I am giving a talk tomorrow at AAPAs that touches on the impact of genomic structural variation on the phenotypic diversity within and between primate species. For more details: Link
Talk at #AAPA2013 – SVs and Primate evolution Read More »
Bilim kazanı için İlker ve Aysu ile uzunca bir muhabbet ettik. Tatlı dillerinden ayrılıp da eve dönmem gece yarısı 1’i buldu. Ama galiba ayırdığımız 5 saate değdi. İnsanı insan yapan nedir diye sorduk – Dinlemek
Bilim kazanında günün kepçesi oldum Read More »
I am the co-first author of a recent paper with Rebecca (Iskow), discussing the impact of copy number differences between primate species to expression regulation. I do think that copy number differences of regulatory genes
I was pleasantly surprised when I received the news that Matt [Dulik]’s paper on the genetic variation of Altai populations, of which I am a co-author, got published in American Journal of Human Genetics. The
Recent Common Ancestry between Native Americans and Indigenous Altaians Read More »
Finally the Anthropology Subject Module for Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is up and running. I am fairly excited about this enterprise and I am eager to see the impact of this bibliography on research and
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Anthropology Read More »
I had a chance to visit Turkey, primarily to attend a workshop as a member of the “Turkish Genome Research” project. It was a lot of media hype mostly regarding the very basic concepts of
Turkey Visit and Turkish Genome Research Read More »
In collaboration with the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, the AAAG Education Committee is holding the Application of Genomics to Anthropological Research (AGAR) workshop in San Antontio, TX from January 9-10, 2012. Registration is limited, and
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I was involved in a project that investigated the variation among individuals at genomic and transcriptional level. The publication of this work in Nature Genetics, along with the anticipated publication of Vivian Cheung et al.’s Science paper regarding
I recently became the chair of the recently formed Education Committee of the AAAG. I will be working along with Paul Babb, Krishna Veeramah and Andrew Kitchen to organize several educational and training events. Hopefully,
American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG) Education Committee Read More »
Finally, our paper in which we discuss the interplay between the genetic and cultural dynamics in Central Anatolia was published online in American Anthropologist. You can find a link to the article here… Biological Ancestries,
Culturally Contextualized Genetic Anthropology Read More »
I was a co-author in an article, which made an initial attempt to look into the genetic structure in ancient Anatolia. If you are interested: Understanding Early Bronze Age social structure through mortuary remains: A
Ancient DNA from Anatolia Read More »
