Professor Aguilar's research focuses on the application of genetic analyses to evolutionary questions and species conservation. He is particularly interested in the role that natural selection plays in the generation and maintenance of genetic variation at different evolutionary scales. To address such questions, Professor Aguilar studies the population genetics and molecular evolution of ‘candidate’ genes (i.e., immune function and metabolism), and looks to identify further genes involved in adaptive processes through population and comparative genomic analyses. Additionally, he is interested in the application of neutral and fitness-related genetic variation to assist in conservation related efforts.
- Ph.D., 2003 — University of California, Los Angeles
- B.S., (Cum Laude), 1997 — California State University, Humboldt
