Outreach + Highlights
The AGP laboratory conducts research on the diversity and biological evolution of human populations, with the main objective of reconstructing the history of world settlement since the origin of Homo sapiens.
Benchmarking the Mantel test and derived methods for testing association between distance matrices
Testing the association between objects is central in ecology, evolution, and quantitative sciences in general.
Genetic surfing during the range expansion of an endangered large carnivore
In an effort to halt the global decline of large carnivores, reintroductions have become increasingly popular to establish satellite populations and reduce the risk of stochastic events.
Temporal variation in introgressed segments’ length statistics computed from a limited number of ancient genomes sheds light on past admixture pulses
Hybridization is recognized as an important evolutionary force, but identifying and timing admixture events between divergent lineages remains a major aim of evolutionary biology.
Past human expansions shaped the spatial pattern of Neanderthal ancestry
The worldwide expansion of modern humans (Homo sapiens) started before the extinction of Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). This study shows that inferences about past human population dynamics can be made from the spatiotemporal variation in archaic introgression.
Biology 23
16-17th February 2023 at Sciences II, University of Geneva.
Biology 23 is the largest conference of organismic biology in Switzerland and aims to provide a platform for exchange between students, researchers and professors across scientific institutions, research groups and topic areas.
Joint Analysis of Phenotypic and Genomic Diversity Sheds Light on the Evolution of Xenobiotic Metabolism in Humans
Physicians often observe that their patients can react differently to the same medical treatment: for some patients, the drug will prove inefficient, whereas for others, it might provoke side effects, sometimes rather serious.
Population designations in biomedical research: Limitations and perspectives
In biomedical research, population differences are of central interest. Variations in the frequency and severity of diseases and in treatment effects among human subpopulation groups are common in many medical conditions.
Regards d'une généticienne sur les habitant de l'Islande
La manière dont les organismes vivants ont évolué au cours du temps laisse des marques, des signatures dans leur ADN.
Ancient mitochondrial diversity in Neolithic Greece and along the Danubian expansion axis
This study investigates mitochondrial diversity in Neolithic Greece and its relation to hunter-gatherers and farmers who populated the Danubian Neolithic expansion axis.
Hommage à Pierre Moeschler
Pierre Moeschler, qui vient de nous quitter, a largement contribué à donner à l’Ecologie générale et humaine, la place qui lui revient dans la société et dans les universités européennes aujourd’hui, à Genève en particulier.