Angel G. Rivera-Colón
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Logo Postdoctoral Researcher, Kern-Ralph co-lab, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon

I am a postdoc in the Kern-Ralph co-lab in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon. I am currently working on population genomics in barnacles and venturing into the world of population genomic simulations. I did my PhD in the Catchen lab, in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Curriculum Vitae
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Education
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
    Ph.D. in Biology
    2016 - 2022
  • University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
    University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
    Department of Biology
    M.S. in Biology
    2013 - 2016
  • Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón
    Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón
    Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
    B.S. in Biotechnology
    2009 - 2013
Academic Positions
  • University of Oregon
    University of Oregon
    Kern-Ralph co-lab, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    2023 - present
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Catchen lab, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    2023
Other Positions
  • Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources
    Social Media Editor
    2025 - present
News
2026
Gave a science communication talk (in Spanish) for the Centro de Historia Natural de Puerto Rico. Watch on YouTube
Sep 19
Selected Publications (view all )
GPU accelerated population genetics statistics using pg_gpu

Nathaniel S. Pope, Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Ananya Kapoor, Kevin Korfmann, Murillo F. Rodrigues, Scott T. Small, Anastasia A. Teterina, Andrew D. Kern

bioRxiv 2026 Preprint

[Paper]

GPU accelerated population genetics statistics using pg_gpu

Nathaniel S. Pope, Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Ananya Kapoor, Kevin Korfmann, Murillo F. Rodrigues, Scott T. Small, Anastasia A. Teterina, Andrew D. Kern

bioRxiv 2026 Preprint

[Paper]

Large population sizes shape genome evolution in barnacles

Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Scott T. Small, Erin Jezuit, John P. Wares, Andrew D. Kern

bioRxiv 2026 Preprint

[Paper]

Large population sizes shape genome evolution in barnacles

Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Scott T. Small, Erin Jezuit, John P. Wares, Andrew D. Kern

bioRxiv 2026 Preprint

[Paper]

Genomics of Secondarily Temperate Adaptation in the Only Non-Antarctic Icefish

Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Niraj Rayamajhi, Bushra Fazal Minhas, Giovanni Madrigal, Kevin T. Bilyk, Veronica Yoon, Mathias Hüne, Susan Gregory, C. H. Christina Cheng, Julian M. Catchen

Molecular Biology and Evolution 2023

[Paper] [Preprint]

Genomics of Secondarily Temperate Adaptation in the Only Non-Antarctic Icefish

Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Niraj Rayamajhi, Bushra Fazal Minhas, Giovanni Madrigal, Kevin T. Bilyk, Veronica Yoon, Mathias Hüne, Susan Gregory, C. H. Christina Cheng, Julian M. Catchen

Molecular Biology and Evolution 2023

[Paper] [Preprint]

Stacks 2: Analytical methods for paired‐end sequencing improve RADseq‐based population genomics

Nicolas C. Rochette, Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Julian M. Catchen

Molecular Ecology 2019

[Paper]

Stacks 2: Analytical methods for paired‐end sequencing improve RADseq‐based population genomics

Nicolas C. Rochette, Angel G. Rivera-Colón, Julian M. Catchen

Molecular Ecology 2019

[Paper]

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