This study identifies fine-scale population structure within Madagascar using genome-wide data, revealing distinct subpopulations and historical migration patterns.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

tidypopgen: Tidy Population Genetics in R

Evelyn J. Carter, Eirlys E. Tysall, Jason Hodgson, Andrea Manica

tidypopgen provides an R package for streamlined population genetic analysis of SNP data, demonstrating a complete workflow in under 25 lines of code.

Methods in Ecology and Evolution · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Climate and mountains shaped human ancestral genetic lineages

Pierpaolo Maisano Delser, Mario Krapp, Robert M. Beyer, Eppie R. Jones, Eleanor F. Miller, Anahit Hovhannisyan, Michelle Parker, Veronika Siska, Maria Teresa Vizzari, Elizabeth J. Pearmain, Iván Imaz-Rosshandler, Michela Leonardi, Gian Luigi Somma, Jason A. Hodgson, Eirlys E. Tysall, , Andrea Manica

This paper models the impact of climate and terrain on human ancestral genetic lineages, showing that these factors explain lineage divergence and migration patterns.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2021 · PreprintGenomics

The evolution of ecological flexibility, large brains, and long lives: capuchin monkey genomics revealed with fecalFACS

Joseph Daniel Orkin, Michael J. Montague, Daniela Tejada-Martínez, Marc de Manuel, Javier del Campo, Saúl Cheves Hernández, Anthony Di Fiore, Claudia Fontsere, Jason A. Hodgson, Mareike C. Janiak, Lukas F. K. Kuderna, Esther Lizano, Maria Pia Martin, Yoshihito Niimura, George H. Perry, , Amanda Dawn Melin

This study presents the first genome annotation of a capuchin monkey and identifies genes under positive selection related to longevity, brain development, and adaptation to diverse environments.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 11, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics