Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos
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Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos

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Background

In The Ortiz-Barrientos Lab we seek to understand how natural selection drives the origin of traits and new species. We combine empirical and theoretical approaches from across multiple disciplines.

We are located in beautiful Brisbane, Australia, in the School of The Environment at The University of Queensland.

Please explore our pages to learn about research, culture, and the team of scientists that bring their passion and creativity to discovering how nature works.

Availability

Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Bioinformatics and computational biology Biological Sciences Biological adaptation Evolutionary biology Genetics Genetics not elsewhere classified Molecular evolution Statistical and quantitative genetics

Research interests

  • The genetic basis of speciation

    As populations adapt to new environmental challenges, they may become reproductively isolated from other populations. The genetic changes associated with the evolution of reproductive isolation remain largely unknown. Therefore we have a limited understanding of how ecology and genetics interact during the origin of new species. In the Ortiz-Barrientos lab, we tackle this problem by studying the early stages of speciation in the S. lautus species complex (sensu lato).

  • The genetics basis of adaptation

    Our lab uses various tools to identify genes responsible for ecotypic differences and traits responsible for fitness differences in the wild. We investigate the adaptive significance of genetic correlations during ecotypic divergence and the relative contributions of additive vs. non-additive effects to fitness variation.

  • The genetic basis of parallel evolution

    Populations experiencing similar selective pressures may evolve similar traits. As they adapt to similar environments, populations may fix similar alleles, or they might reach a phenotypic solution via different biochemical and genetic routes. Our lab investigates how coastal populations of S. lautus have repeatedly and independently adapted to contrasting habitats along the Australian coast.

  • Evolutionary systems biology in biodiversity and agriculture

    We can study organisms at the cellular level, during growth and differentiation, and during reproduction. We aim to connect these processes to the transmission of genetic information across generations by incorporating concepts and tools from systems biology into population genetics.

Research impacts

Our research informs how plants come about and how they adapt to harsh conditions. As we seek to discover rules for adaptation, we hope this knowledge will guide research in agriculture and conservation biology. We currently collaborate with an amazing suite of researchers to figure out how plant systems work. Together we aim to discover better ways to produce healthy and productive crops that increase food security.

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92 works between 1999 and 2025
All (92) Journal Article (76) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (8) Other Outputs (6)

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2000

Journal Article

Strong Amerind/White sex bias and a possible sephardic contribution among the founders of a population in Northwest Colombia

Carvajal-Carmona, Luis G., Soto, Iván D., Pineda, Nicolás, Ortíz-Barrientos, Daniel, Duque, Constanza, Ospina-Duque, Jorge, McCarthy, Mark, Montoya, Patricia, Alvarez, Victor M., Bedoya, Gabriel and Ruiz-Linares, Andrés (2000). Strong Amerind/White sex bias and a possible sephardic contribution among the founders of a population in Northwest Colombia. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 67 (5), 1287-1295. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9297(07)62956-5

Strong Amerind/White sex bias and a possible sephardic contribution among the founders of a population in Northwest Colombia

2000

Conference Publication

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.

Carvajal-Carmona, LG, Ospina-Duque, J, Calle, J, Lopez, C, Ochoa, L, Garcia, J, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Pineda, N, Ospina, A, Lopez, M, Gallo, A, Miranda, A, Cuartas, M, Montoya, P, Palacio, C, Bedoya, G, McCarthy, M, Reus, V, Freimer, N and Linares, AR (2000). A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.. WILEY-LISS.

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.

2000

Journal Article

An association study of bipolar mood disorder (type I) with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a human population isolate from Colombia

Ospina-Duque, J, Duque, C, Carvajal-Carmona, L, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Soto, I, Pineda, N, Cuartas, M, Calle, J, Lopez, C, Ochoa, L, Garcia, J, Gomez, J, Agudelo, A, Lozano, M, Montoya, G, Ospina, A, Lopez, M, Gallo, A, Miranda, A, Serna, L, Montoya, P, Palacio, C, Bedoya, G, McCarthy, M, Reus, V, Freimer, N and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). An association study of bipolar mood disorder (type I) with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a human population isolate from Colombia. Neuroscience Letters, 292 (3), 199-202. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01464-6

An association study of bipolar mood disorder (type I) with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a human population isolate from Colombia

2000

Conference Publication

mtDNA diversity of Colombian Amerind populations.

Torres, MM, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Soto, ID, Carvajal, LG, Duque, C, Bedoya, G, de Restrepo, HG and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). mtDNA diversity of Colombian Amerind populations..

mtDNA diversity of Colombian Amerind populations.

2000

Conference Publication

A comparison of autosomal, mtDNA and Y-chromosome diversity in Native South Americans.

Mesa, N, Mondragon, MC, Soto, ID, Parra, MV, Duque, C, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Munera, JG, Garcia, LF, Velez, ID, Bedoya, G, Bortolini, MC and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). A comparison of autosomal, mtDNA and Y-chromosome diversity in Native South Americans..

A comparison of autosomal, mtDNA and Y-chromosome diversity in Native South Americans.

2000

Conference Publication

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and bipolar disorder in Antioquia, Colombia.

Ospina-Duque, J, Duque, C, Carvajal-Carmona, L, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Soto, I, Pineda, N, Cuartas, M, Calle, J, Lopez, C, Ochoa, L, Garcia, J, Miranda, A, Sema, L, Montoya, P, Palacio, C, Bedoya, G, McCarthy, M, Reus, V, Freimer, N and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and bipolar disorder in Antioquia, Colombia..

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and bipolar disorder in Antioquia, Colombia.

2000

Journal Article

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia

Ospina-Duque, J., Carvajal-Carmona, L., Calle, J., López, C., Ochoa, L., García, J., Cuartas, M., Ortiz-Barrientos, D., Pineda, N., Gomez, J., Agudelo, A., Lozano, M., Montoya, G., Ospina, A., López, M., Gallo, A., Miranda, A., Serna, L., Montoya, P., Palacio, C., Bedoya, G., McCarthy, M., Reus, V., Freimer, N. and Ruiz-Linares, A. (2000). A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia. American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 96 (4)

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia

2000

Journal Article

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia

Ospina-Duque, J., Duque, C., Carvajal-Carmona, L., Cuartas, M., Ortiz-Barrientos, D., Soto, I., Pineda, N., Calle, J., López, C., Ochoa, L., García, J., Gomez, J., Agudelo, A., Lozano, M., Montoya, G., Ospina, A., López, M., Gallo, A., Miranda, A., Serna, L., Montoya, P., Palacio, C., Bedoya, G., McCarthy, M., Reus, V., Freimer, N. and Ruiz-Linares, A. (2000). Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia. American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 96 (4), 490-491.

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia

2000

Conference Publication

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.

Ospina-Duque, J, Carvajal-Carmona, L, Calle, J, Lopez, C, Ochoa, L, Garcia, J, Cuartas, M, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Pineda, N, Gomez, J, Agudelo, A, Lozano, M, Montoya, G, Ospina, A, Lopez, M, Gallo, A, Miranda, A, Serna, L, Montoya, P, Palacio, C, Bedoya, G, McCarthy, M, Reus, V, Freimer, N and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.. NEW YORK: WILEY-LISS.

A search for genetic loci involved in predisposition to bipolar mood disorder in the population of Antioquia, Colombia.

2000

Conference Publication

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia.

Ospina-Duque, J, Duque, C, Carvajal-Carmona, L, Cuartas, M, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Soto, I, Pineda, N, Calle, J, Lopez, C, Ochoa, L, Garcia, J, Gomez, J, Agudelo, A, Lozano, M, Montoya, G, Ospina, A, Lopez, M, Gallo, A, Miranda, A, Serna, L, Montoya, P, Palacio, C, Bedoya, G, McCarthy, M, Reus, V, Freimer, N and Ruiz-Linares, A (2000). Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia.. NEW YORK: WILEY-LISS.

Lack of association between a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism and BP1 in Antioquia, Colombia.

2000

Journal Article

An association study of bipolar mood disorder type I with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a population isolate from Colombia

Ospina-Duque, Jorge, Duque, Constanza, Carvajal-Carmona, Luis, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Soto, Ivan, Pineda, Nicolas, Cuartas, Mauricio, Calle, Jorge, Lopez, Carlos, Ochoa, Luis, Garcia, Jenny, Gomez, Juliana, Agudelo, Angela, Lozano, Maria, Montoya, Gabriel, Ospina, Angelica, Lopez, Maria, Gallo, Aurora, Miranda, Ana, Serna, Lina and et al (2000). An association study of bipolar mood disorder type I with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a population isolate from Colombia. Neuroscience Letters, 292 (3), 199-202. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01464-6

An association study of bipolar mood disorder type I with the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter polymorphism in a population isolate from Colombia

1999

Journal Article

Microsatellites provide evidence for Y chromosome diversity among the founders of the New World

Ruiz-Linares, A, Ortiz-Barrientos, D, Figueroa, M, Mesa, N, Munera, JG, Bedoya, G, Velez, ID, Garcia, LF, Perez-Lezaun, A, Bertranpetit, J, Feldman, MW and Goldstein, DB (1999). Microsatellites provide evidence for Y chromosome diversity among the founders of the New World. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96 (11), 6312-6317. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.11.6312

Microsatellites provide evidence for Y chromosome diversity among the founders of the New World

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding for Agricultural Futures
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    The genetic link between local adaptation and speciation
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Recombination and the genomic landscape of speciation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    National Tree Genomics Program - Phenotype Prediction
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Advanced imaging with wide spectrum molecular, quantitative and morphological applications in biological research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Beyond genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes: high throughput analysis of gene and protein expression and function
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    The evolution of recombination cold spots during speciation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    How does naturally occurring manganese affect the physiology, genetics and health of organisms on Groote Eylandt
    Anindilyakwa Land Council
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    How does naturally occurring manganese affect the physiology, genetics and health of organisms on Groote Eylandt?
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012
    High Throughput Genotyping using Paralleled and Miniaturized DNA amplification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    The genetics of replicated evolution
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Building Capacity in Quantitative Genomics
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Does divergent natural selection drive the early stages of speciation?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Speciation and the breakdown of co-evolution during hybridisation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    The genetics of speciation in Kangaroo Paws
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Patterns of speciation in Australian daisies
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Controlled Environment Facilities for the Challenges of the 21st Century
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Adaptation
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Origin of new species
  • Plant genetics

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