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Aarthi Sekar

University of California, Davis

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Human-specific gene expansions contribute to brain evolution

Daniela C. Soto, José M. Uribe‐Salazar, Gulhan Kaya, Ricardo Valdarrago, Aarthi Sekar, Nicholas K. Haghani, Keiko Hino, Gabriana N. La, Natasha Ann F. Mariano, Cole Ingamells, Aidan E. Baraban, Zoeb N. Jamal, Tychele N. Turner, Eric D. Green, Sergi Simó, , Megan Y. Dennis

The paper identifies human-specific gene expansions linked to brain evolution by analyzing genome sequences and functional models in zebrafish.

Cell · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Human local adaptation of the TRPM8 cold receptor along a latitudinal cline

Felix M. Key, Muslihudeen A. Abdul‐Aziz, Roger Mundry, Benjamin Marco Peter, Aarthi Sekar, Mauro D’Amato, Megan Y. Dennis, Joshua M. Schmidt, Aida M. Andrés

The paper identifies a genetic variant associated with cold adaptation in humans, showing a latitudinal cline and linking it to migraine prevalence.

PLoS Genetics · May 3, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics