I am primarily focused on investigating the diversity of secondary metabolites (monoterpenes) within Menthinae subtribe (mint family) as well as tracing their evolutionary history. In addition, I aim to study the expansion and contraction of genes involved in the monoterpenes biosynthetic pathway to gain insights into underlying mechanisms driving this diversity. 

Aldanah Alqahtani, Robert Jansen. The evolutionary fate of rpl32 and rps16 losses in the Euphorbia schimperi (Euphorbiaceae) plastome. Scientific Reports 11, Article number: 7466. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-86820-z.