Publications
Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Uncaptured Variation and Distinct Ancestry in the Southern African Population of Botswana. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 ;102(5):731-743.
. Using whole-genome sequence data to predict quantitative trait phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet. 2012 ;8(5):e1002685.
. Use of >100,000 NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium whole genome sequences improves imputation quality and detection of rare variant associations in admixed African and Hispanic/Latino populations. PLoS Genet. 2019 ;15(12):e1008500.
. Robust, flexible, and scalable tests for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium across diverse ancestries. Genetics. 2021 ;218(1).
. Reproductive Longevity Predicts Mutation Rates in Primates. Curr Biol. 2018 ;28(19):3193-3197.e5.
. Rare coding variants in 35 genes associate with circulating lipid levels-A multi-ancestry analysis of 170,000 exomes. Am J Hum Genet. 2022 ;109(1):81-96.
. Pedigree reconstruction and distant pairwise relatedness estimation from genome sequence data: A demonstration in a population of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Mol Ecol Resour. 2021 ;21(4):1333-1346.
. Optimized sample selection for cost-efficient long-read population sequencing. Genome Res. 2021 ;31(5):910-918.
. Mining genetic epidemiology data with Bayesian networks application to APOE gene variation and plasma lipid levels. J Comput Biol. 2005 ;12(1):1-11.
. Mapping and characterization of structural variation in 17,795 human genomes. Nature. 2020 ;583(7814):83-89.
. A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing. Nature. 2010 ;467(7319):1061-73.
. An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes. Nature. 2012 ;491(7422):56-65.
. High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health. Nature. 2020 ;586(7831):741-748.
. Haplotype structure, LD blocks, and uneven recombination within the LRP5 gene. Genome Res. 2003 ;13(5):845-55.
. Haplotype block linkage disequilibrium mapping. Front Biosci. 2003 ;8:a85-93.
. Genomics of natural populations: Evolutionary forces that establish and maintain gene arrangements in Drosophila pseudoobscura. Mol Ecol. 2017 ;26(23):6539-6562.
. Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations. Nature. 2007 ;449(7164):913-8.
. A genomewide admixture map for Latino populations. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 ;80(6):1024-36.
. Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes. Nat Commun. 2016 ;7:11693.
. Genetics: Decoding a national treasure. Nature. 2010 ;463(7279):303-4.
. Genetic diversity in India and the inference of Eurasian population expansion. Genome Biol. 2010 ;11(11):R113.
. Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits. Nat Genet. 2018 ;50(10):1412-1425.
. Framework for microRNA variant annotation and prioritization using human population and disease datasets. Hum Mutat. 2019 ;40(1):73-89.
. Exome sequencing identifies rare LDLR and APOA5 alleles conferring risk for myocardial infarction. Nature. 2015 ;518(7537):102-6.
. European admixture on the Micronesian island of Kosrae: lessons from complete genetic information. Eur J Hum Genet. 2010 ;18(3):309-16.
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