People
We have several fully-funded postdoctoral positions available. Please contact Iain if you are interested.
PhD students can join the lab through several programs, mainly Genetics and Epigenetics or Genomics and Computational Biology.
Undergraduate students who are interested thesis projects (e.g. BIOL399) or paid research assistantships should send a CV and transcript to Iain, with a brief description of the areas you might be interested in.
Iain Mathieson
Associate professor of genetics
mathi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
As well as the other projects in the lab, Iain is developing methods for inference of demography and selection from ancient DNA, and for the interpretation of genome-wide association studies
Alan Aw
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alan.Aw@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Trained in statistical genomics and applied mathematics, Alan is developing and applying methods to improve the generalizability of polygenic risk scores. He is also broadly interested in issues surrounding the use of genomic predictors in the era of personalized medicine.
Laura Colbran
Postdoctoral Researcher
Laura.Colbran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Laura is working to better understand the evolution of gene regulation and mechanisms of selection on complex traits, such as skin pigmentation.
Samantha L. Cox
Postdoctoral Researcher
Trained in physical anthropology, Sam is working to understand the evolution of anthropometric traits in humans, using morphological data, genome-wide association studies and ancient DNA.
Georgia Mies
PhD Student
Georgia.Mies@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Georgia is studying how selection has shaped genetic landscapes and influenced susceptibility to diseases, focusing on cancer and immunity-related genes.
Fabian Ramos-Almodovar
PhD Student
Fabian.Ramos-Almodovar@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Fabian is working on methods for estimating the strength of stabilizing selection on complex traits, and on the evolution of mutation spectra across species.
Alumni
Dan Ju: PhD Student (2017-2023). Now postdoc at IVPP, Beijing.
Arslan A. Zaidi: Postdoc (2019-2022). Now assistant professor of Genetics at the University of Minnesota.
Bárbara D. Bitarello : Postdoc (2018-2021). Now assistant professor of Biology at Bryn Mawr College.
Kaeli Kaymak-Loveless '25: Undergraduate researcher (2022-24).
Carson Shin '25: Undergraduate researcher (2022-23).
Lin Poyraz '23 (Cornell): Undergraduate researcher (2022-23).
Nina Tansey '22: Undergraduate researcher (2021).
Anova Sahoo '20: Undergraduate researcher (2020).