Motoyuki Ogawa

The paper estimates the demographic history of the Jomon people using complete mitogenomes, revealing an effective population size increase during the Incipient-Initial phase not seen in present-day Japanese populations.

This paper introduces a new targeted capture method, BDC, using BAC libraries as baits for sequencing large genes, showing it is cost-effective and maintains data quality comparable to commercial kits.

The paper analyzes ancient mitochondrial DNA from Verteba Cave, Ukraine, to study the genetic origins and demographic history of the Tripolye Culture, finding low mtDNA diversity and evidence of demographic expansion during peak occupation.