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The AGP laboratory carries out research on the biological diversity and evolution of human populations, with the main objective of reconstructing the history of the world’s settlement since the origin of Homo sapiens.
Meet our principal investigators
Prof. Alicia Sanchez-Mazas
Full Professor / Professeure ordinaire
Dr Estella Poloni
Senior Lecturer Researcher
Dr Mathias Currat
Senior Lecturer
Highlights
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The most frequent HLA alleles around the world: A fundamental synopsis
A comprehensive knowledge of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecular variation worldwide is essential in human population genetics research and disease association studies and is also indispensable for clinical applications such as allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, where ensuring HLA compatibility between donors and recipients is paramount.
Friend of Darwin 2024 awarded to Kostas Kampourakis
NCSE is pleased to announce the winners of the Friend of Darwin award for 2024: Riley Black, a science writer and the author of the award-winning The Last Days of the Dinosaurs; Kostas Kampourakis of the University of Geneva.
Prevalence of yaws and syphilis in the Ashanti region of Ghana and occurrence of H. ducreyi, herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 in skin lesions associated with treponematoses
Yaws affects children in tropical regions, while syphilis primarily affects sexually active adults worldwide. Despite various campaigns towards the eradication of yaws and elimination of syphilis, these two diseases are still present in Ghana.
About
The AGP offers a variety of monograph, master's, and doctoral thesis topics related to its research, and upon request to the laboratory's research directors.
Current research projects
We currently have three funded research projects running and numerous completed projects.