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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
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Evidence for Pathogen-Driven Selection Acting on HLA-DPB1 in Response to Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in West Africa
African populations remain underrepresented in studies of human genetic diversity, despite a growing interest in understanding how they have adapted to the diverse environments they live in. In particular, understanding the genetic basis of immune adaptation to pathogens is of paramount importance in a continent such as Africa, where the burden of infectious diseases is a major public health challenge.
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.
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.