Astrid Böhne

Research interests

As a molecular and evolutionary biologist, I am fascinated by the phenotypic diversity on our planet. I combine molecular data such as genome or transcriptome sequences with bioinformatics to understand how genomes and their evolutionary changes contribute to apparent phenotypic differences.

My search for patterns in genomes that contribute to biodiversity motivates my research, which generally involves molecular biology, comparative and evolutionary genomics, transcriptome analyses and speciation research.

One of my current research foci is on one of the most important phenotypic differences that can exist within a species, that between the sexes. I am investigating this phenomenon in the largest vertebrate group, the fish. Here I am primarily concerned with the evolution of sex chromosomes and their influence on speciation.

In my group, we also study other adaptations of vertebrate groups and try to link these to patterns in the genome. In several projects we deal with collection material and try to obtain as much genetic information as possible. This helps us to record changes in genetic diversity along different time scales.

Projects

BGE+ Biodiversity Genomics Plus
Management: Dr. Sarah Bourlat, Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne
SynSex - Sexual selection and conflict in Syngnathidae
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne
BIGFOOT - BIodiversity decline's Genomic FOOTprint
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne, Dr. Eckart Stolle
ColLomic
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne
ERGA - The European Reference Genome Atlas
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne
BGE - Biodiversity Genomics Europe
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne, Dr. Sarah Bourlat
Hybrid swarm evolution in minnows
Management: Dr. Madlen Stange
Sex chromosomes in cichlids
Management: Dr. habil. Astrid Böhne

Publications

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2026

2026/07
Aguado-Ramsay, P., Lara, F., de Guttry, C., Bortoluzzi, C., Conejero, M., Böhne, A., Monteiro, R., Marcussen, T., Struck, T.H., Oomen, R.A., Genomescope Sequencing Team, ., Moussy, A., Cruaud, C., Labadie, K., Demirdjian, L., Téodori, E., Belser, C., Wincker, P., Oliveira, P.H., Aury, J., Draper, I.
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ERGA-BGE reference genome: Orthotrichumdiaphanum – a globally widespread epiphytic moss common in Europe
Open Research Europe, 6
2026/06
Fraser, B., Gasparini, C., Santi, F., Böhne, A., Monteiro, R., Marcussen, T., Oomen, R.A., Struck, T.H., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory Team, ., Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, ., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team, ., Denton, A., Howard, C., Howe, K., Blaxter, M., McCarthy, S., Wood, J.M.D., Martin, F., Sinha, S., Haggerty, L., Bortoluzzi, C.
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ERGA-BGE reference genome of Gambusia holbrooki, a globally invasive freshwater fish
Open Research Europe, 6
2026/06
Maurstad, M.F., Kusy, D., Undheim, E.A.B., Jakobsen, K.S., Böhne, A., Monteiro, R., Marcussen, T., Struck, T.H., Oomen, R.A., Bunikis, I., Tellgren-Roth, C., Heintz, J., Häggqvist, S., Jonsäll, L., Lager, N., Larva, T., Mosbech, M., Pippel, M., Vinnere Pettersson, O., Bortoluzzi, C.
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ERGA-BGE chromosome-level genome assembly of the giant stream lacewing Osmylus fulvicephalus (Scopoli, 1763)
Open Research Europe, 6
2026/04
Ferrer Obiol, J., Rubolini, D., Paris, J.R., Giannelli, F., Gonçalves, D., Andrade, P., Rodríguez, B., Tedeschi, A., Sorrenti, M., Natali, C., Sozzoni, M., Böhne, A., Monteiro, R., Marcussen, T., H. Struck, T., A. Oomen, R., Diroma, M.A., Ciofi, C., Howard, C., Blaxter, M., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management: Samples and Laboratory Team, ., Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, ., Bortoluzzi, C.
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ERGA-BGE reference genome of the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), a game bird species with isolated populations of conservation interest
Open Research Europe, 6

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