Professor Jon Slate

School of Biosciences

Professor of Evolutionary Genetics

Jon Slate
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j.slate@sheffield.ac.uk
B85, Alfred Denny Building

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Professor Jon Slate
School of Biosciences
B85
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
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  • Professor of Evolutionary Genetics: School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield (2012-)
  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader: University of Sheffield (2002-12)
  • Royal Society travel fellowship / Staff Scientist: Univ. of Otago / AgResearch, New Zealand (2000-02)
  • PhD: University of Edinburgh (1996-2000)
  • Graduate RA: University of Cambridge (1992-95)
  • BSc (Genetics): University of Manchester (1989-92)
Research interests
  • Genetic architecture and evolution of phenotypic variation in wild populations
  • Evolutionary genetics and genomics
  • Epigenetics

My group studies the evolutionary genetics of adaptation. We combine molecular quantitative genetic approaches with data from long-term field studies (I work closely with evolutionary ecologists) to explore the maintenance of genetic variation and the processes involved in evolutionary change. Our work typically involves techniques such as genome wide association scans (GWAS) and genomic prediction. These techniques are more often associated with human genetics and animal and plant breeding, but they are powerful ways to understand microevolution. More recently we have begun to study the relationship between epigenetic variation, quantitative genetic variation and ageing.

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Bonnet T, Morrissey MB, de Villemereuil P, Alberts SC, Arcese P, Bailey LD, Boutin S, Brekke P, Brent LJN, Camenisch G , Charmantier A et al (2022) . Science, 376(6596), 1012-1016.
  • Hunter DC, Ashraf B, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Wilson AJ, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2022) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1974).
  • Ashraf B, Hunter DC, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2022) . Molecular Ecology, 31(24), 6541-6555.
  • Bosse M, Spurgin LG, Laine VN, Cole EF, Firth JA, Gienapp P, Gosler AG, McMahon K, Poissant J, Verhagen I , Groenen MAM et al (2017) . Science, 358(6361), 365-368.
  • Kim K-W, Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Hurley LL, Griffith SC, Burke T, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2017) . Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1(-), 1168-1176.
  • Mundy NI, Stapley J, Bennison C, Tucker R, Twyman H, Kim K-W, Burke T, Birkhead TR, Andersson S & Slate J (2016) . Current Biology, 26(11), 1435-1440.
  • Laine VN, Gossmann TI, Schachtschneider KM, Garroway CJ, Madsen O, Verhoeven KJF, de Jager V, Megens H-J, Warren WC, Minx P , Crooijmans RPMA et al (2016) . Nature Communications, 7.
  • Küpper C, Stocks M, Risse JE, dos Remedios N, Farrell LL, McRae SB, Morgan TC, Karlionova N, Pinchuk P, Verkuil YI , Kitaysky AS et al (2015) . Nature Genetics, 48(1), 79-83.
  • Johnston SE, Gratten J, Berenos C, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM, Clutton-Brock TH & Slate J (2013) . Nature.
  • Slate J (2013) . Evolution.
  • Kijas JW, Lenstra JA, Hayes B, Boitard S, Neto LRP, San Cristobal M, Servin B, McCulloch R, Whan V, Gietzen K , Paiva S et al (2012) . PLoS Biology, 10(2).
  • Rodriguez-Munoz R, Bretman A, Slate J, Walling CA & Tregenza T (2010) . SCIENCE, 328(5983), 1269-1272.
  • Warren WC, Clayton DF, Ellegren H, Arnold AP, Hillier LW, Künstner A, Searle S, White S, Vilella AJ, Fairley S , Heger A et al (2010) . Nature, 464(7289), 757-762.
  • Stapley J, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2010) . Genome Res, 20(4), 496-502.
  • Stapley J, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2008) . Genetics, 179(1), 651-667.
  • Gratten J, Wilson AJ, McRae AF, Beraldi D, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2008) . Science, 319(5861), 318-320.
  • Slate J, David P, Dodds KG, Veenvliet BA, Glass BC, Broad TE & McEwan JC (2004) . Heredity (Edinb), 93(3), 255-265.
  • Coltman DW & Slate J (2003) . Evolution, 57(5), 971-983.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Day G, Bolderstone T, Conway GJ, Cross T, Davis T, Dolan M, Greening M, Neale C, Nicholson I, Nicholson K , Ward A et al (2025) . Molecular Ecology, 34(13).
  • de Carvalho CF, Planidin NP, Villoutreix R, Soria‐Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder JL, Parchman TL, Slate J, Gompert Z & Nosil P (2025) . Molecular Ecology.
  • Rodríguez-Muñoz R, Hopwood PE, Slate J, Walling CA, Houslay TM & Tregenza T (2025) . Evolution, 79(6), 973-982.
  • Day G, Fox G, Hipperson H, Maher KH, Tucker R, Horsburgh GJ, Waters D, Durant KL, Burke T, Slate J & Arnold KE (2024) . Ecology and Evolution, 14(10).
  • Urban L, Santure AW, Uddstrom L, Digby A, Vercoe D, Eason D, Crane J, Wylie MJ, Davis T, LeLec MF , Guhlin J et al (2024) . PLOS Biology, 22(9).
  • Spurgin LG, Bosse M, Adriaensen F, Albayrak T, Barboutis C, Belda E, Bushuev A, Cecere JG, Charmantier A, Cichon M , Dingemanse NJ et al (2024) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(5).
  • Assersohn K, Morton O, Slate J & Hemmings N (2024) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2019).
  • Stonehouse JC, Spurgin LG, Laine VN, Bosse M, Groenen MAM, van Oers K, Sheldon BC, Visser ME & Slate J (2024) . Evolution Letters, 8(1), 18-28.
  • de Carvalho CF, Slate J, Villoutreix R, Soria‐Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder JL, Gompert Z & Nosil P (2023) . Molecular Ecology, 32(24), 6809-6823.
  • Gauzere J, Pemberton JM, Slate J, Morris A, Morris S, Walling CA & Johnston SE (2023) . G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics.
  • Bonnet T, Morrissey MB, de Villemereuil P, Alberts SC, Arcese P, Bailey LD, Boutin S, Brekke P, Brent LJN, Camenisch G , Charmantier A et al (2022) . Science, 376(6596), 1012-1016.
  • Hunter DC, Ashraf B, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Wilson AJ, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2022) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1974).
  • Ashraf B, Hunter DC, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2022) . Molecular Ecology, 31(24), 6541-6555.
  • Leedale AE, Simeoni M, Sharp SP, Green JP, Slate J, Lachlan RF, Robinson EJH & Hatchwell BJ (2020) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(27), 15724-15730.
  • Zwoinska MK, Rodrigues LR, Slate J & Snook RR (2020) . Frontiers in Genetics, 11.
  • Hagen IJ, Lien S, Billing AM, Elgvin TO, Trier C, Niskanen AK, Tarka M, Slate J, Sætre G & Jensen H (2020) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 20(2), 544-559.
  • Rodríguez-Muñoz R, Hopwood P, Fisher D, Skicko I, Tucker R, Woodcock K, Slate J, Walling C & Tregenza T (2019) . Animal Behaviour, 153, 1-14.
  • Bosse M, Spurgin LG, Laine VN, Cole EF, Firth JA, Gienapp P, Gosler AG, McMahon K, Poissant J, Verhagen I , Groenen MAM et al (2019) . Evolution Letters, 3(3), 248-253.
  • da Silva VH, Laine VN, Bosse M, Spurgin LG, Derks MFL, van Oers K, Dibbits B, Slate J, Crooijmans RPMA, Visser ME & Groenen MAM (2019) . Genome Biology and Evolution.
  • Hunter D & Slate J (2019) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(6), 1834-1836.
  • Kim J-M, Santure AW, Barton HJ, Quinn JL, Cole EF, Visser ME, Sheldon BC, Groenen MAM, van Oers K & Slate J (2018) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 18(4), 877-891.
  • Corcoran P, Gossmann TI, Barton HJ, Consortium GTH, Slate J & Zeng K (2017) . Genome Biology and Evolution, 9(11), 2987-3007.
  • Bosse M, Spurgin LG, Laine VN, Cole EF, Firth JA, Gienapp P, Gosler AG, McMahon K, Poissant J, Verhagen I , Groenen MAM et al (2017) . Science, 358(6361), 365-368.
  • Radersma R, Garroway CJ, Santure AW, de Cauwer I, Farine DR, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2017) . Molecular Ecology, 26(20), 5807-5819.
  • Kim K-W, Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Hurley LL, Griffith SC, Burke T, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2017) . Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1(-), 1168-1176.
  • Slate J (2017) . Evolution Letters, 1(1), 4-5.
  • Slate J (2017) . Molecular Ecology, 26(6), 1453-1455.
  • Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Slate J & Birkhead T (2016) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1837).
  • Poissant J, Morrissey MB, Gosler AG, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2016) . Journal Of Evolutionary Biology.
  • Mundy NI, Stapley J, Bennison C, Tucker R, Twyman H, Kim K-W, Burke T, Birkhead TR, Andersson S & Slate J (2016) . Current Biology, 26(11), 1435-1440.
  • Johnston SE, Berenos C, Slate J & Pemberton JM (2016) . Genetics, 203(1), 583-598.
  • Laine VN, Gossmann TI, Schachtschneider KM, Garroway CJ, Madsen O, Verhoeven KJF, de Jager V, Megens H-J, Warren WC, Minx P , Crooijmans RPMA et al (2016) . Nature Communications, 7.
  • Santure AW, Poissant J, De Cauwer I, van Oers K, Robinson MR, Quinn JL, Groenen MAM, Visser ME, Sheldon BC & Slate J (2015) . Molecular Ecology, 24(24), 6148-6162.
  • Küpper C, Stocks M, Risse JE, dos Remedios N, Farrell LL, McRae SB, Morgan TC, Karlionova N, Pinchuk P, Verkuil YI , Kitaysky AS et al (2015) . Nature Genetics, 48(1), 79-83.
  • Comeault AA, Flaxman SM, Riesch R, Curran E, Soria-Carrasco V, Gompert Z, Farkas TE, Muschick M, Parchman TL, Schwander T , Slate J et al (2015) . Current Biology, 25(15), 1975-1981.
  • Veltsos P, Gregson E, Morrissey B, Slate J, Hoikkala A, Butlin RK & Ritchie MG (2015) . Heredity, 115(6), 565-572.
  • Uusi-Heikkilae S, Whiteley AR, Kuparinen A, Matsumura S, Venturelli PA, Wolter C, Slate J, Primmer CR, Meinelt T, Killen SS , Bierbach D et al (2015) . Evolutionary Applications, 8(6), 597-620.
  • Tyukmaeva VI, Veltsos P, Slate J, Gregson E, Kauranen H, Kankare M, Ritchie MG, Butlin RK & Hoikkala A (2015) . Molecular Ecology, 24(11), 2809-2819.
  • Firth JA, Hadfield JD, Santure AW, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2015) . Evolution, 69(5), 1336-1344.
  • Nietlisbach P, Camenisch G, Bucher T, Slate J, Keller LF & Postma E (2015) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 15(6), 1486-1496.
  • Sepil I, Radersma R, Santure AW, De Cauwer I, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2015) . Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(3), 642-654.
  • Bennison C, Hemmings N, Slate J & Birkhead T (2015) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1799).
  • Perez-Gonzalez J, Costa V, Santos P, Slate J, Carranza J, Fernandez-Llario P, Zsolnai A, Monteiro NM, Anton I, Buzgo J , Varga G et al (2014) . PLoS ONE, 9(12).
  • Fariello M-I, Servin B, Tosser-Klopp G, Rupp R, Moreno C, San Cristobal M, Boitard S & Consortium ISG (2014) . PLoS ONE, 9(8).
  • Gossmann TI, Santure AW, Sheldon BC, Slate J & Zeng K (2014) . Genome Biology and Evolution, 6(8), 2061-2075.
  • van Oers K, Santure AW, De Cauwer I, van Bers NEM, Crooijmans RPMA, Sheldon BC, Visser ME, Slate J & Groenen MAM (2014) . Heredity (Edinb), 112(3), 307-316.
  • Farrell LL, Burke T, Slate J, McRae SB & Lank DB (2013) . BMC Genetics, 14.
  • Farrell LL, Burke T, Slate J & Lank DB (2013) . Ecology and Evolution, 3(14), 4631-4640.
  • Johnston SE, Gratten J, Berenos C, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM, Clutton-Brock TH & Slate J (2013) . Nature.
  • Santure AW, De Cauwer I, Robinson MR, Poissant J, Sheldon BC & Slate J (2013) . Mol Ecol, 22(15), 3949-3962.
  • Robinson MR, Santure AW, Decauwer I, Sheldon BC & Slate J (2013) . Molecular Ecology, 22(15), 3963-3980.
  • Lin W-Y, Brock IW, Connley D, Cramp H, Tucker R, Slate J, Reed MWR, Balasubramanian SP, Cannon-Albright LA, Camp NJ & Cox A (2013) . PLoS One, 8(7), e68578.
  • Feulner PGD, Gratten J, Kijas JW, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2013) . Mol Ecol, 22(16), 4210-4221.
  • Garroway CJ, Radersma R, Sepil I, Sheldon BC, Santure AW, De Cauwer I & Slate J (2013) . Evolution.
  • Andrew RL, Bernatchez L, Bonin A, Buerkle CA, Carstens BC, Emerson BC, Garant D, Giraud T, Kane NC, Rogers SM , Slate J et al (2013) . Molecular Ecology, 22(10), 2605-2626.
  • Dawson DA, Ball AD, Spurgin LG, Martín-Gálvez D, Stewart IRK, Horsburgh GJ, Potter J, Molina-Morales M, Bicknell AWJ, Preston SAJ , Ekblom R et al (2013) . BMC Genomics, 14, 176.
  • Hagen IJ, Billing AM, Rønning B, Pärn H, Jensen H, Pedersen SA & Slate J (2013) . Molecular Ecology Resources.
  • Slate J (2013) . Evolution.
  • Heaton MP, Kalbfleisch TS, Petrik DT, Simpson B, Kijas JW, Clawson ML, Chitko-McKown CG, Harhay GP, Leymaster KA & Consortium ISG (2013) . PLoS ONE, 8(2).
  • Alfadala S, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Behnke JM, Bajer A, Mohallal EME, Zalat S & Slate J (2013) . Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(2), 519-524.
  • Mossman JA, Slate J, Birkhead TR, Moore HD & Pacey AA (2013) . Asian J Androl, 15(1), 152-154.
  • Brown EA, Pilkington JG, Nussey DH, Watt KA, Hayward AD, Tucker R, Graham AL, Paterson S, Beraldi D, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2013) . Mol Ecol, 22(3), 757-773.
  • Hoffman JI, Tucker R, Bridgett SJ, Clark MS, Forcada J & Slate J (2012) . Mol Ecol Resour, 12(5), 861-872.
  • Hemmings NL, Slate J & Birkhead TR (2012) . Nat Commun, 3, 863.
  • Van Bers NEM, Santure AW, Van Oers K, De Cauwer I, Dibbits BW, Mateman C, Crooijmans RPMA, Sheldon BC, Visser ME, Groenen MAM & Slate J (2012) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 12(4), 753-770.
  • Gratten J, Pilkington JG, Brown EA, Clutton-Brock TH, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2012) . Mol Ecol, 21(12), 2977-2990.
  • Billing AM, Lee AM, Skjelseth S, Borg AA, Hale MC, Slate J, Pärn H, Ringsby TH, Saether B-E & Jensen H (2012) . Mol Ecol, 21(6), 1487-1499.
  • Kijas JW, Lenstra JA, Hayes B, Boitard S, Neto LRP, San Cristobal M, Servin B, McCulloch R, Whan V, Gietzen K , Paiva S et al (2012) . PLoS Biology, 10(2).
  • Mossman JA, Slate J, Birkhead TR, Moore HD & Pacey AA (2012) . Hum Reprod, 27(3), 641-651.
  • Billing AM, Lee AM, Skjelseth S, Borg AA, Hale MC, Slate J, Pärn H, Ringsby TH, Sæther B-E & Jensen H (2012) Evidence of inbreeding depression but not inbreeding avoidance in a natural house sparrow population. Molecular Ecology.
  • Ekblom R, Slate J, Horsburgh GJ, Birkhead T & Burke T (2012) . Comp Funct Genomics, 2012, 281693.
  • Santure AW, Gratten J, Mossman JA, Sheldon BC & Slate J (2011) . BMC Genomics, 12, 283.
  • Bretman A, Rodríguez-Muñoz R, Walling C, Slate J & Tregenza T (2011) . Mol Ecol, 20(14), 3045-3055.
  • CHAPMAN JR, NAKAGAWA S, COLTMAN DW, SLATE J & SHELDON BC (2011) . Molecular Ecology, 20(12), 2655-2655.
  • Ekblom R, Stapley J, Ball AD, Birkhead T, Burke T & Slate J (2011) Genetic mapping of the major histocompatibility complex in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Immunogenetics, 1-8.
  • Johnston SE, Mcewan JC, Pickering NK, Kijas JW, Beraldi D, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2011) Genome-wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population. Molecular Ecology.
  • Osborne AJ, Brauning R, Schultz JK, Kennedy MA, Slate J & Gemmell NJ (2011) . Mol Ecol Resour, 11(3), 503-513.
  • Wordley C, Slate J & Stapley J (2011) . Molecular Ecology Resources, 11(1), 126-133.
  • Stapley J, Wordley C & Slate J (2011) . J Hered, 102(1), 118-124.
  • Stapley J, Reger J, Feulner PGD, Smadja C, Galindo J, Ekblom R, Bennison C, Ball AD, Beckerman AP & Slate J (2010) . Trends Ecol Evol, 25(12), 705-712.
  • Ekblom R, French L, Slate J & Burke T (2010) . Genome Biol Evol, 2, 781-790.
  • Rodriguez-Munoz R, Bretman A, Slate J, Walling CA & Tregenza T (2010) . SCIENCE, 328(5983), 1269-1272.
  • Slate J, Santure AW, Feulner PGD, Brown EA, Ball AD, Johnston SE & Gratten J (2010) . Trends Genet, 26(6), 275-284.
  • Gratten J, Wilson AJ, McRae AF, Beraldi D, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2010) . Biol Lett, 6(5), 678-679.
  • Warren WC, Clayton DF, Ellegren H, Arnold AP, Hillier LW, Künstner A, Searle S, White S, Vilella AJ, Fairley S , Heger A et al (2010) . Nature, 464(7289), 757-762.
  • Stapley J, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2010) . Genome Res, 20(4), 496-502.
  • Ball AD, Stapley J, Dawson DA, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2010) . BMC Genomics, 11, 218.
  • Ekblom R, Balakrishnan CN, Burke T & Slate J (2010) . BMC Genomics, 11, 219.
  • Santure AW, Stapley J, Ball AD, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2010) . Mol Ecol, 19(7), 1439-1451.
  • Slate J, Gratten J, Beraldi D, Stapley J, Hale M & Pemberton JM (2010) . GENETICA, 138(4), 467-467.
  • Mossman JA, Slate J & Birkhead TR (2010) . J Evol Biol, 23(2), 422-432.
  • Slate J (2010) . Molecular Ecology, 19(1), 23-24.
  • Slate J (2010) . HEREDITY, 104(2), 122-123.
  • Johnston SE, Beraldi D, McRae AF, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2010) . Heredity (Edinb), 104(2), 196-205.
  • Gratten J, Pilkington JG, Brown EA, Beraldi D, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2010) . Heredity (Edinb), 104(2), 206-214.
  • Chapman JR, Nakagawa S, Coltman DW, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2009) . MOL ECOL, 18(13), 2746-2765.
  • Mossman J, Slate J, Humphries S & Birkhead T (2009) . Evolution, 63(10), 2730-2737.
  • Slate J (2009) . Mol Ecol, 18(9), 1815-1817.
  • Snook RR, Brüstle L & Slate J (2009) . Evolution, 63(7), 1923-1933.
  • Swarbrick PJ, Scholes JD, Press MC & Slate J (2009) . Pest Manag Sci, 65(5), 528-532.
  • Slate J, Gratten J, Beraldi D, Stapley J, Hale M & Pemberton JM (2009) . Genetica, 136(1), 97-107.
  • Kruuk LEB, Slate J & Wilson AJ (2008) . ANNU REV ECOL EVOL S, 39, 525-548.
  • Kenta T, Gratten J, Haigh NS, Hinten GN, Slate J, Butlin RK & Burke T (2008) . MOL ECOL RESOUR, 8(6), 1230-1238.
  • Bacigalupe LD, Crudgington HS, Slate J, Moore AJ & Snook RR (2008) . Evolution, 62(7), 1804-1812.
  • Swarbrick PJ, Huang K, Liu G, Slate J, Press MC & Scholes JD (2008) . New Phytol, 179(2), 515-529.
  • Lane JE, Boutin S, Gunn MR, Slate J & Coltman DW (2008) . ANIM BEHAV, 75, 1927-1937.
  • Stapley J, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2008) . Genetics, 179(1), 651-667.
  • Slate J (2008) . Proc Biol Sci, 275(1635), 695-702.
  • Gratten J, Wilson AJ, McRae AF, Beraldi D, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2008) . Science, 319(5861), 318-320.
  • Hale MC, Jensen H, Birkhead TR, Burke T & Slate J (2008) . Cytogenet Genome Res, 121(2), 120-129.
  • Lane JE, Boutin S, Gunn MR, Slate J & Coltman DW (2007) . ANIM BEHAV, 74, 611-619.
  • Dawson DA, Akesson M, Burke T, Pemberton JM, Slate J & Hansson B (2007) . MOL BIOL EVOL, 24(7), 1537-1552.
  • Beraldi D, Mcrae AF, Gratten J, Slate J, Visscher PM & Pemberton JM (2007) . EVOLUTION, 61(6), 1403-1416.
  • Slate J & Pemberton JM (2007) . J Evol Biol, 20(4), 1415-1427.
  • Slate J, Hale MC & Birkhead TR (2007) . BMC Genomics, 8, 52.
  • Gunn MR, Hartnup K, Boutin S, Slate J & Coltman DW (2007) . Molecular Ecology Notes, 7(3), 393-399.
  • Hinten GN, Hale MC, Gratten J, Mossman JA, Lowder BV, Mann MK & Slate J (2007) . MOL ECOL NOTES, 7(3), 377-388.
  • Gratten J, Beraldi D, Lowder BV, McRae AF, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2007) . Proc Biol Sci, 274(1610), 619-626.
  • Beraldi D, McRae AF, Gratten J, Pilkington JG, Slate J, Visscher PM & Pemberton JM (2007) . INT J PARASITOL, 37(1), 121-129.
  • Gemmell NJ & Slate J (2006) . PLOS ONE, 1(2).
  • Slate J & Pemberton J (2006) Does reduced heterozygosity depress sperm quality in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)?. CURR BIOL, 16(18), R790-R791.
  • Mossman JA, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2006) . MOL ECOL NOTES, 6(4), 1222-1227.
  • Beraldi D, Mcrae AF, Gratten J, Slate J, Visscher PM & Pemberton JM (2006) . GENETICS, 173(3), 1521-1537.
  • Dawson DA, Burke T, Hansson B, Pandhal J, Hale MC, Hinten GN & Slate J (2006) . Mol Ecol, 15(5), 1299-1320.
  • Gurney AL, Slate J, Press MC & Scholes JD (2006) . New Phytol, 169(1), 199-208.
  • Slate J (2005) . Proc Biol Sci, 272(1579), 2371-2377.
  • Hansson B, Akesson M, Slate J & Pemberton JM (2005) . P ROY SOC B-BIOL SCI, 272(1578), 2289-2298.
  • Gunn MR, Dawson DA, Leviston A, Hartnup K, Davis CS, Strobeck C, Slate J & Coltman DW (2005) . MOL ECOL NOTES, 5(3), 650-653.
  • Slate J (2005) . Mol Ecol, 14(2), 363-379.
  • Slate J & Gemmell NJ (2004) . TRENDS ECOL EVOL, 19(11), 561-563.
  • Slate J, David P, Dodds KG, Veenvliet BA, Glass BC, Broad TE & McEwan JC (2004) . Heredity (Edinb), 93(3), 255-265.
  • Coltman DW & Slate J (2003) . Evolution, 57(5), 971-983.
  • Coltman DW & Slate J (2003) . Evolution, 57(5), 971-971.
  • Slate J & Phua SH (2003) . Mol Ecol, 12(3), 597-608.
  • Kruuk LEB, Slate J, Pemberton JM & Clutton-Brock TH (2003) Fluctuating asymmetry in a secondary sexual trait: no associations with individual fitness, environmental stress or inbreeding, and no heritability. J EVOLUTION BIOL, 16(1), 101-113.
  • Kruuk LEB, Slate J, Pemberton JM, Brotherstone S, Guinness F & Clutton-Brock T (2002) . Evolution, 56(8), 1683-1695.
  • Slate J, Visscher PM, MacGregor S, Stevens D, Tate ML & Pemberton JM (2002) . Genetics, 162(4), 1863-1873.
  • Marshall TC, Coltman DW, Pemberton JM, Slate J, Spalton JA, Guinness FE, Smith JA, Pilkington JG & Clutton–Brock TH (2002) . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 269(1500), 1533-1539.
  • Kruuk LEB, Slate J, Pemberton JM, Brotherstone S, Guinness F & Clutton-Brock T (2002) . Evolution, 56(8), 1683-1683.
  • Slate J, Van Stijn TC, Anderson RM, McEwan KM, Maqbool NJ, Mathias HC, Bixley MJ, Stevens DR, Molenaar AJ, Beever JE , Galloway SM et al (2002) . Genetics, 160(4), 1587-1597.
  • McRae AF, McEwan JC, Dodds KG, Wilson T, Crawford AM & Slate J (2002) . Genetics, 160(3), 1113-1122.
  • Slate J & Pemberton JM (2002) . Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 15(1), 20-31.
  • Slate J, Marshall T & Pemberton J (2000) . Molecular Ecology, 9(6), 801-808.
  • Slate J, Kruuk LEB, Marshall TC, Pemberton JM & Clutton-Brock TH (2000) . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 267(1453), 1657-1662.
  • Kruuk LEB, Clutton-Brock TH, Slate J, Pemberton JM, Brotherstone S & Guinness FE (2000) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97(2), 698-703.
  • Coulson T, Albon S, Slate J & Pemberton J (1999) . Evolution, 53(6), 1951-1960.
  • Coulson T, Albon S, Slate J & Pemberton J (1999) . Evolution, 53(6), 1951-1951.
  • Slate J, Pemberton JM & Visscher PM (1999) . Heredity, 83(3), 327-336.
  • SLATE JON (1999) . Genetical Research, 73(1), 85-89.
  • MARSHALL TC, SLATE J, KRUUK LEB & PEMBERTON JM (1998) . Molecular Ecology, 7(5), 639-655.
  • Slate J, Coltman DW, Goodman SJ, MacLean I, Pemberton JM & Williams JL (1998) . Animal Genetics, 29(4), 307-315.
  • COULSON , ALBON , PEMBERTON , SLATE , GUINNESS & CLUTTON‐BROCK (1998) . Journal of Animal Ecology, 67(3), 434-445.
  • Coulson TN, Pemberton JM, Albon SD, Beaumont M, Marshall TC, J S, Guinness FE & Clutton-Brock TH (1998) . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 265(1395), 489-495.
  • (1996) . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 351(1341), 745-752.
  • PEMBERTON JM, SLATE J, BANCROFT DR & BARRETT JA (1995) . Molecular Ecology, 4(2), 249-252.
  • de Carvalho CF, Planidin NP, Villoutreix R, Soria‐Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder JL, Slate J, Nosil P & Gompert Z () . Molecular Ecology.

Book chapters

  • Jensen H, Szulkin M & Slate J (2014) Molecular quantitative genetics, QUANTITATIVE GENETICS IN THE WILD (pp. 209-227).
  • Nichols KM, Neale DB, Gratten J, Wilson AJ, McRae AF, Beraldi D, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2010) Association genetics, population genomics, and conservation: Revealing the genes underlying adaptation in natural populations of plants and animals, MOLECULAR APPROACHES IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (pp. 123-168).
  • Scholes JD, Swarbrick PJ, Slate J & Press MC (2007) , Integrating New Technologies for Striga Control (pp. 173-184). WORLD SCIENTIFIC

Preprints

  • de Carvalho CF, Planidin NP, Slate J, Riesch R, Gompert Z & Nosil P (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Estandía A, Recalde NM, Slate J & Sheldon BC (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Carvalho CD, Planidin N, Villoutreix R, Soria-Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder J, Slate J, Nosil P & Gompert Z (2024) , Wiley.
  • de Carvalho CF, Planidin NP, Villoutreix R, Soria-Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder JL, Parchman TL, Slate J, Gompert Z & Nosil P (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Urban L, Santure AW, Uddstrom L, Digby A, Vercoe D, Eason D, Crane J, Wylie MJ, Davis T, LeLec MF , Guhlin J et al (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Day G, Fox G, Hipperson H, Maher K, Tucker R, Horsburgh G, Waters D, Durrant KL, Arnold K, Burke T & Slate J (2023) , Wiley.
  • Carvalho CD, Slate J, Villoutreix R, Soria-Carrasco V, Riesch R, Feder J, Gompert Z & Nosil P (2023) , Wiley.
  • Ashraf B, Hunter DC, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J (2020) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Spurgin LG, Bosse M, Adriaensen F, Albayrak T, Barboutis C, Belda E, Bushuev A, Cecere JG, Charmantier A, Cichon M , Dingemanse NJ et al (2019) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Johnston SE, Bérénos C, Slate J & Pemberton JM (2015) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Hunter DC, Ashraf B, Bérénos C, Ellis PA, Johnston SE, Wilson AJ, Pilkington JG, Pemberton JM & Slate J () .
Research group
  • Jo Stonehouse (NERC funded PhD student)
  • Jake Pepper (NERC funded PhD student)
  • Mark Sutherland (NERC funded PhD student)
  • De Chen (Chinese Scholarship Council visiting researcher)
  • Darren Hunter (NERC funded postdoc)
Teaching activities

Most of my teaching covers topics related to evolution and genetics. I coordinate and teach APS351 (Human Evolutionary Genetics) and APS31005 (Biological Laboratory Course: Human Genomics). I also teach on APS11006 (Principles of Evolution) and BIS223 (Evolutionary Biology). At Masters level, I am the coordinator of APS61010 (Research and Communication Skills). I typically take tutorials at 1st and 2nd year, and supervise Level 3 and L4 project and dissertation students. I am unlikely to be able to offer projects that involve extensive molecular laboratory work.

Professional activities and memberships
  • Editor-in-Chief: Evolution Letters (2016-)
  • External Examiner: Biological Sciences degrees, University of Oxford (2018-20)
  • Leverhulme/Royal Society Research Fellowship (2018-19)
  • Scientific Medal: Zoological Society of London (2011)
  • Associate Editor: Molecular Ecology (2005-16); Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2007-10)
  • Research Council Panel Memberships: NERC Peer Review College (2004-08); BBSRC Pool of Experts (2011-16); NERC fellowships (2008); European Science Foundation Community of Experts 2018-21)
  • Committees: Genetics Society (2011-15); Zoological Society of London Prizes (2013-17)
  • Society Membership: The Genetics Society; Society for Study of Evolution (SSE); European Society of Evolutionary Biology (ESEB)