We have a new review paper in Trends in Genetics regarding the role of Copy Number Variants (CNVs) in human adaptation. I think, it lays out some of the emerging promises (and hardships) of the field and throws in one or two very cool ideas on the evolutionary mechanisms through which CNVs can affect phenotypic variation in … Continue reading Paper in Trends in Genetics – Exploring the role of copy number variants in human adaptation
Team Evolution’s work helped Siri the Chimp
Our team's effort to rule out a genetic disorder helped get Siri the Chimp get back to health. Pretty cool that this little guy really beat the odds and survived. BWH press release, Oklahoman.
Refinement of primate CNV hotspots identifies candidate genomic regions evolving under positive selection
A study that was looking into genomes of different primate species to understand the evolutionary mechanisms underlying "plastic" regions of the primate genomes was published in Genome Biology. It is one of the "Editor's Picks" and a provisional pdf can be acquired here.
Anthropological genomics in the era of affordable and highthroughput technologies
I was invited to give a talk at American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG). The organizers of the symposium were Graciela Cabana and Lorena Havill. I think, they did a great job of putting together a diverse group of researchers to discuss "Anthropological Genetics in the Genomic Era". If you are interested in my talk, … Continue reading Anthropological genomics in the era of affordable and highthroughput technologies
NHP 2009 – Macaque CNVs
I gave a talk at NHP 2009 about copy number variants among rhesus macaques. You can reach the abstract of this talk from here.
Yerel bariyerler, genetik karışma ve kıtalararası izolasyon
İTÜ Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik Kulübü'nün düzenlediği, İTÜ III. Ulusal Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik Öğrenci Kongresi'nde uzaktan bir konferans verme fırsatı buldum. Gerçekten hem artık bu tip uzaktan konferansların olanaklı olduğunu göstermesi açısından çok hoştu, hem de çok zaman geçirdiğim Boğaziçi Bilim Kulübü'ndeki zamanlarımı hatırlattı. ITU Talk - 2009 View more presentations from gokcumen. Konuşmam … Continue reading Yerel bariyerler, genetik karışma ve kıtalararası izolasyon
Copy Number Variants (CNVs) in primate species
We have a new paper out ahead of print in an Elsevier Journal called Methods. Here is the PubMed link. A substantial amount of genomic variation is now known to exist in humans and other primate species. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are thought to represent the vast majority of genomic differences among individuals in a … Continue reading Copy Number Variants (CNVs) in primate species
Zaman Makinesi – Radikal
Radikal İki'de bir yazım yayınlandı. Bilginize... Bir zaman makineniz olsaydı ve bundan aşağı yukarı yarım milyon yıl öncesine, Denizli'nin Kocabaş köyünün yakınlarındaki travertenlerin civarına gitseydiniz, biraz da şansınız varsa, uzaktan bakıldığında modern bir insanı andıran iki ayağı üzerinde dimdik duran bir figürü seçebilirdiniz... Devamı.
