People
Iain Mathieson
Assistant 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
Bárbara D. Bitarello
Postdoctoral Researcher
Barbara.Bitarello@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Bárbara is working on the problem of transferring polygenic risk scores across populations, and trying to understand the biological basis for limitations in transferability. Read more on her website
Samantha L. Cox
Postdoctoral Researcher
coxsl@sas.upenn.edu
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.
Arslan Zaidi
Postdoctoral Researcher
Arslan.Zaidi@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Arslan is investigating the phenotypic effects of mitochondrial incompatibility and the confounding effects of population structure in very large association studies. Read more on his website.
Dan Ju
PhD Student
danju@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Co-advised by Sarah Tishkoff, Dan is using both ancient and modern DNA to understand the processes that drove the evolution of complex traits, including skin pigmentation and stature, throughout human history.