Aaron Pfennig

The paper analyzes 30,780 admixed genomes to study the evolutionary fate of Neanderthal DNA, finding neutral evolution and regions under selection.

LongHap improves genome-wide haplotype reconstruction by integrating methylation data, increasing phase block lengths and reducing switch errors across diverse datasets.

The paper identifies a Denisovan-derived Alu insertion in OCA2 associated with increased pigmentation in Melanesians and demonstrates its functional impact in melanocytes.

This study identifies genetic associations and evolutionary factors underlying androgenetic alopecia in African men, showing poor generalization of European genetic predictions and continental differences in allele frequencies.

The paper develops a tool to annotate phage genomes using multiple genetic codes and identifies viral contigs with such features in human gut microbiome data.