In this thesis, we apply and develop population genetics techniques to study admixed and spatially extended populations. We focus on the long haplotype patterns resulting from relatedness and recent admixture among the ancestors of a population. We use recently developed statistical methods to improve the inference of geographic origin of individual haplotypes in admixed population cohorts. We take advantage of these methods to address three problems in population and medical genetics. First, we perform an admixture mapping analysis to identify loci associated with the observed difference in heat pain sensitivity between African-Americans and European-Americans. Correcting for possible confounders, we identify one genome-wide significant ge...
For most of the world, human genome structure at a population level is shaped by interplay between a...
The complexity of the admixture dynamics that shaped American populations is unveiled by Ongaro et a...
The origin of humans lies in Africa, as has been shown by archaeology, paleontology and genetics. He...
The movement of people into the Americas has brought different populations into contact, and contemp...
The movement of people into the Americas has brought different populations into contact, and contemp...
The processes of genetic admixture determine the haplotype structure and linkage disequilibrium patt...
This work revolves around developing, applying, and evaluating computational methods for the analysi...
The African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere represents one of the largest forced migrations in h...
Population genetics seeks to use genetic data to illuminate patterns of human diversity, investigate...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2019Understanding the genetic causes of human diseases and...
We present a comprehensive assessment of genomic diversity in the African-American population by stu...
The complexity of the admixture dynamics that shaped American populations is unveiled by Ongaro et a...
Modern genetic data combined with appropriate statistical methods have the potential to contribute s...
We present a comprehensive assessment of genomic diversity in the African-American population by stu...
The human genetic diversity of the Americas has been affected by several events of gene flow that ha...
For most of the world, human genome structure at a population level is shaped by interplay between a...
The complexity of the admixture dynamics that shaped American populations is unveiled by Ongaro et a...
The origin of humans lies in Africa, as has been shown by archaeology, paleontology and genetics. He...
The movement of people into the Americas has brought different populations into contact, and contemp...
The movement of people into the Americas has brought different populations into contact, and contemp...
The processes of genetic admixture determine the haplotype structure and linkage disequilibrium patt...
This work revolves around developing, applying, and evaluating computational methods for the analysi...
The African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere represents one of the largest forced migrations in h...
Population genetics seeks to use genetic data to illuminate patterns of human diversity, investigate...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2019Understanding the genetic causes of human diseases and...
We present a comprehensive assessment of genomic diversity in the African-American population by stu...
The complexity of the admixture dynamics that shaped American populations is unveiled by Ongaro et a...
Modern genetic data combined with appropriate statistical methods have the potential to contribute s...
We present a comprehensive assessment of genomic diversity in the African-American population by stu...
The human genetic diversity of the Americas has been affected by several events of gene flow that ha...
For most of the world, human genome structure at a population level is shaped by interplay between a...
The complexity of the admixture dynamics that shaped American populations is unveiled by Ongaro et a...
The origin of humans lies in Africa, as has been shown by archaeology, paleontology and genetics. He...