Laura Guillardín
Postdoctoral Fellow in ForestryResearch Interests
I am interested in understanding the genetic adaptation of forest species to climatic changes inside and outside their natural range, including the role of species hybridization and the effects of speciation.
I aim to generate key information to develop genomic conservation strategies by using different methods, such as population genetics studies or looking at association of genomic, environmental and phenotypic data by using landscape genomics techniques.
Current Projects
I am working currently on the ADAPTForRes Research Project looking at the adaptation and protection of Irish forests in order to increase their resilience.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy - University of Oxford, UK (2019 - Present)
- MSc in Biotechnology Agroforestry - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain (2017 - 2018)
- BSc in Forestry Engineering - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain (2011 - 2017)
Additional details
- Research Gate profile
- ORCID researcher ID
- Twitter: @LGuillardin
- Personal website
Directions to her office: Athenry Animal & Grassland Research Centre.
- Guillardín, L., MacKay, J. J. (2023) Comparing DNA isolation methods for forest trees: quality, plastic footprint, and time-efficiency. Plant Methods, 19, 111
- López de Heredia, U., Mora-Márquez, F., Goicoechea, P. G., Guillardín-Calvo, L., Simeone, M. C., & Soto, A. (2020). ddRAD Sequencing-Based Identification of Genomic Boundaries and Permeability in Quercus ilex and Q. suber Hybrids. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 1330.
- Guillardín-Calvo, L., Mora-Márquez, F., Soto, Á., & López de Heredia, U. (2019). RADdesigner: a workflow to select the optimal sequencing methodology in genotyping experiments on woody plant species. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 15(4).
- Goicoechea, P. G., Guillardín, L., Fernández-Ibarrodo, L., Valbuena-Carabaña, M., González-Martínez, S. C., Alía, R., & Kremer, A. (n.d.). Adaptive Introgression Promotes Fast Adaptation In Oaks Marginal Populations. BioRxiv Preprint.
- Forest Genetics 2023: Discovery & Innovation in Changing Climates. Talk: Continuous cover forestry and genetic diversity: a case study of England’s Douglas fir and Western redcedar plantations. Poster: Comparing DNA isolation methods for forest trees: Quality, Plastic footprint and time-efficiency. Vernon, BC, Canada (July 10-13, 2023)
- British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2022 Poster: Assessing the genetic diversity of Southern England Douglas fir planted stands and how it is transferred to the offspring. Edinburgh, Scotland (December 18-21, 2022)
- IX International Symposium SRUK/CERU Presentation: From forest inventory to genotyping: How to increase forest diversity while timbering? Oxford, England (July 1-3, 2022)
- The B4EST International Conference. Presentation: Genetics behind the Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), Do UK plantations hold enough genetic diversity to face environmental changes? Lisbon, Portugal (June 20-23, 2022)
- Plant Genomes Online 2022. Presentation: Genotyping strategies for large genome conifers - How genetically diverse are UK evergreen woodlands? Online (April 27-28, 2022)
- TREESCAPES 2021. Poster: Genetics behind the Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), Do UK plantations hold enough genetic diversity to face environmental changes? Online (June 20-23, 2021)
- 2021 Forest Genetics Student & PostDoc Symposium. Poster: GENETIC effects of applying Continuous Cover Forestry in non-native conifer UK populations. Online (May 19-20, 2021)
- LIFEGENMON final conference. Presentation: GENETIC effects of applying Continuous Cover Forestry in non-native conifer UK populations. Online (September 21-25, 2020)