropogenic nature of bone accumulations

    Moots, H. M., Larsdotter, J., Oteo-García, G., Dehasque, M., Tubbesing, F., Thomas Thorpe, J. A., Xenikoudakis, G., di Paolo, F., Selvatici, S., Chacón-Duque, J. C., Sharif, M. B., Moreland, K., Pečnerová, P., Kanellidou, F., Baumann, C., Collins, A., Druckenmiller, P., Paijmans, J. L. A., Barlow, A. & Fewlass, H. & 35 others, Göhlich, U. B., Heintzman, P. D., Kwiatkowski, A., Pavlyukov, G., den Ouden, N., van den Hoek Ostende, L., Barnes, I., Tikhonov, A., Protopopov, A., Westbury, M. V., Shapiro, B., Lister, A. M., Lõugas, L., Termes, L., Richards, M. P., Nikolskiy, P., Plotnikov, V., Angerbjörn, A., Danilov, G., Vartanyan, S., Pasda, K., Roblíčková, M., Lázničková-Galetová, M., Drucker, D. G., Novák, M., Herčíková, S., Pryor, A. J. E., van der Valk, T., Germonpré, M., Hofreiter, M., Wooller, M. J., Händel, M., Wilczyñski, J., Dalén, L. & Díez-Del-Molino, D., 30 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Biology.

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  • A method for PCR-free library preparation for sequencing palaeogenomes

    Henneberger, K., Barlow, A., Alberti, F., Preick, M., Constantin, S., Döppes, D., Rosendahl, W., Hofreiter, M. & Paijmans, J. L. A., 19 Mar 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 3, p. e0319573

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  • A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution

    Chacón-Duque, J. C., Thomas Thorpe, J. A., Li, W., Dehasque, M., Pečnerová, P., Barlow, A., Díez-Del-Molino, D., Henneberger, K., Jin, C., Moreland, K. N., Paijmans, J. L. A., van der Valk, T., Westbury, M. V., Wijnands, F., Barnes, I., Germonpré, M., Hall, E., Hewitson, S., Mol, D. & Nikolskiy, P. & 8 others, Sablin, M., Vartanyan, S., Zazula, G. D., Götherström, A., Lister, A. M., Hofreiter, M., Heintzman, P. D. & Dalén, L., 9 Apr 2025, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 42, 4

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  • Ancient biomolecules suggest a learned foraging strategy in extinct cave bears

    Meleg, I. N., Alberti, F., Drucker, D. G., Nǎpǎruș-Aljančič, , M., Feurdean, A., Robu, M., Vlaicu, M., Naito, Y. I., Boroneant, A., Cârciumaru, M., Nițu, E., Hofreiter, M., Bocherens, H. & Barlow, A., 19 Dec 2025, In: iScience. 28, 12, 113920.

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  • Ancient DNA and dating evidence for the dispersal of hippos into central Europe during the last glacial

    Arnold, P., Döppes, D., Alberti, F., Füglistaler, A., Lindauer, S., Hoselmann, C., Friedrich, R., Hajdas, I., Dickinson, M., Menger, F., Paijmans, J. L. A., Dalén, L., Wegmann, D., Penkman, K. E. H., Barlow, A., Rosendahl, W. & Hofreiter, M., 3 Nov 2025, In: Current Biology. 35, 21

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