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Benjamin Yakir

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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RoAM: computational reconstruction of ancient methylomes and identification of differentially methylated regions

Yoav Mathov, Naomi Rosen, Chen Leibson, Eran Meshorer, Benjamin Yakir, Liran Carmel

RoAM reconstructs ancient methylomes and identifies differentially methylated regions, showing metabolic adaptations during the Neolithic transition.

Genome biology · Sep 4, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Improved detection of methylation in ancient DNA

Susanna Sawyer, Pere Gelabert, Benjamin Yakir, Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano, Alessandra Sperduti, Luca Bondioli, Olivia Cheronet, Christine Neugebauer-Maresch, Maria Teschler‐Nicola, Mario Novak, Ildikó Pap, Ildikó Szikossy, Tamás Hajdu, Vyacheslav G. Moiseyev, Громов Андрей Викторович, , Ron Pinhasi

The paper presents a method to directly measure methylation in ancient DNA, showing it is cost-effective and applicable to a wide range of samples.

Genome biology · Oct 10, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genes Affecting Vocal and Facial Anatomy Went Through Extensive Regulatory Divergence in Modern Humans

David Gokhman, Malka Nissim‐Rafinia, Lily Agranat-Tamir, Genevieve Housman, Raquel García-Pérez, Esther Lizano, Olivia Cheronet, Swapan Mallick, María A. Nieves-Colón, Heng Li, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Mario Novak, Hongcang Gu, Jason M. Osinski, Manuel Ferrando-Bernal, , Liran Carmel

The paper identifies extensive methylation changes in genes related to facial and vocal anatomy in modern humans compared to ancient humans and chimpanzees.

Nature Communications · Mar 4, 2020Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology