Guy Baele
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Guy Baele

Google Scholar ID: xz6_iTEAAAAJ
Associate Professor, KU Leuven
PhylogeneticsMolecular EvolutionComputational BiologyVirologyBayesian Inference
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Detecting Evolutionary Change-Points with Branch-Specific Substitution Models and Shrinkage Priors
2025
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Academic Achievements
  • Developed a series of statistical models and computational techniques to generate actionable information in near real-time, supporting global and local decision-making. Collaborated with an international team to investigate the evolution and geographic dispersal of HPAI virus clade 2.3.4.4b.
Research Experience
  • Works at the Rega Institute; research areas include pathogen phylodynamics, public health threats, and pandemic preparedness. Involved in multiple research projects such as the spread of Ebola virus in Central Africa, the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and the study of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus clade 2.3.4.4b.
Background
  • Associate Professor, with research interests in pathogen phylodynamics and public health threats and pandemic preparedness.
Miscellany
  • Teaches courses: Hot Topics in Pandemic Preparedness, Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology: Sequence, Structure and Evolution, etc.