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Postdoctoral positions
2023 - present Postdoctoral Researcher, Kelley Lab - University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - "Convergent adaptation to extreme environments in Poeciliid fishes"
2021 - 2023 Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh, Institute of Evolutionary Biology - "The evolution and maintenance of wing-pattern supergenes in Danaus butterflies" Funded by SNSF Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship
Education
2016 - 2020 PhD, Eawag, dept. Fish Ecology & Evolution and University of Bern, Institute of Ecology & Evolution - pass with honours insigni cum laude
2015 - 2016 Tropical Forest Ecology (MRes), Imperial College London - Pass with Distinction
2012 - 2015 Biology (BSc), Imperial College London - 1st Class Honours
Publications
You can find my Google Scholar page HERE - * indicates shared first authorship/equal contribution
12. R. De-Kayne, B. Perry, K. McGowan, J. Landers, L. Arias-Rodriguez, R. Greenway, C.M. Rodríguez Peña, M. Tobler, J.L. Kelley (2024) Evolutionary rate shifts in coding and regulatory regions underpin repeated adaptation to sulfidic streams in poeciliid fishes. Genome Biology and Evolution in press
11. R. De-Kayne, R. Schley, J.M.I. Barth, L.C. Campillo, C. Chaparro-Pedraza et al. (2024) Why do some lineages radiate while others do not? Perspectives for future research on adaptive radiations. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. HERE
10. J. Cerca, D.D. Cotoras, V.C. Bieker, R. De-Kayne, et al. (2023) Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. HERE
9. R. De-Kayne, O.M. Selz, D. Marques, D. Frei, O. Seehausen, P.G.D. Feulner (2022) Genomic architecture of adaptive radiation and hybridization in Alpine whitefish. Nature Communications 13, 4479 HERE
8. K-W Kim*, R. De-Kayne*, I.J. Gordon, K.S. Omufwoko, D.J. Martins, R. ffrench-Constant, S.H. Martin (2022) Stepwise evolution of a butterfly supergene via duplication and inversion. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 377, 20210207 HERE
7. D. Frei , R. De-Kayne, O.M. Selz, O. Seehausen, P.G.D. Feulner (2022) Genomic variation from an extinct species is retained in the extant radiation following speciation reversal. Nature Ecology and Evolution 6, 461-468 HERE
6. K.S. Singh*, R. De-Kayne*, K.S. Omufwoko, D.J. Martins, C. Bass, R. ffrench-Constant, S.H. Martin (2022) Genome assembly of Danaus chrysippus and comparison with the Monarch Danaus plexippus. G3 12, jkab449 HERE
5. R. De-Kayne*, D. Frei*, R. Greenway, S.L. Mendes, C. Retel, P.G.D. Feulner (2021) Sequencing platform shifts provide opportunities but pose challenges for combining genomic datasets. Molecular Ecology Resources 21, 653–660 HERE
4. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, P.G.D. Feulner (2020) A de novo chromosome-level genome assembly of Coregonus sp. “Balchen”: one representative of the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. Molecular Ecology Resources 20, 1093-1109 HERE
3. R. De-Kayne, P.G.D. Feulner (2018) A European whitefish linkage map and its implications for understanding genome-wide synteny between salmonids following whole genome duplication. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 8, 3745-3755 HERE
2. O.G. Osborne*, R. De-Kayne*, M.I. Bidartondo, I. Hutton, W.J. Baker, C.G.N. Turnbull, V. Savolainen (2017) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi promote coexistence and niche divergence of sympatric palm species on a remote oceanic island. New Phytologist 217, 1254-1266 HERE
1. P.G.D. Feulner, R. De-Kayne (2017) Genome evolution, structural rearrangements and speciation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30, 1488-1490 HERE
Contributed Presentations
25. R. De-Kayne. The genomic basis of adaptation and speciation in the Alpine whitefish radiation. FishLab Group Seminar, University of Oklahoma, USA - Invited Seminar
24. R. De-Kayne. Adaptation across scales – from supergenes to adaptive radiations. MVZ Seminar, UC Berkeley, USA - Invited Seminar
23. R. De-Kayne. Stepwise supergene evolution in a butterfly: multiple duplications preceded multiple inversions. Bay Area Population Genomics meeting XIX, Stanford University, USA - Oral Presentation
22. R. De-Kayne. Adaptation across scales – from supergenes to adaptive radiations. CPB Seminar, UC Davis, USA - Invited Seminar
21. R. De-Kayne, K-W. Kim, I.J. Gordon, K.S. Omufwoko, D.J. Martins, S.H. Martin. The evolution of complex wing-pattern supergenes in Danaus butterflies. Lepinar Seminar Series. Online - Invited Seminar
20. R. De-Kayne, K-W. Kim, I.J. Gordon, K.S. Omufwoko, D.J. Martins, S.H. Martin. Stepwise evolution of a butterfly supergene via duplication and inversion. 55th Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup55). Online - Oral presentation
19. R. De-Kayne, O. M. Selz, David Frei, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. A mixed genetic architectureand gene flow facilitate adaptive radiation. Understanding ‘reproductive isolation’? ESEB satellite symposium. Online - Oral presentation
18. R. De-Kayne, O. M. Selz, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. The genomic basis of adaptation and speciation in the Alpine whitefish radiation, COMgen Seminar Series. University of Nottingham - Invited Seminar
17. R. De-Kayne, O. M. Selz, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Genomic insights into the evolution of the Alpine whitefish radiation, CIGENE Seminar Series. Norwegian University of Life Sciences - Invited Seminar
16. R. De-Kayne, O. M. Selz, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Dissecting the evolutionary mechanisms driving Alpine whitefish diversification, 54nd Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup54). Liverpool, UK - Oral presentation
15. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. From palms to whitefish – understanding the genetic basis of adaptation and speciation. Eawag Aquatic Ecology & Macroevolution Seminar Series 2020., Kastanienbaum, Switzerland - Seminar
14. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Towards understanding adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. Biology20 Conference., Freiburg, Switzerland - Poster presentation
13. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Towards understanding adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. 53rd Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup53).. Leicester, UK - Oral presentation
12. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. A de novo chromosome-level genome assembly of Coregonus steinmanni – towards understanding adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. International Conference on Integrative Salmonid Biology (ICISB) 2019. Edinburgh, UK - Oral presentation
11. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Feulner Genomics of adaptation in the Alpine whitefish radiation - genomic resources to study adaptation and speciation. 2019 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB2019). Turku, Finland - Poster presentation
10. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller and P.G.D. Feulner. Assembling the genome of Coregonus steinmanni – unlocking the secrets of the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. EAWAG Fish Ecology and Evolution Symposium 2019. Kastanienbaum, Switzerland - Oral presentation
9. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Towards the understanding of adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. Biology19 Conference. Zurich, Switzerland - Oral presentation
8. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Towards the understanding of adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation. 52nd Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup52). Oxford, UK - Oral presentation
7. R. De-Kayne, S. Zoller, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. The Swiss Alpine whitefish radiation – first steps in understanding the genomic basis of adaptation and speciation. Programming for Evolutionary Biology (PEB) Conference 2018. Buttermere, UK - Oral presentation
6. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. The Swiss Alpine Whitefish radiation – genomic resources to study adaptation and speciation. 2018 Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB2018). Montpellier, France - Poster presentation
5. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Producing genomic resources for pre-alpine whitefish and what they can tell us about genome evolution. EAWAG Fish Ecology and Evolution Symposium 2018. Kastanienbaum, Switzerland - Oral presentation
4. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Constructing a linkage map for Swiss Alpine Whitefish. Biology18 Conference. Neuchatel, Switzerland - Poster presentation
3. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Constructing a linkage map for Swiss Alpine Whitefish. 51st Population Genetics Group Meeting (PopGroup51). Bristol, UK - Poster presentation
2. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. Investigating the genomic basis of adaptation and speciation in the Alpine Whitefish radiation. EAWAG Fish Ecology and Evolution symposium 2017. Kastanienbaum, Switzerland - Oral presentation
1. R. De-Kayne, O. Seehausen and P.G.D. Feulner. The genomic basis of adaptation and speciation in the Swiss Alpine Whitefish radiation. Biology17 Conference. Bern, Swtizerland. Poster presentation