Scholars@Duke
Alejandro Berrio Escobar

Alejandro Berrio Escobar

Research Scientist
Biology
130 Science Drive, FFS 4115, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works

Identifying branch-specific positive selection throughout the regulatory genome using an appropriate proxy neutral.

Journal article BMC genomics · May 2020 Featured Publication BackgroundAdaptive changes in cis-regulatory elements are an essential component of evolution by natural selection. Identifying adaptive and functional noncoding DNA elements throughout the genome is therefore crucial for understanding the relatio ... Full text Open Access Cite

Positive selection within the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 and other Coronaviruses independent of impact on protein function

Journal article · 2020 Featured Publication Background The emergence of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) associated with severe acute respiratory disease (COVID-19) has prompted efforts to understand the genetic basis for its unique characteristics and its jump from non-primate hosts to hu ... Full text Open Access Cite

Sexual fidelity trade-offs promote regulatory variation in the prairie vole brain.

Journal article Science (New York, N.Y.) · December 2015 Featured Publication Individual variation in social behavior seems ubiquitous, but we know little about how it relates to brain diversity. Among monogamous prairie voles, levels of vasopressin receptor (encoded by the gene avpr1a) in brain regions related to spatial memory pre ... Full text Cite