Scientific team

The Evolutionary Genetics Group

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Research Unit

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL

PhD in population genetics (University of Edinburgh)

PI of MyGardenOfTrees and leader of the Evolutionary Genetics Group

Email: katalin[dot]csillery[at]wsl[dot]ch

PhD in restoration ecology (University of California, Santa Cruz)

Scientist in the group since 2023

Email: daniella[dot]schweizer[at]wsl[dot]ch

Topic: social science aspects of MyGardenOfTrees

Dr Aurélien Estarague

PhD in Evolutionary Ecology (University of Montpellier) 

Postdoc in the group in 2024-2026

Topic: Adaptation of Fagus provenances to the local climate and soil conditions

Dr Justine Charlet de Sauvage

PhD in Forest ecology (ETH Zurich)

Postdoc in the group in 2024-2025

Topic: Analysis of the MyGardenOfTrees 2021-2023 pilot trials

Camilla Stefanini

PhD student (Doctoral school: University of Basel) 

Since 2022

Email: camilla[dot]stefanini[at]wsl[dot]ch

Topic: Adaptation during range expansion in European beech

Azzurra Pistone

PhD student (Doctoral school: University of Bern) 

Since 2023

Email: azzurra[dot]pistone[at]wsl[dot]ch

Topic: Inference of the demographic history of Abies species & Contribution to the development of the MyGardenOfTrees prediction tool