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Asst. Prof. Salojärvi, Jarkko

I’m using computational approaches to study genome evolution and adaption in plants. My main focus is on tropical rainforests but I’m also looking at crop species and boreal trees since they are better established model systems, with immediate practical applications. 

Research Areas

Genomics, evolution, population genomics, machine learning
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Chee Xiang Ting
Project Officer
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Liu Jiming
Research Fellow
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Shanon Lam
Project Officer
  • Liu, J., Zhao, G., Zheng, Y., Xu, Y., Wang, M., Li, L., Sun, C., He, Q., Apuli, R.-P., Jong, J., Ngiam, J.J., Vaulin, A., Tham, R., Wang, M., Jia, L., Chen, Z., and Salojärvi, J. “Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Evolutionary History of Sapindus in China: Insights from Whole‑Genome Resequencing of 100 Representative Individuals.” Plant Biotechnology Journal 23 (2025): 2485–2500. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70058
  • Wang, C., Liu, L., Yin, M., Liu, B., Wu, Y., Eller, F., Gao, Y., Brix, H., Wang, T., Guo, W., and Salojärvi, J. “Chromosome‑Level Genome Assemblies Reveal Genome Evolution of an Invasive Plant Phragmites australis.” Communications Biology 7 (2024): 1007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06660-1
  • Salojärvi, J., …, Albert, V.A., Crouzillat, D., de Kochko, A., and Descombes, P. “The Genome and Population Genomics of Allopolyploid Coffea arabica Reveals the Diversification History of Modern Coffee Cultivars.” Nature Genetics 56 (2024): 721–731. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01695-w
  • Hu, G., Feng, J., Xiang, X., Wang, J., Salojärvi, J., Liu, C., Wu, Z., et al. “Two Divergent Haplotypes from a Highly Heterozygous Lychee Genome Point to Independent Domestication Events for Early and Late‑Maturing Cultivars.” Nature Genetics 54 (2022): 73–83. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00971-3
  • Salojärvi, J., Smolander, O.-P., …, and Kangasjärvi, J. “Genome Sequencing and Population Genomic Analyses Provide Insights into the Adaptive Landscape of Silver Birch.” Nature Genetics 49 (2017): 904–912. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3862