About us

We are broadly interested in applying experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches to better understand the biology and evolution of genomes.

Our long-term goal is to address two fundamental and interrelated questions. First, what is the genetic architecture of phenotypic variation? Second, what is the mechanistic basis of evolutionary change? We are pursuing these questions in our three favorite "model" organisms: humans, dogs, and yeast.

In the news

• Early Humans Left Africa Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
  New York Times
• Study identifies Neanderthal ancestry in African populations and describes its origin
  Princeton University
• Africans, too, carry Neanderthal genetic legacy
  Science
• Modern Africans and Europeans may have more Neanderthal ancestry than previously thought
  EurekAlert!
• Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why
  New York Times
• The Hunt for the Ancient ’Hobbit’s’ Modern Relatives
  National Geographic
• The modern pygmies of Flores are not related to Homo floresiensis
  Ars Technica
• Pygmy people in Indonesia not related to 'hobbit' but evolved short stature independently
  ABC News
• Modern Flores Island pygmies show no genetic link to extinct ‘hobbits’
  Princeton University
• How Ancient Neanderthal DNA Still Influences Our Genes Today
  Smithsonian Magazine
• The Neanderthal Inside Us
  BBC Inside Science
• What Neanderthal DNA Is Doing To Your Genome
  SciShow
• The Neanderthals, the Denisovans and Us
  New York Times
• Rich sexual past between modern humans and Neandertals revealed
  Science
• Ancestors of Modern Humans Interbred With Extinct Hominins, Study Finds
  New York Times
• What did the Neanderthals do for us?
  BBC
• Neanderthals Leave their Mark on Us
  New York Times
• Neanderthal Genome Lives On in Modern Humans
  National Geographic News
• Best Scientific Figures of 2012
  Wired
• Human Evolution Enters an Exciting New Phase
  Wired