Over the past decades, natural history collections have provided essential research infrastructure for interdisciplinary scholarship, enabling advances in systematics, evolutionary biology, comparative genomics, and biodiversity science both within museums and across the global research community. The Museomics Research Group fosters a research-intensive environment that integrates molecular and computational approaches—ranging from historical DNA (hDNA) analysis and microbiome profiling to phylogenomics, population genomics, and digital curation of archival records. Through this framework, we advance fundamental understanding of evolutionary processes, species histories, and biotic interactions preserved in museum material.
By coupling scientific inquiry with scholarly communication and public engagement, we promote transdisciplinary knowledge exchange and contribute empirically grounded perspectives to contemporary debates on biodiversity change, environmental sustainability, and the cultural and historical dimensions of science. Our research supports evidence-based discourse and addresses complex societal challenges at the intersection of the life sciences, digital humanities, and heritage collections.
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