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Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen

University of CopenhagenORCID 0000-0002-4876-2608Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 6 Assay:DNA methylation· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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The population structure and genetic health of European wolves

Evelyn T. Todd, Claudia Fontsere, Xin Sun, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, Germán Hernández‐Alonso, Liam Thomas Lanigan, Nuno Filipe Gomes Martins, Marta Maria Ciucani, Jazmín Ramos‐Madrigal, Lauren Mae Hennelly, Sarah S.T. Mak, Žanete Andersone, Angelica Åsberg, Linas Balčiauskas, Laima Baltrūnaitė, , Shyam Gopalakrishnan

The paper analyzes 1,001 wolf genomes to reveal distinct evolutionary lineages and genetic health issues across Europe, highlighting the need for region-specific conservation strategies.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Four centuries of commercial whaling eroded 11,000 years of population stability in bowhead whales

Michael V. Westbury, Stuart C. Brown, Andrea A. Cabrera, Hernán E. Morales, Bárbara Parreira, Jilong Ma, Moisès Coll Macià, Alba Rey‐Iglesia, Arthur S. Dyke, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, Michael B. Scott, Øystein Wiig, Lutz Bachmann, Kit Maureen Kovacs, Christian Lydersen, , Eline D. Lorenzen

This study uses fossil data and modeling to show that commercial whaling caused genetic diversity loss in bowhead whales, threatening their resilience to future climate change.

Cell · Mar 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Complex genomic ancestry in southern regions and drivers of continental-level genetic diversity in the wolves of Asia

Lauren Mae Hennelly, Bárbara Parreira, Ash Noble, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, M. Çisel Kemahlı Aytekin, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Pavel Andreevich Kosintsev, Ladislav Paule, Pavel Hulva, Hans K. Stenøien, Bilal Habib, Hira Fatima, Ghulam Sarwar, Samara P El-Haddad, A. F. Youssef, , Shyam Gopalakrishnan

The paper uses whole genomes of wolves across Eurasia to study their genetic diversity and evolutionary history, finding major lineage barriers and admixture events shaping their genetic structure.

Communications Biology · Dec 24, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Genomes of the extinct Sicilian wolf reveal a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs

Marta Maria Ciucani, Jazmín Ramos‐Madrigal, Germán Hernández‐Alonso, Alberto Carmagnini, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Xin Sun, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, Liam Thomas Lanigan, Ilaria Fracasso, Cecilie Grønlund Clausen, Jouni O. Aspi, Ilpo Kojola, Laima Baltrūnaitė, Linas Balčiauskas, Jane Moore, , Shyam Gopalakrishnan

The paper analyzes the genomes of Sicilian wolves to reveal their complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs, showing admixture with European dog breeds and signs of inbreeding.

iScience · Jul 10, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics

The genetic impact of an Ebola outbreak on a wild gorilla population

Claudia Fontsere, Peter Frandsen, Jessica Hernández-Rodríguez, Jonas Niemann, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, Dominique Vallet, Pascaline Le Gouar, Nelly Ménard, Arcadi Navarro, HANS REDLEF SIEGISMUND, Christina Hvilsom, Marcus Thomas P. Gilbert, Martin Kuhlwilm, David A. Hughes, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet

The paper examines the genetic impact of an Ebola outbreak on a wild gorilla population, finding no change in genetic diversity but identifying six missense mutations potentially linked to survival.

BMC Genomics · Oct 11, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Sex identification of ancient pinnipeds using the dog genome

Maiken Hemme Bro‐Jørgensen, Xénia Keighley, Hans Ahlgren, Camilla Hjorth Scharff‐Olsen, Aqqalu Rosing‐Asvid, Runé Dietz, Steven H. Ferguson, Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Peter David Jordan, Aikaterini Glykou, Kerstin Lidén, Morten Tange Olsen

The paper tests the use of the dog genome for sex identification in ancient pinnipeds by analyzing X chromosome read ratios and applies it to archaeological samples.

Journal of Archaeological Science · Jan 18, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics