Diala ABU AWAD
Evolutionary biology, population genetics
- Evolution
- selection
- mathematical models
- population genetics
- quantitative genetics
- demography
- life-history strategies
- plant species
- self-fertilisation
- seed-dormancy
Université Paris-Saclay, Assistant professor
diala.abu-awad@universite-paris-saclay.fr — — 1128
Biologie de l'Adaptation et Systèmes en Évolution
- Génétique Quantitative et Évolution - Le Moulon
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech
- IDEEV
- 12 route 128
- 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette
Positions and education
- 2021 - present: Associate professor at UMR GQE-Le Moulon, team BASE
- 2018 - 2021: TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, as part of the Population Genetics Group
- 2020 - 2021 as a Humboldt Fellow
- 2019 as a Postdoctoral fellow
- 2018 - 2019 as TU Foundation Fellow
- 2018: Postdoctoral fellow at Station Biologique de Roscoff as part of the group Evolutionary Biology and Ecology of Algae
- 2015 - 2017: Post-doctoral fellow at UMR AGAP as part of the GE2pop research group
- 2014 - 2015: Temporary Lecturer and Research Assistant at UMR EEP
- 2014: Awarded Ph.D. in Evolution and Ecology by the Université de Lille, work funded by La Chaire de Modélisation Mathématique et Biodiversité. Advisors: Sylvain Billiard (UMR EEP) and Viet Chi Tran (UMR LAMA)
Research interests
I am a theoretical biologist working to develop models that account for complex genetic processes impacting the trajectories of species evolution. I am also interested in explicitly integrating life-history traits (self-fertilisation, seed-dormancy, life-span, etc.) to understand how such traits affect selection and adaptation.
Publications
see ORCID
Publications
- Abu-Awad D., Waller D.. (2023) Conditions for maintaining and eroding pseudo-overdominance and its contribution to inbreeding depression. Peer Community Journal, (3) e8
- Korfmann K., Abu-Awad D., Tellier A.. (2023) Weak seed banks influence the signature and detectability of selective sweeps. J of Evolutionary Biology, 9 (36) 1282-1294
- Sellinger TPP., Abu‐Awad D., Tellier A.. (2021) Limits and convergence properties of the sequentially Markovian coalescent. Molecular Ecology Resources, 7 (21) 2231-2248
- Abu Awad D. , Roze D.. (2020) Epistasis, inbreeding depression, and the evolution of self-fertilization. Evolution, 7 (74) 1301-1320
- Clo J., Ronfort J., Abu Awad D. . (2020) Hidden genetic variance contributes to increase the short‐term adaptive potential of selfing populations. J Evol Biol, 9 (33) 1203-1215
- Sellinger TPP., Abu Awad D. , Moest M., Tellier A., Mauricio R.. (2020) Inference of past demography, dormancy and self-fertilization rates from whole genome sequence data. PLoS Genet, 4 (16) e1008698
- Abu Awad D. , Coron C.. (2018) Effects of demographic stochasticity and life-history strategies on times and probabilities to fixation. Heredity, 4 (121) 374-386
- Abu Awad D. , Roze D.. (2018) Effects of partial selfing on the equilibrium genetic variance, mutation load, and inbreeding depression under stabilizing selection: SELFING AND STABILIZING SELECTION. Evolution, 4 (72) 751-769
- Abu Awad D. , Billiard S.. (2017) The double edged sword: The demographic consequences of the evolution of self-fertilization: THE DOUBLE EDGED SWORD. Evolution, 5 (71) 1178-1190
- Abu Awad D. , Billiard S., Tran VC.. (2016) Perenniality induces high inbreeding depression in self-fertilising species. Theoretical Population Biology, (112) 43-51
- Abu Awad D. , Gallina S., Bonamy C., Billiard S., Khudyakov YE.. (2014) The Interaction between Selection, Demography and Selfing and How It Affects Population Viability. PLoS ONE, 1 (9) e86125
- Gervais C., Abu Awad D. , Roze D., Castric V., Billiard S.. (2014) Genetic architecture of inbreeding depression and the maintenance of Gametophytic Self‐Incompatibility. Evolution, 11 (68) 3317-3324