Independent Fellow, double affiliation CRG (Barcelona) and Andorra Recerca + Innovació (Andorra)
Postdoctoral Researcher, CRG (Barcelona)
PhD in Biomedicine, CRG (Barcelona)
Research Technician, Institut Curie (Paris) and CRG (Barcelona)
Master’s in Biotechnology, Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse) and Novartis Biomedical Research (Basel)
BSc in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse)

Summary

Our group combines environmental DNA, metagenomics and computational biology to study biodiversity especially microbial diversity in extreme environments. We explore mountain environments as natural laboratories, to investigate how environmental pressures shape microbial communities and their genomic composition, with a focus on high-mountain lakes, thermal springs and airborne eDNA. We also coordinate PyriSentinel, a cross-border initiative between Spain, France and Andorra to monitor microbial diversity in more than 300 high-mountain lakes. Together with the Stammnitz group and AR+I, we form the founding team of the joint biodiversity initiative between CRG and Andorra.

News

Hannah Benisty and Maximilian Stammnitz join AR+I–CRG Mountain Genomics Talent Programme (15/09/2026).

Funding Acknowledgements