Adriana Ludwig

The paper examines how Drosophila simulans adapts to three new transposable element invasions through piRNA cluster insertions and finds that resistance evolves independently in different strains.

The paper identifies an almost-complete Rickettsia africae chromosome in the genome of its arthropod vector, A. variegatum, demonstrating lateral gene transfer from the pathogen to the host.

The paper analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of DIRS-like and Ngaro-like retrotransposons in Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis genomes, identifying distinct amplification patterns and molecular features.