Marc de Manuel Montero 

Group leader  |  Email · Google scholar · Bluesky

Marc obtained a BSc in Human Biology, a MSc in Bioinformatics, and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona), working with Tomàs Marques-Bonet. His PhD focused in characterizing the population history of our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos. He then joined the lab of Molly Przeworski at Columbia University (NYC) as a postdoc, studying the determinants of germline mutation and recombination in vertebrates. In the fall of 2024, he launched the Mutation Dynamics lab at the IBE.    

Nina Bučević 

Lab tech/manager  |  Email 

Nina holds a BSc in Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, an MSc in Human Genetics and Genomics, and an MSc in Biology of Human Reproduction. With a strong academic foundation in genetics, reproductive biology, and molecular biology, her work as a research technician has primarily focused on meiosis, DNA repair mechanisms, and genetic diagnosis. In 2025, she joined the Mutation Dynamics Lab, where she leads innovative experiments, supports research projects, and oversees the daily operations of the lab.

Bernat García Adán 

PhD student  |  Email 

Bernat holds a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and an MSc in Biomedical Research. His research has focused on mitochondrial genetics and metabolism in mice and humans. In 2025, he joined the Mutation Dynamics Lab to study the genomic landscape of spermatogenesis in humans and mice. His work integrates wet lab techniques, animal models, and bioinformatics to investigate germline mutation and recombination using PacBio long-read sequencing. Beyond research, he is deeply involved in teaching innovation and science communication.

Ece Zeynep Atici

MSc student  |  Email 

Ece holds a BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics and is currently doing her masters under the Mobility European Master Evolutionary Biology programme. Her research has focused on phylogenetics and comparative genomics in mammals. In 2025, she joined the Mutation Dynamics Lab to do a six months research project focusing on how genetic load is shaped by different evolutionary processes across human populations. Her work capitalizes on the recent developments in protein language models, which provides a new approach to variant effect predictions.

You? 

We are always excited to connect with curious and motivated scientists at the undergraduate, PhD, and postdoc level. If you are interested in joining the lab, please reach out at marcdemanuelmontero at gmail.com. We are happy to answer any questions you may have and provide further information. You can find more details about the lab and the institute at Join.