ERC Starting Grant · 2021
Inferring hominin population history through space and time using introgressed haplotypes
In the last decade, ancient DNA studies have increased their throughput from single samples to thousands of genomes published every year, giving us unprecedented data about human genetic history. However, tools and methods that efficiently use this wealth of data are sorely lacking, especially because DNA extracted from fossils is often scarce and contaminated. In this project, I develop population genetic theory and bioinformatic methods that use ancient DNA to refine estimates of when and where archaic and modern humans interbred, to characterize the historical, biological and functional consequences of this gene flow, and to learn about the differences between modern humans, Neandertals,…
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