Michael Gurven

The paper compares gut microbiomes of Tsimane and Hadza populations to show that many microbes co-migrated with humans globally, but are now vanishing in industrialized populations.

This study compares lumbar paraspinal muscle size and density between the US Framingham Heart Study and Tsimane forager-horticulturalists, finding differences in muscle characteristics and age-related changes.

This study examines how APOE isoforms affect biological outcomes in industrialized and non-industrial environments, finding lifestyle-dependent effects and weak reproductive benefits for APOE ε4.

This study evaluates how face-to-BMI Vision Transformer models perform across diverse human populations, finding that training on population-specific data improves accuracy, while global training data enhances performance in underrepresented groups.

The paper develops and evaluates tailored illustrations to improve community understanding of genetics concepts through iterative feedback and analysis of engagement patterns.

The paper optimizes a reduced representation DNA methylation sequencing protocol for cost-effective, population-scale studies across species.

This study examines sex differences in immune function and disease risk across populations, finding no consistent support for the evolutionary mismatch hypothesis.