Jasmine Tschan

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I am passionate about conservation genetics, using genomic information to safeguard and conserve species, and developing knowledge to counteract the loss of biodiversity. Previously, I worked on assessing the effects of human-mediated direct seeding in a dry meadow plant species, Dianthus carthusianorum, using combined genomic resources (ddRAD single and paired-end and whole genome re-sequencing data). This project was based on the pilot study for monitoring genetic diversity in Switzerland (www.gendiv.ethz.ch), supported by the Federal Office for the Environment. Currently, I'm evaluating the effective population sizes and adaptive capacity of 49 species in Switzerland. The project's goal is to assess the country-specific Genetic Diversity Indicators, as outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, for as many species as possible in Switzerland.